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This article is about what we have learned from two epidemics (HIV/AIDS and SARS) about stigma how to deal with major health crises
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Why is it important?
This article discusses and illustrates with evidence an important public health problem: The stigma of illness affects how people respond to a health crisis and to public health education and prevention efforts.
Perspectives
The topic of this article is expanded in my edited book "Crisis Preparedness: Asia and the Global Governance of Epidemics". Stanford, CA: APRC and Brookings Institution, 2007.
Stella Quah
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This page is a summary of: Public image and governance of epidemics: Comparing HIV/AIDS and SARS, Health Policy, February 2007, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.03.002.
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