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Tag: health equity

Posted inCommunity Voices

The Shame Game: Are You Avoiding the Doctor? If So, the Reason Might Be Embarrassment

by Jack Bunting May 25th, 2021May 25th, 2021

Shame—not cost or convenience—is causing far too many people to avoid medical and mental care, even when that care is free or low-cost. How someone feels about asking for help can have a real effect on a person’s future—especially if it becomes the reason that person doesn’t go to the doctor or see a therapist when necessary.

Posted inCommunity Voices

Stop the Stigma: Sex Workers—Who Have Been Hit Hard by the Pandemic—Deserve Health Equity

by Jack Bunting March 17th, 2021March 17th, 2021

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