The Initiative for the Defeat of Stigma

Imagine a world that’s stigma-free!

In 2003 the Simon Foundation for Continence hosted the first International Conference on Stigma in Chicago, Illinois.  Read some of the papers from this conference:

“Health Care Professionals, Continence, Stigma, and Taboos,” by Christine Norton PhD, MA, RN

“Consider Martha Stewart,” by Martha Teichner, CBS News Analyst

“Bringing Hidden Conditions to the Fore,” by Sharon L. Tennstedt Phd, RN

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