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Structural Stigma In Law: Implications And Opportunities For Health And Health Equity

Health Affairs

Dec 8, 2022

Daniel Goldberg, JD, PhD, and co-authors illustrate how laws and policies mediate structural stigma through the example of substance use disorder stigma; to explore potential mechanisms linking structural stigma in law to negative health outcomes, and therefore to health inequities for populations that are already marginalized; and to recommend an approach for revision of laws and policies that can significantly reduce structural stigma for targeted communities. Read article>>