PPT-The Stigma of Elephantiasis

Teresa Xu Implications and Recommendations for Interventions Contents 1 Background Information 2 Research Objectives 3 Insights from Endemic Regions 4 Implications for Interventions 5 Approach to Evaluating Interventions. What do we know? Where should we go?. Cynthia E. Devers. Michigan State University. What is . an organizational stigma. ?. Most work applies . Goffman’s. definition . - “an attribute that is deeply discrediting . Amy C Watson, PhD. acwatson@gmail.com. Overview. Approaches to challenging public stigma. The message matters. Stigma and key groups. A targeted model of stigma change. Corrigan’s TLC3 Model of Strategic Stigma Change. . Becca. Butts & Taylor Cooper. What Is . Elephantitis. ?. A disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs and male genitals.. In Medical Terms…. Elephantiasis. Elephantitis is a common mis-hearing of the term, from confusing the ending . -iasis. with the more commonly heard . –it is. ,. . resulting in "Elephantitis" meaning "inflammation of the elephant". The proper medical term for the disease is elephantiasis, and it is caused by . April 2, 2009. (NACP Logo). 1. Country Context and Status. HIV sentinel . sero. - prevalence = 5.4% (2007). Demographic and Health Survey prevalence = 1.5% (2007) [men – 1.2% ; women 1.8%]. Higher in Urban areas – 2.5%. Amy C Watson, PhD. acwatson@gmail.com. Overview. Approaches to challenging public stigma. The message matters. Stigma and key groups. A targeted model of stigma change. Corrigan’s TLC3 Model of Strategic Stigma Change. Strategies . for . Integrated Care Settings. Gretchen Grappone, LICSW. Marty . Boldin. , LICSW, MLADC, LCS, CPS. Gretchen Grappone, LICSW. ggrappone@atlasresearch.us. Trainer and consultant in VA Medical Centers, civilian . Brandon Brown, PhD. UCR SOM. Department of Social Medicine and Population Health. Outline. HIV Background. HIV stigma. N. ew epidemics. Positive outlook. zero . new HIV infections. zero. discrimination. twitterverse. Miriam Y. Vega, PhD. Latino Commission on AIDS. & . SPSSI UN NGO. Abstract: . TUAD0301. Reaching a World Without AIDS: What About . Stigma?. Numerous biomedical advances the last few years.. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . CC BY. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . CC BY-SA. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . CC BY. STIGMA?. When elements of labelling, stereotyping, separating, status loss and discrimination co-occur in a power situation that allows these processes to unfold.. Ssali. and Amina Ibrahim Hassan. What is elephantiasis?. Lymphatic filariasis and non-filariasis.  Lymphatic Filariasis is caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms, transmitted by female anopheles and Culex mosquitoes.. 3 ]. Also the change is a companionin some rare cases of hypostatic dermatitisand varicose veins. The neoplasms, heart fai-lure, trauma, obesity and hypothyroidism [ 4 are also some of the causes. The Filariasis. Arun. R . Nair.M.D. (. Hom. ). Associate Professor . Dept. of Practice of Medicine. I. NTRODUCTION. Filarial . worms . are . nematodes . that dwell in the subcutaneous . tissues . and the . Agenda. Key definitions and ideas of stigma (. lecture. ). Effects of stigma on women’s wellbeing (. lecture. ). Stigma and abortion providers (. lecture. ). Locating stigma in our physical space (.