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References and Resources

Included in this step are several resources to gain more understanding of stigma in healthcare.
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Selected Resources

Alang, S., Batts, H., Letcher, A., & Zelko, J. (2018, November). “We feel uncomfortable in most medical settings”: Perceptions of social exclusion among Black men and Latinx populations Allentown, Pennsylvania. In APHA’s 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo (Nov. 10-Nov. 14). American Public Health Association.

Hatcher, A. E., Mendoza, S., & Hansen, H. (2018). At the expense of a life: race, class, and the meaning of buprenorphine in pharmaceuticalized “Care”. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(2), 301-310.

Martins, D. C. (2008). Experiences of homeless people in the health care delivery system: a descriptive phenomenological study. Public Health Nursing, 25(5), 420-430.

Mays, V. M., Jones, A., Delany-Brumsey, A., Coles, C., & Cochran, S. D. (2017). Perceived discrimination in healthcare and mental health/substance abuse treatment among blacks, latinos, and whites. Medical Care, 55(2), 173.

Nyblade, L., Stockton, M. A., Giger, K., Bond, V., Ekstrand, M. L., Mc Lean, R., … & Wouters, E. (2019). Stigma in health facilities: why it matters and how we can change it. BMC Medicine, 17(1), 1-15.

Phelan, S. M., Atunah-Jay, S., & van Ryn, M. (2019). The patient experience: Stereotype threat in medical care. In Promoting health equity among racially and ethnically diverse adolescents (pp. 139-148). Springer, Cham.

Redmond, N., Aminawung, J. A., Morse, D. S., Zaller, N., Shavit, S., & Wang, E. A. (2020). Perceived discrimination based on criminal record in healthcare settings and self-reported health status among formerly incarcerated individuals. Journal of Urban Health, 97(1), 105-111.

Stringer, K. L., & Baker, E. H. (2018). Stigma as a barrier to substance abuse treatment among those with unmet need: an analysis of parenthood and marital status. Journal of Family Issues, 39(1), 3-27.

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