Addressing Stigma and Discrimination in HIV Prevention &
Treatment Settings Live Webinar
Presented by Dottie Dowdell, MHS - Program Director for the New
Jersey HIV Planning Group
Learning Objectives:
- Educate health care workers on HIV stigma & discrimination
based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or other factors that
patients may face.
- Provide practical tools, communication methods, and intervention
approaches to health care staff in order for them to successfully
respond to stigma-related concerns among the care team & provide
support to patients experiencing discrimination.
- Encourage an inclusive & culturally competent health care
environment in which diversity is valued and every patient feels
safe and valued.