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In this mini-episode, AJPH Think Tank Members Summer and Clara discuss the stigma around the "Monkeypox" Virus, how we can hold ourselves as public health students and emerging professionals accountable for reducing stigma and why Lizzo is an accountability ICON. For more information on stigma and discrimination reduction, see the following resources: * CDC's Resource on reducing stigma around this virus: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/reducing-stigma.html [https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/reducing-stigma.html] * CDC's Frequently Asked Questions about this virus: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/faq.html [https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/faq.html] * https://www.gmhc.org/gmhc-monkeypox-stigma/# [https://www.gmhc.org/gmhc-monkeypox-stigma/#] * https://www.science.org/content/article/rename-monkeypox-remove-geographic-stigma-researchers-say [https://www.science.org/content/article/rename-monkeypox-remove-geographic-stigma-researchers-say] * https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-13/who-weighs-renaming-monkeypox-virus-to-minimize-stigma-racism [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-13/who-weighs-renaming-monkeypox-virus-to-minimize-stigma-racism] * https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-covid-19-media-briefing--14-june-2022 [https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-covid-19-media-briefing--14-june-2022] * https://virological.org/t/urgent-need-for-a-non-discriminatory-and-non-stigmatizing-nomenclature-for-monkeypox-virus/853 [https://virological.org/t/urgent-need-for-a-non-discriminatory-and-non-stigmatizing-nomenclature-for-monkeypox-virus/853] * https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/Health_Equity.html [https://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/Health_Equity.html]
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