Four peer-led health education initiatives supported by the Youth Experimentation Fund (Fej) were evaluated. About 40 young people trained in prevention were interviewed about their...

How can we understand the concepts of stigmatization, discrimination, and labeling? Here are the definitions.

Stigmatization, an inherent risk in any public health initiative, undermines prevention and, moreover, can be harmful to society. Quebec anthropologist Raymond Massé explains why the...

To avoid stigmatization, public health professionals must exercise vigilance in two key areas: first, in the very design of their interventions, and second, in their day-to-day practice.

Ireps Languedoc-Roussillon is developing a program aimed at raising awareness among young people, education, social services, and healthcare professionals, as well as institutions,...

Managing obesity is often an uphill battle, marked by a lack of information and stigmatization, which only adds to the psychological and physical suffering of overweight individuals....

Alerted by interventions by professionals that risked stigmatizing young people in school settings (weighing students, organizing weight-loss contests), the Montérégie Public Health...

In Quebec, recent studies show an increase in problems related to excess weight, as well as the risks posed by excessive concern about weight, whether justified or not. For the...

"No one is more concerned with social norms than teenagers," explains psychologist Dominique Berger. At school, teenagers blend into a "clique" to which they belong. Those who remain...

Numerous programs and campaigns aimed at combating stigma have been developed and evaluated. The findings indicate that communication campaigns have not demonstrated significant...