(2014) Ebola Information for West Africans Living in the United States, November 14, 2014. Public Health, Department of (Health and Human Services, Department of)
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Abstract
West Africans in the United States may face negative responses from people in their community because of the current Ebola outbreak. People may say bad things about you, or try to stop you or your family from everyday activities like work, school, shopping, or spending time with friends. This is known as stigma. Stigma mostly occurs because of fear—people fear Ebola and the disease is linked with a specific region of the world. You are not more at risk for Ebola because of your specific race or country of origin.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | Public Health, West Africans, Ebola |
| Subjects: | Health and medicine Health and medicine > Diseases Health and medicine > Healthcare Health and medicine > Public health |
| ID Code: | 21515 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 15 Feb 2016 17:43 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2016 17:43 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/21515 |