Structural stigma is linked to suicide, homicide, and cardiovascular disease.

Evidence

Members of stigmatized groups often lack the necessary resources to act on health knowledge. Stigma can also trigger bias, which leads to unequal access to health-enhancing resources or medical care. Structural stigma is also associated with suicide, greater violence and homicide, and cardiovascular disease. — Goleen Samari, Islamophobia and Public Health in the…, 27

Categorization

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