3. Partner with community leaders, groups and key people engaged in the response to cholera to address stigma 🧕🏾👩🏽🌾
Respected community groups and leaders can provide valuable insight about stigmatization and stigmatized groups, add legitimacy to public health efforts and serve as critical partners to disseminate information to people and groups that don’t trust government and other sources.
Community leaders can help determine which methods and messages may reduce stigma and help organize community events to reduce stigma.