“’Stigma’ has been used as an all-purpose term for the negative attitudes faced by people with behavioral health issues.”
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Letter: Rethink ‘stigma’ of mental health problems
“Promoting stigma and stereotypes may prevent people from seeking help for fear of being considered ‘crazy.'”
Challenge aims to improve fitness, combat social isolation in older adults
A “health-meets-social” approach to aging rolls out this month at the YMCA of Western North Carolina, in collaboration with AARP. The partnership has created a three-month program, dubbed Disrupt Aging Community Health Challenge, that combines a fitness challenge with social involvement for people 50 and older. The YMCA of WNC was one of 10 YMCAs across the country […]
