Reducing HIV-Related Stigma Among Undergraduate Students: A Collaboration Between the University of Alabama and West Alabama AIDS Outreach

Reducing stigma within the local community is an important, yet abstract, goal for an AIDS Service Organization. It is rarely clear what methods are most effective in alleviating stigma and if/when stigma has been significantly reduced. Over the last five years, the staff and Board of Directors of West Alabama AIDS Outreach (WAAO) have sought to actively address stigma and to develop stigma-reduction methods that can be practically and consistently applied.