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CERC Corner: Addressing Stigma Stigma can affect people, places, or things. It occurs when people associate a risk with something specific—like a minority population group—and there is no evidence that the risk is greater in that group than in the general population. Stigmatization is especially common in disease outbreaks. Click the link above to learn how to counter stigma in an emergency. Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health During an Infectious Disease Outbreak This fact sheet by SAMHSA explains social distancing, quarantine, and isolation in the event of an infectious disease outbreak. It discusses feelings and thoughts that may arise during this time and suggests ways to cope and support oneself during such an experience. OpenWHO Offers Free Online Courses for Responders OpenWHO is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) interactive, web-based, knowledge-transfer platform offering online courses to improve the response to health emergencies. OpenWHO enables the organization and its key partners to transfer life-saving knowledge to large numbers of frontline responders.