Amelie talk about how they battled stigma with advertising

Amelie, a Denver based agency talk about how they battled stigma with advertising including in their “Proud to Be PrEPPED” Campaign: Stigma transcends every aspect of identity, impacting race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, economic class, and more. Stigma is everywhere and acts as a primary barrier that people face when seeking help on tough issues, like mental health and addiction. So what can we do as marketers to break stigma down in order to achieve our goal of helping our community? Let’s start by defining stigma, “a mark of disgrace…

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Amelie & CDPHE launch Spanish HIV Prevention Campaign

One case of HIV is diagnosed in Colorado each day. In early 2017, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment tasked Amélie with helping to eradicate this epidemic by raising awareness in the LGBTQ community about PrEP, the daily pill that is over 90% effective in preventing HIV. To tackle the first step in behavior change, Amélie created “Proud to be PrEPPED,” a campaign that put people and their real-life stories in front of the camera to break down the stigmas that discourage some from getting on PrEP. The…

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