Resource Guides: DRIVE: Expanded Curriculum Appraisal Tool &amp; Resources: Section 2 Resources

Language and Terminology Resources

Language Guides

Communicating with and about people with disabilities: CDC Poster
What are some hints for communicating with individuals who have disabilities?: University of Washington Guide
The Words We Use Matter. Reducing Stigma through Language. The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment. NAABT Language Guide
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) guidance for terminology related to drug use: Words Matter: Preferred Language for Talking A/bout Addiction
The GLAAD guide to terminology for allys: GLAAD Guide to Terminology
CDC Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication: Preferred Terms
American Psychological Association: Guide to Bias-Free Language

Books

National LGBT Health Education Center. 2017. Glossary of LGBT Terms for Health Care Teams.
Fenway Health. 2010. Glossary of Gender and Transgender Terms.

Journal Articles

Broyles LM, Binswanger IA, Jenkins JA, Finnell DS, Faseru B, Cavaiola A, Pugatch M, Gordon AJ. Confronting inadvertent stigma and pejorative language in addiction scholarship: a recognition and response. Subst Abus. 2014;35(3):217-21. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2014.930372. PMID: 24911031; PMCID: PMC6042508. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042508/

CDC Health Equity Style Guide The CDC Health Equity Style Guide provides preferred terms to use when referring to marginalized and minoritized groups.
AHA Structural Racism and Health Equity Language Guide "This guide is a reference to help understand and appropriately use language related to health equity, primarily as it pertains to race, ethnicity, structural racism and social determinants of health. This guide was developed from leading language guides; civic, community and health organizations; government entities; academic references; research; historical references; expert insights; and media reports. (References are linked, footnoted and/or listed at the end of this document.) Because language evolves, this guide will be continually updated."