HIV Behavioral Interventions for Heterosexual African American Men: A Critical Review of Cultural Competence

2010 ◽  
pp. 181-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk D. Henny ◽  
Kim M. Williams ◽  
Jocelyn Patterson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
African American Men

Differences in Perceptions of the Food Environment Between African American Men Who Did and Did Not Consume Recommended Levels of Fruits and Vegetables

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 648-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith ◽  
Emily K. Cornish ◽  
Sydika A. McKissic ◽  
Donnatesa A. L. Dean
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Eating Practices

African American men have high rates of chronic disease morbidity and mortality associated with their low rates of fruit and vegetable consumption. In an effort to inform tailored behavioral interventions for this demographic, we sought to assess if men with healthier eating practices viewed their environment differently than those who ate less healthy. We segmented participants into high/low healthy eating categories based on the daily fruit and vegetable serving recommendations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine if differences among environmental and social barriers were associated with different healthy eating patterns. We found key differences between men who consumed the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables (five or more servings/day, high healthy eating) and men who did not (low healthy eating). Men who consumed recommended levels of fruits and vegetables found eating healthy to be easy, and they described how they were able to overcome barriers such as the cost of healthy food, their limited knowledge of nutrition guidelines, and their lack of willpower to make healthier food choices. Men with healthier eating practices also identified individuals, plans, and resources they used or could use to help them have healthier eating practices. Conversely, men who were not eating recommended levels of fruits and vegetables also found eating healthy to be easy; however, they identified barriers limiting their access and did not articulate strategies to overcome these perceived barriers. Many of these men also indicated that they did not have social support to help them engage in healthier eating practices. These findings highlight the need to understand how African American men’s conceptualization of environmental resources and social supports relate to their eating practices.

scholarly journals Efficacy of HIV/STI Behavioral Interventions for Heterosexual African American Men in the United States: A Meta-Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1092-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk D. Henny ◽  
Nicole Crepaz ◽  
Cynthia M. Lyles ◽  
Khiya J. Marshall ◽  
Latrina W. Aupont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The United States

456: Genetic Polymorphisms in CYP17, CYPJA4, CYP19 and SRD5A2 and Prostate Cancer Risk in African American Men: the Flint Men's Health Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 153-153
Author(s):  
Aruna V. Sarma ◽  
Leslie Lange ◽  
Anna Ray ◽  
Ethan Lange ◽  
Rodney L. Dunn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
African American ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Genetic Polymorphisms ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Prostate Cancer Risk ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Men's Health

Cultural Competence and Considerations: Group Psychotherapy With Abused, Suicidal African American Women

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asha Z. Ivey ◽  
Shane P. Davis ◽  
Felicia Berry-Mitchell ◽  
Jeshmin Bhaju ◽  
Meghna Patel
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
American Women

Dream Denied

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Soyer
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
American Dream ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Offending Trajectories ◽  
Minority Men

A Dream Denied: Incarceration, Recidivism, and Young Minority Men in America shows how the narrative of American dream shapes the offending trajectories of twenty-three young Latino and African American men in Boston and Chicago. Believing in the American dream helps the teenagers cope with the pains of incarceration. However, without the ability to experience themselves as creative actors, reproducing the rhetoric of American meritocracy leaves the teenagers unprepared to negotiate the complex and frustrating process of desistance and reentry.

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