scholarly journals Promoting Men’s Health Equity

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 155798832098018
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Special Collection ◽  
Alternative Masculinities ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation Science

Men’s health equity is an area of men’s health research and practice that combines the literature on men’s health with that of health equity. More research is needed that describes how to intervene to promote men’s health equity. This introduction to the American Journal of Men’s Health special collection on promoting men’s health equity was created to feature research that describes aspects of promising interventions that (a) are population-specific approaches that consider the unique biopsychosocial factors that affect the health of socially defined populations of men; or (b) use a comparative approach to close or eliminate gaps between socially defined groups of men and women and among socially meaningful groups of men that are unnecessary, avoidable, considered unfair and unjust, and yet are modifiable. The dozen papers from across the globe included in the special collection are grouped in three areas: conceptual approaches and reviews; formative research; and evaluation findings. The papers represent a diverse array of populations under the umbrella of men’s health and a range of strategies to improve men’s health from tobacco cessation to microfinance. The collection features a range of alternative masculinities that emerge from original research by the contributors that are used in novel ways in the interventions. This editorial argues that more qualitative research is needed to evaluate the intended and unintended findings from interventions. This editorial also highlights the benefits that men’s health equity can gain from embracing dissemination and implementation science as a tool to systematically design, implement, refine, and sustain interventions.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned from the Medical University of South Carolina Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) in Precision Medicine and Minority Men’s Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 155798832097923
Author(s):  
Chanita Hughes Halbert ◽  
Caitlin G. Allen ◽  
Melanie Jefferson ◽  
Gayenell S. Magwood ◽  
Cathy Melvin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Precision Medicine ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
University Of South Carolina ◽  
Minority Men ◽  
Medical University

The Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) in Precision Medicine for Minority Men’s Health was established at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 2015 to address disparities in the translation of precision medicine approaches among racial minority groups. This regional consortium focuses on three primary areas: (1) the development of a consortium of regional and national partners, (2) conducting transdisciplinary research examining synergistic effects of biological, social, physiological, and clinical determinants of chronic disease risks and outcomes, and (3) dissemination and implementation of precision medicine approaches, with an emphasis on reducing disparities in health care and outcomes among minority men. Given consistent calls to better translate precision medicine approaches and the focus of this consortium on addressing disparities among minority men, we provide an overview of our experience in developing the MUSC TCC, including barriers and facilitators to conducting translational research on minority men’s health issues in the context of precision medicine. Lessons learned and areas for improvement include providing enough time to create consistent partnerships and community engagement to improve recruitment and retention, identifying unique ways to engage diverse partners from across the region and nation, and better approaches to dissemination and communication for large partnerships focusing on precision medicine.

Am I My Brother’s Keeper? African American Men’s Health Within the Context of Equity and Policy

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okechuku Kelechi Enyia ◽  
Yashika J. Watkins ◽  
Quintin Williams
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Men's Health

African American men’s health has at times been regarded as irrelevant to the health and well-being of the communities where they are born, grow, live, work, and age. The uniqueness of being male and of African descent calls for a critical examination and deeper understanding of the psycho-socio-historical context in which African American men have lived. There is a critical need for scholarship that better contextualizes African American Male Theory and cultural humility in terms of public health. Furthermore, the focus of much of the social determinants of health and health equity policy literature has been on advocacy, but few researchers have examined why health-related public policies have not been adopted and implemented from a political and theoretical policy analysis perspective. The purpose of this article will be to examine African American men’s health within the context of social determinants of health status, health behavior, and health inequalities—elucidating policy implications for system change and providing recommendations from the vantage point of health equity.

scholarly journals “Centering the Margins”: Moving Equity to the Center of Men’s Health Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1317-1327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Men Of Color ◽  
Equity Research ◽  
Health Equity Research ◽  
Health Progress ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Primary Focus

How might the science of men’s health progress if research on marginalized or subordinated men is moved from the margins of the literature to the center? This commentary seeks to answer this question, suggesting that if more attention is paid to men of color and other marginalized men, the field will be greatly enriched in its ability to understand determinants of men’s health. Reimagining men’s health by moving men’s health disparities to a primary focus of the field may yield critical new insights that would be essential to moving men’s health to the center of health equity research. Focusing on the dual goals of improving the health of marginalized men and examining the determinants of disparities among men and between men and women will yield insights into mechanisms, pathways, and strategies to improve men’s health and address health disparities. Current definitions of health disparities limit the nation’s ability to dedicate resources to populations that need attention—men of color and other marginalized men—that do not fit these definitions. Moving marginalized men to the center of research in men’s health will foster new ways of understanding determinants of men’s health that cannot be identified without focusing on populations of men whose health is as influenced by race, ethnicity, and other structures of marginalization as it is by gender and masculinities. Using Black men as a case example, the article illustrates how studying marginalized men can refine the study of men’s health and health equity.

scholarly journals Application of Community – Engaged Dissemination and Implementation Science to Improve Health Equity

2021 ◽  
pp. 101620
Author(s):  
Chelsey R. Schlechter ◽  
Guilherme Del Fiol ◽  
Cho Y. Lam ◽  
Maria E. Fernandez ◽  
Tom Greene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Implementation Science ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation Science ◽  
Improve Health

Men’s Health Equity

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith ◽  
Marino A. Bruce ◽  
Roland J. Thorpe
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health

scholarly journals “I AM a Man”: Manhood, Minority Men’s Health and Health Equity

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Over Time

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To consider how manhood is a key social determinant of minority men’s health.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This commentary explicates how manhood intersects with other determinants of health to shape minority men’s stress responses, health behaviors and health outcomes across the life course.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Manhood, which perpetu­ally needs to be proven, is an aspirational identity that is defined by the intersection of age, race/ethnicity and other identities. Mi­nority men seek to and successfully embody US-cultural and ethnic-specific aspects of manhood in their daily lives by engaging in behaviors that constantly reaffirm their gen­der identity through a complex internal and social calculus that varies by intra-personal characteristics and context. Manhood and health are relational constructs that highlight how the salience of masculinities are shaped by perceived and actual social norms and expectations. A life course perspective adds a framework for considering how some gendered beliefs, goals and behaviors change over time while others remain static. Three life course frameworks highlight dif­ferent mechanisms through which minority men’s life experiences and physiological and behavioral responses to gendered social norms, beliefs and expectations become embodied as premature mortality and other health outcomes over the life course.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Manhood represents an impor­tant lens to understand how minority men’s identities, goals and priorities affect their health, yet the role of manhood in minority men’s health is understudied and under­developed. To achieve health equity, it is critical to consider how manhood shapes minority men’s lives and health across the life course, and to address how man­hood affects gendered and non-gendered mechanisms and pathways that explain minority men’s health over time. <em>Ethn Dis. </em>2015;25(3):287-293.</p>

Healthy Men 2030: Setting Men’s Health Goals as a Tool to Improve the Nation’s Health and Achieve Health Equity

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-396
Author(s):  
Andrea R. Semlow ◽  
Jennifer M. Ellison ◽  
Emily C. Jaeger ◽  
Derek M. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Healthy Men ◽  
Health Goals

The Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions’ Dissemination and Implementation Science Core: Study Protocol (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Drahota ◽  
Heatherlun Uphold ◽  
Maji Hailemariam ◽  
Tatiana E. Bustos ◽  
Luther Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Implementation Science ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation Science

UNSTRUCTURED Background Focused dissemination and implementation (D&I) of research results is a key strategy for improving public health. While federally-funded research centers are required to have a dissemination core, these efforts are typically directed toward academics (e.g., manuscripts, academic presentations) with limited focus on broader dissemination efforts to community stakeholders, evaluation of D&I processes, or the public health impact associated with the D&I efforts. An opportunity exists to combine the dissemination core requirement in center grants with specific dissemination and implementation research aims. This study protocol describes aims of the “Dissemination and Implementation Science Core” (DISC), developed as part of the NIMHD-funded Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions (FCHES). The FCHES is a Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center focused on reducing health disparities and chronic disease prevention in Region 5 of the United States. The DISC intends to develop D&I strategies for the FCHES research projects, conduct research on the effectiveness of D&I practices, and produce generalizable knowledge about strategies facilitating the translation of research outcomes into community-based settings. Methods/Design The DISC consists of both applied dissemination aims as well as D&I research aims, including: (1) Reduce research-to-practice gap in health promotion trials in Flint, Michigan and Region 5; (2) Disseminate FCHES research activities to local and regional stakeholders; (3) Increase community capacity to utilize dissemination, implementation and sustainment strategies in underserved minority-majority communities; (4) Increase community capacity to affect health equity policy change; and (5) Evaluate contextual factors affecting public health effort sustainment. The proximal intended audience of the DISC’s efforts includes the FCHES academic and community partners, and regional stakeholders, such as providers, policymakers, community-based health and advocacy organizations, and consumers. Discussion To our knowledge, this is the first center-funded dissemination core that focuses on the conduct of D&I science research, collaboration to embed D&I research methods into the broader center project efforts, and application of these findings in real-world, community-based settings. Moreover, the lessons learned through the DISC may help guide future center dissemination cores. Including D&I science research into center project activities from the outset may facilitate more efficient uptake of research findings and yield greater public health outcomes.

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