Economic Burden of Men's Health Disparities in the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland J. Thorpe ◽  
Patrick Richard ◽  
Janice V. Bowie ◽  
Thomas A. Laveist ◽  
Darrell J. Gaskin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
The United States ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health

scholarly journals Social Media and Men’s Health: A Content Analysis of Twitter Conversations During the 2013 Movember Campaigns in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1627-1641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline A. Bravo ◽  
Laurie Hoffman-Goetz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
The United States ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Health Related

The Movember Foundation raises awareness and funds for men’s health issues such as prostate and testicular cancers in conjunction with a moustache contest. The 2013 Movember campaigns in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom shared the same goal of creating conversations about men’s health that lead to increased awareness and understanding of the health risks men face. Our objective was to explore Twitter conversations to identify whether the 2013 Movember campaigns sparked global conversations about prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and other men’s health issues. We conducted a content analysis of 12,666 tweets posted during the 2013 Movember campaigns in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom (4,222 tweets from each country) to investigate whether tweets were health-related or non-health-related and to determine what topics dominated conversations. Few tweets ( n = 84, 0.7% of 12,666 tweets) provided content-rich or actionable health information that would lead to awareness and understanding of men’s health risks. While moustache growing and grooming was the most popular topic in U.S. tweets, conversations about community engagement were most common in Canadian and U.K. tweets. Significantly more tweets co-opted the Movember campaign to market products or contests in the United States than Canada and the United Kingdom ( p < .05). Findings from this content analysis of Twitter suggest that the 2013 Movember campaigns in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom sparked few conversations about prostate and testicular cancers that could potentially lead to greater awareness and understanding of important men’s health issues.

Developing the Discipline and Practice of Comprehensive Men’s Health

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 342-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore J. Giorgianni ◽  
Demetrius J. Porche ◽  
Scott T. Williams ◽  
Janet H. Matope ◽  
Brandon L. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
The United States ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health

Men of all ages in the United States experience disproportionately higher rates of morbidity and premature death than females. The reasons for this are complex and include biological, sociological, and health system–related issues, but this is also in part due to the fact that men and boys tend to lead more risky lifestyles and generally avoid preventive care when compared with women and girls. These disparities not only affect males but also their loved ones and can adversely affect their participation in the workforce and in their communities. Better understanding of the drivers of men’s health disparities is needed to enable health professionals to more effectively address this problem. One of the fundamental building blocks for changing health care delivery to males is to provide a core curricular framework for education and training of health professionals related to the specific health issues of men and boys. This article will present a study assessing what men’s health courses are available in the United States and identifying the content within such courses that will prepare health care professionals to deliver programs and care to this demographic. The study identified that as of 2012, there were only 21 courses in 18 institutions that address gender-appropriate health care for boys and men. The authors conclude that developing and incorporating an expert, consensus-based men’s health core curriculum in universities and colleges, particularly in health professional programs, is an extremely important cornerstone in advancing the science and practice of true and balanced gender-based care delivery.

scholarly journals Building Effective Programs to Improve Men's Health

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Whitley ◽  
Nicole C. Jarrett ◽  
April M. W. Young ◽  
Sherry A. Adeyemi ◽  
Leda M. Perez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Specific Assessment

Historically, the health care needs of poor men and men of color have been neglected in the United States, resulting in significant disparities in health and health outcomes. Dedicated resources to address the particular needs of men are necessary to eliminate the health disparities that afflict underserved men. The following article compiles and shares some of the lessons learned as experienced by three Community Voices sites that have been active in men's health. Community Voices Miami's Overtown Men's Health Study, Denver Health Men's Health Initiative, and Baltimore Men's Health Center are working to address the health needs of men in some of the most vulnerable communities in the United States. Examples of community-specific assessment of men's needs, community engagement, service delivery, service to special populations, marketing, addressing sustainability, and advances in public policy to improve men's health are presented.

Has Depression Surpassed HIV As a Burden to Gay and Bisexual Men's Health in the United States?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Bromberg ◽  
A. David Paltiel ◽  
Susan H. Busch ◽  
John E. Pachankis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
And Bisexual

Abstract # P-18: Economic Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease in Commercially-Insured Patients in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 21-22
Author(s):  
Weijia Wang ◽  
Eileen M. Farrelly ◽  
Sharash Shetty ◽  
Dana Stafkey-Mailey ◽  
Stephen D. Sander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
United States ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
The United States ◽  
Insured Patients
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