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SPOTLIGHT ON BLACK MEN’S RESEARCH PARTICIPATION

 

Older African American men have historically been underrepresented in health research. We want to highlight some of the important and more recent health innovations and discoveries related specifically to African American or Black men’s health. As new research becomes available, particularly research that arises from a sample of the HBE Participant Resource Pool or Registry, we will put it here. We will also continually add tools and resources to encourage research participation among older Black men. 

  • No Longer an Island: A Social Network Intervention Engaging Black Men Through CBPR, 2020, Amy E. Harley, David Frazer, Tyler Weber, Terron C. Edwards, Nicole Carnegie.
  • African American Men’s Perspectives on Promoting Physical Activity: “We’re Not That Difficult to Figure Out!” 2012, Daniela B. Friedman, Steven P. Hooker, Sara Wilcox, Ericka L. Burroughs, and  Carol E. Rheaume.
    • Citation: Friedman, D. B., Hooker, S. P., Wilcox, S., Burroughs, E. L., & Rheaume, C. E. (2012). African American men’s perspectives on promoting physical activity: “We’re not that difficult to figure out!”. Journal of health communication, 17(10), 1151–1170. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2012.665424 
  • Characterizing Mobility Limitations among Older African American Men, 2017, Jamie A. Mitchell, Roland Thorpe, Jr., Vicki Johnson-Lawrence, and Ed-Dee G. Williams. 
    • Citation: Mitchell, J. A., Johnson-Lawrence, V., Williams, E. G., & Thorpe, R., Jr (2018). Characterizing Mobility Limitations Among Older African American Men. Journal of the National Medical Association, 110(2), 190–196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2017.05.002  
  • Financial Hardship, Unmet Medical Need, and Health Self-Efficacy Among African American Men, 2015, Reginald D. Tucker-Seeley, Jamie A. Mitchell, Deirdre Shires, and Charles S. Modlin, Jr.
    • Citation: Tucker-Seeley, R. D., Mitchell, J. A., Shires, D. A., & Modlin, C. S., Jr (2015). Financial hardship, unmet medical need, and health self-efficacy among African American men. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 42(3), 285–292. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198114557125 
  • Identifying disparities in patient-centered care experiences between non-Latino white and black men: results from the 2008-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2020, Jamie A. Mitchell, Ed-Dee G. Williams, Yuyi Li, and Wassim Tarraf 
    • Citation: Mitchell, J. A., Williams, E. G., Li, Y., & Tarraf, W. (2020). Identifying disparities in patient-centered care experiences between non-Latino white and black men: results from the 2008-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. BMC health services research, 20(1), 495. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05357-5 
  • The Discipline’s Escalating Whisper: Social Work and Black Men’s Mental Health, 2014, Daphne C. Watkins, Jaclynn Hawkins, and Jamie A. Mitchell.
    • Citation: Watkins, D. C., Hawkins, J., & Mitchell, J. A. (2015). The Discipline’s Escalating Whisper: Social Work and Black Men’s Mental Health. Research on social work practice, 25(2), 240–250. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731514526621 
  • The Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card: A Model for Men’s Health Policy Advocacy and Education, 2019, Derek M. Griffith, Andrea R. Semlow, Mike Leventhal, and Clare Sullivan.
    • Citation: Griffith, D. M., Semlow, A. R., Leventhal, M., & Sullivan, C. (2019). The Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card: A Model for Men’s Health Policy Advocacy and Education. American journal of men’s health, 13(5), 1557988319882586. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988319882586 
  • Visible and Invisible Trends in Black Men’s Health: Pitfalls and Promises for Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Inequities in Health, 2016, Keon L. Gilbert, Rashawn Ray, Arjumand Siddiqi, Shivan Shetty, Elizabeth A. Baker, Keith Elder, and Derek M. Griffith
    • Citation: Gilbert, K. L., Ray, R., Siddiqi, A., Shetty, S., Baker, E. A., Elder, K., & Griffith, D. M. (2016). Visible and Invisible Trends in Black Men’s Health: Pitfalls and Promises for Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Inequities in Health. Annual review of public health, 37, 295–311. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021556
  • “You Have to Be Part of the Process”: A Qualitative Analysis of Older African American Men’s Primary Care Communication and Participation, 2019, Jamie Mitchell, Ed-Dee G. Williams, Ramona Perry, and  Kavitha Lobo. 
    • Citation: Mitchell, J., Williams, E. G., Perry, R., & Lobo, K. (2019). “You Have to Be Part of the Process”: A Qualitative Analysis of Older African American Men’s Primary Care Communication and Participation. American journal of men’s health, 13(4), 1557988319861569. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988319861569
  • The Discipline’s Escalating Whisper: Social Work and Black Men’s Mental Health, 2015, Daphne C. Watkins, Jaclynn Hawkins, and Jamie A. Mitchell. 
  • Identifying disparities in patient-centered care experiences between non-Latino white and black men: results from the 2008-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2020, Jamie A. Mitchell, Ed-Dee G. Williams, Yuyi Li, and Wassim Tarraf. 
    • Citation: Mitchell, J., Williams, E., Li, Y., & Tarraf, W. (2020, June 3). Identifying disparities IN Patient-centered care experiences between non-Latino white and black men: Results from THE 2008-2016 medical Expenditure Panel survey. Retrieved March 11, 2021, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7268709/
  • Clues to the Blues: Predictors of Self-Reported Mental and Emotional Health Among Older African American Men, 2017, Jamie A. Mitchell, PhD, Daphne C. Watkins, PhD, Deirdre Shires, MPH, MSW, Robert A. Chapman, MD, and Janice Burnett, RN. 
    • Citation: Mitchell, J., Watkins, D., Shires, D., Chapman, R., & Burnett, J. (2017, September). Clues to the Blues: Predictors of Self-Reported mental and emotional health among OLDER African American men. Retrieved March 11, 2021, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5675209/ 
  • A systematic review of weight loss, physical activity and dietary interventions involving African American men, 2014, R. L. Newton Jr.  D. M. Griffith  W. B. Kearney  G. G. Bennett. 
  • Stress and the Kidney, 2015, Marino A. Bruce, Derek M. Griffith, and Roland J. Thorpe, Jr. 
  • Weight Status and Blood Pressure among Adolescent African American Males: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study, 2015, Marino A. Bruce, Bettina M. Beech, Derek M. Griffith, and Roland J. Thorpe, Jr. 
    • Citation: Bruce, M., Beech, B., Griffith, D., & Thorpe, R. (2015, August 7). Weight status and blood pressure among adolescent african american males: The jackson heart kids pilot study. Retrieved March 11, 2021, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671415/ 
  • COVID-19, Equity and Men’s Health: Using Evidence to Inform Future Public Health Policy, Practice and Research Responses in Pandemics, 2020, James Smith, Derek Griffith, Alan White, Peter Baker, Daphne Watkins, Murray Drummond, Andrea Semlow.   
    • Citation: Smith, J., Griffith, D., White, A., Baker, P., Watkins, D., Drummond, M., & Semlow, A. (2020). COVID-19, equity and Men’s Health. International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health, 3(1). https://ijmsch.com/index.php/IJMSCH/article/view/42
  • A Cancer Center’s Approach to Engaging African American Men About Cancer: The Men’s Fellowship Breakfast, Southeastern Michigan, 2008–2014. 2014. MPH Aisha T. Langford, PhD, PhD Derek M. Griffith, MPH Derrick D. Beasley, MSW Effat Id-Deen Braxton. 
    • Citation: Langford, A., Griffith, D., Beasley, D., & Braxton, E. (2014, September 25). A cancer center’s approach to engaging African American men about cancer: The men’s fellowship breakfast, Southeastern Michigan, 2008-2014. Retrieved March 11, 2021, from  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4176474