Men’s Health Equity

Derek M. Griffith, PhD is the Founder and Director of the Center for Research on Men’s Health and Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. His research applies an intersectional approach to explore strategies to eliminate men’s health disparities and improve Black and Latino men’s health in the United States and the health of men across the globe. Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv is Associate Director of the Center for Research on Men’s Health, Director of the Program for Research on Faith and Health within the Center, and Research Associate Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. His research examines religion and spirituality as determinants of health for African American boys and men. Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD is Founding Director of the Program for Research on Men’s Health and Associate Professor of Health, Behavior, and Society at Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a social epidemiologist and gerontologist, his research focuses on understanding the biopsychosocial factors that lead to improving the lives of African American men using a life course perspective.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments



Part I: Psychosocial and Developmental Foundations of Men’s Health Equity




Introduction
Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv, and Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD




Masculinity and Men’s Health Disparities: Conceptual and Theoretical Challenges
Steve Robertson, PhD, RGN and Lynne Kilvington-Dowd




Precarious Manhood for Men’s Health and Men’s Health Disparities
Joseph A. Vandello, PhD, Jennifer K. Bosson, PhD, and Joanna R. Lawler




Fatherhood as a Social Context for Reducing Men’s Health Disparities: Lessons Learned from the Fathers and Sons Program
Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, PhD, Kazumi Tsuchiya, MPH, Shervin Assari, MD, MPH, and Alvin Thomas, PhD




Young Adulthood and Health Disparities in African American Males
Michael Cunningham, PhD and Antanious White




Middle-Aged Men’s Health: Patterns and Causes of Health Inequities During a Pivotal Period in the Life Course
Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Emily Cornish Jaeger, MPH, Ledric D. Sherman, PhD, MA, and Heath J. Moore, BS




Men’s Health in Later Life: Diverse and Intersecting Contexts
Jamie Mitchell, MSSW, PhD, Julie Ober Allen, PhD, MPH, and Ramona Perry, BA




Measuring the Dimensions of African American Manhood: A Factor Analysis
Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv, and Gregory D. Ayers, MS

Part II: Environmental, Social, and Policy Determinants of Men’s Health Inequities




Being a Man in the Countryside: How Rural Men Navigate Health and Masculinity
Bradley Hiebert, MSc, PhD, Beverly Leipert, RN, PhD, and Sandra Regan, RN, PhD




Urban Men’s Health: How Urban Environments Affect Black Men’s Health
Waldo E. Johnson, Jr., PhD, MSW




Incarceration as Determinant of Poor Health Outcomes
Jason M. Williams, PhD and Carrie Bergeson, MS, CFLE




The Public Health Disparities of Domestic Violence: Including the Perspectives and Health of Ethnic-Minority Men
Rohan D. Jeremiah, PhD and Olubunmi Basirat Oyewowo-Gassikia, PhD, LMSW




Global Men’s Health Policy
Noel Richardson, PhD, James A. Smith, PhD, Steve Robertson, PhD, RGN, and Peter Baker, MA, FRSPH




Health, Public, and Social Policy
Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD and Marguerite J. Ro, DrPH




What Influences Adolescent Black Male Development and Well-Being? Implications of the Limits and Opportunities of Social Policy
Keon L. Gilbert, DrPH, MA, MPH, Rashawn J. Ray, PhD, and Odis D. Johnson, PhD



Part III: Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes




Male Health Behaviors
Michael J. Rovito, PhD, CHES, FMHI




Considerations in Men’s Mental Health Promotion and Treatment
Zac E. Seidler, MCP, Simon M. Rice, PhD, John S. Ogrodniczuk, PhD, David Kealy, PhD, Haryana M. Dhillon, PhD, and John L. Oliffe, PhD, MEd, RN




Depression, Trauma, and Suicide Among Adolescent and Young Adult Males
Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH and Yunyu Xiao, MPhil




Men’s Trauma, Depression, and Suicide in Adulthood
Daphne C. Watkins, PhD and Janelle R. Goodwill, MSW




Cancer Disparities in Men
Kelvin A. Moses, MD, PhD, FACS




Diabetes Health Disparities in Men: A Brief Review of the Influence of Gender on the Onset and Progression of Diabetes in Men and Implications for Interventions and Practice
Jaclynn M. Hawkins, MSW, PhD, Rosalyn Denise Campbell, PhD, LMSW, Charles Graham, LSMW, PhD



Part IV: Men’s Health Inequities in the United States




The Health of Gay and Bisexual Men: Theoretical Approaches and Policy Implications
Stephanie H. Cook, DrPH, MPH, Erica P. Wood, MPH, Jason Harris, MPH, Paul D’Avanzo, MS, and Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH




Transgender and Intersex Men
David A. Rubin, PhD




Health Disparities Among Men with Disabilities and Functional Limitations
Carlos M. Cervantes, PhD, CAPE and Samuel R. Hodge, PhD




Asian American Men’s Health: Applications of the Racial-Cultural Framework
Y. Joel Wong, PhD, Keiko McCullough, and Kuo Deng




Understanding Health Inequalities Experienced by Black Men: Fundamental Links Between Racism, Socioeconomic Position, and Social Mobility
Darrell Hudson, PhD, MPH, Andrae Banks, PhD, LCSW, Derek Holland, MPH, and Whitney Sewell




Understanding Health and Health Disparities in European American Boys and Men
Eric S. Mankowski, PhD and Nick Glover




Cultural, Social and Historical Factors Influencing Latino Men’s Health
Jason Daniel-Ulloa, PhD, India J. Ornelas, and Alejandra Escoto




Seeking Health and Well-Being for Indigenous North American Men
Arthur W. Blume, PhD




Achieving Health Equity for Native Hawaiian Men: Aia I Hea Ka Wai A Kāne
Ka‘imi Alohilani Sinclair, PhD and Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, PhD



Part V: Men’s Health Inequities Across the Globe




Understanding Inequities in Men’s Health in Australia: What Do We Know?
James A. Smith, PhD, Murray Drummond, MEd, PhD, Mick Adams, PhD, Jason Bonson, Benjamin Christie




Which Men? Inequality, Ethnicity, and Gender in Brazil’s National Men’s Health Program
Gary Barker, PhD, Eduardo Schwarz, and Daniel Costa Lima




Picturing Intersectionality in Men’s Suicide Research: A Photovoice Case Study of Gay and Bisexual Men
Olivier Ferlatte, PhD and John L. Oliffe, PhD, MEd, RN




Regional Variation in Determinants of Men’s Health: Comparison of South, Central, and North America
Shervin Assari, MD, MPH



Part VI: Final Thoughts and Future Directions




Life Course Perspective: Implications for Men’s Health Equity
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD and Paul C. Archibald, DrPH, LCSW-C




Afterword
Lisa Bowleg, MA, PhD




Conclusion

Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MDiv, and Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD