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

About the Author

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.

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Men’s Health Equity presents a timely and welcome intersectional analysis of multiple men’s health issues, from cancer and diabetes to trauma and suicide. Contributions from leading experts across different disciplines showcase the impact of social determinants, such as racism, homophobia and deprivation, on the health and wellbeing of diverse groups of men. I believe this volume will prove to be a landmark text for understanding – and improving – serious health inequalities affecting men and their communities.Brendan Gough
Professor of Social PsychologyLeeds School of Social Sciences

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