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.

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 GoughProfessor of Social PsychologyLeeds School of Social Sciences

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Psychosocial and Developmental Foundations of Men’s Health Equity IntroductionDerek M. Griffith, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv, and Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD Masculinity and Men’s Health Disparities: Conceptual and Theoretical ChallengesSteve Robertson, PhD, RGN and Lynne Kilvington-Dowd Precarious Manhood for Men’s Health and Men’s Health DisparitiesJoseph 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 ProgramCleopatra Howard Caldwell, PhD, Kazumi Tsuchiya, MPH, Shervin Assari, MD, MPH, and Alvin Thomas, PhD Young Adulthood and Health Disparities in African American MalesMichael Cunningham, PhD and Antanious White Middle-Aged Men’s Health: Patterns and Causes of Health Inequities During a Pivotal Period in the Life CourseDerek 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 ContextsJamie Mitchell, MSSW, PhD, Julie Ober Allen, PhD, MPH, and Ramona Perry, BA Measuring the Dimensions of African American Manhood: A Factor AnalysisDerek M. Griffith, PhD, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv, and Gregory D. Ayers, MSPart II: Environmental, Social, and Policy Determinants of Men’s Health Inequities Being a Man in the Countryside: How Rural Men Navigate Health and MasculinityBradley Hiebert, MSc, PhD, Beverly Leipert, RN, PhD, and Sandra Regan, RN, PhD Urban Men’s Health: How Urban Environments Affect Black Men’s HealthWaldo E. Johnson, Jr., PhD, MSW Incarceration as Determinant of Poor Health OutcomesJason M. Williams, PhD and Carrie Bergeson, MS, CFLE The Public Health Disparities of Domestic Violence: Including the Perspectives and Health of Ethnic-Minority MenRohan D. Jeremiah, PhD and Olubunmi Basirat Oyewowo-Gassikia, PhD, LMSW Global Men’s Health PolicyNoel Richardson, PhD, James A. Smith, PhD, Steve Robertson, PhD, RGN, and Peter Baker, MA, FRSPH Health, Public, and Social PolicyHenrie 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 PolicyKeon L. Gilbert, DrPH, MA, MPH, Rashawn J. Ray, PhD, and Odis D. Johnson, PhD Part III: Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes Male Health BehaviorsMichael 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 MalesMichael 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 MenKelvin 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 PracticeJaclynn 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 ImplicationsStephanie 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 MenDavid A. Rubin, PhD Health Disparities Among Men with Disabilities and Functional LimitationsCarlos M. Cervantes, PhD, CAPE and Samuel R. Hodge, PhD Asian American Men’s Health: Applications of the Racial-Cultural FrameworkY. Joel Wong, PhD, Keiko McCullough, and Kuo Deng Understanding Health Inequalities Experienced by Black Men: Fundamental Links Between Racism, Socioeconomic Position, and Social MobilityDarrell Hudson, PhD, MPH, Andrae Banks, PhD, LCSW, Derek Holland, MPH, and Whitney Sewell Understanding Health and Health Disparities in European American Boys and MenEric S. Mankowski, PhD and Nick Glover Cultural, Social and Historical Factors Influencing Latino Men’s HealthJason Daniel-Ulloa, PhD, India J. Ornelas, and Alejandra Escoto Seeking Health and Well-Being for Indigenous North American MenArthur W. Blume, PhD Achieving Health Equity for Native Hawaiian Men: Aia I Hea Ka Wai A KāneKa‘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 ProgramGary Barker, PhD, Eduardo Schwarz, and Daniel Costa Lima Picturing Intersectionality in Men’s Suicide Research: A Photovoice Case Study of Gay and Bisexual MenOlivier 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 EquityRoland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD and Paul C. Archibald, DrPH, LCSW-C AfterwordLisa Bowleg, MA, PhD ConclusionDerek M. Griffith, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MDiv, and Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD