title: Considering intersections of race and gender in interventions that address US men's health disparities.
abstract: Although gender, racial and ethnic differences in health in the USA are well documented, it is less clear how race and gender intersect to produce large and consistently poor health outcomes for men of colour, particularly Black American men. This paper will illustrate how race and gender intersect at multiple levels to shape men's health and health behaviours, and function as fundamental social determinants of health. The paper will conclude by discussing the need to attend to the role of male gender in pathways and processes underlying racial health disparities, and the challenges of developing health promotion interventions for Black American men.
authors: Center on Men's Health Disparities, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA. derekmg@umich.edu
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Griffith
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Metzl
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Gunter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology; D012924:Social Conditions; D014481:United States