Dissemination

Publications

Griffith, D.M., Johnson, J., Ellis, K., Schulz, A.J. (in press).  Cultural context and a critical approach to eliminating health disparities.  Ethnicity and Disease.

Watkins, D.C., Walker, R.L., Griffith, D.M. (in press).  A meta-study of Black male mental health and well-being.  Journal of Black Psychology.

Griffith, D.M., Neighbors, H.W., Johnson, J. (2009).  Using national data sets to improve the health of black Americans: Challenges and opportunities.  Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15(1), 86-95.

Griffith, D.M., Schulz, A.J., Johnson, J., Herbert, K. (2009).  Implications of racism for Black Americans' diabetes management and outcomes.  In L. Jack (Ed.), Diabetes in Black America: Public Health and Clinical Solutions to a National Crisis.  Munster, IN: Hilton Publishing. 

Rhodes S.D., Hergenrather, K.C., Griffith, D.M., Yee, L.J., Zometa, C.S., Montaño, J., Vissman, A.T. (2009).  Sexual and alcohol risk behaviours of immigrant Latino men in the south-eastern USA.  Culture, Health & Sexuality, 11(1), 17-34.

Griffith, D.M., Mason, M., Rodela, M., Matthews, D.D., Tran, A., Royster, M., Cotten, M., Eng, E. (2007).  A structural approach to examining prostate cancer risk for rural, southern African American men.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 18(supplement), 73-101.

Presentations

Griffith, D.M., Gunter, K., Allen, J.O., Gaines, H. (2010, May).  Work & family > personal health: Black men’s perspectives on physical activity and healthy eating.  Poster presentation at the 2010 Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Annual Meeting.  Philadelphia, PA. 

Gaines, H., Hill, G., Griffith, D.M., Gunter, K. (2010, April).  "We are overcommitted...": Implications for African American men's eating and exersise.  Oral presentation sponsored by Black Men for Social Change, REACH U.S., Genesee County Health Department.  Flint, MI.

Griffith, D.M. (2009, November).  Are Black Men a Key to Preserving Black Families?  Oral Presentation at the annual conference of the Michigan Association of Black Social Workers.  Flint, MI.

Johnson, J.L., Griffith, D.M., Allen, J.O., Herbert, K., Hill, G., Gaines, H. (2009, November).  Close to home: Women's perspectives on African American men's eating and physical activity.  Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association.  Philadelphia, PA.

Griffith, D.M., Johnson, J.L., Allen, J.O., Hill, G. (2009, July).  Two sides of African American men’s health: Perspectives on the role of women in men’s health from the Men 4 Health study.  Poster presentation at the Office of Health Disparities of the American Cancer Society Conference.  Las Vegas, NV.

Griffith, D.M., Hill, G., Gaines, H. (2009, April).  Improving African American men's health: Considerations, challenges & strategies.  Workshop, Genesee County Health Department Public Health Week Conference.  Flint, MI.

Griffith, D.M., Herbert, K., Schulz, A.J., Johnson, J. (2008, December).  Racism and Racial Disparities in Diabetes Management and Outcomes.  Oral presentation at the NIH Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities.  Washington, DC.

Griffith, D.M. (2008, October).  Patterns and causes of racial and gender disparities in health: Implications for African American men's health.  Workshop, Michigan Department of Community Health's Conference, Addressing Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities through Public Policy: Exploring Effective Strategies.  Detroit, MI.

Griffith, D.M. (2008, June).  Building a career in health disparities research utilizing the NIH NCMHD Loan Repayment Program.  Presenter, Advisory Council of the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities.  Rockville, MD.

Griffith, D.M. (2007, November).  Invisible men: Examining determinants of African American men's health. Wayne State University President’s Biennial Conference on Health Disparities.  Detroit, MI.

Media

(2009). Men 4 Health.  Prevention Research Center of Michigan Annual Report:  New Horizons in Health Partnerships, pp. 4-5.  [Link]

(2009, November). A conversation with Harold Neighbors on racial and ethnic disparities in the use of mental health services.  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research in Profile, #27.  [Link]

(2009, Spring/Summer). How can healthy eating become a higher priority for men? University of Michigan, School of Public Health Findings magazine, 24(2), p. 35.  [Link]

(2009, May 29). Michigan SPH’s Dr. Griffith discusses work with Men 4 Health.  Association for Schools of Public Health Friday Letter, #1571.  [Link]