Dissemination

Man Up, Man Down!

Media

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, #27Link

 

Men 4 Health

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.

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. 

Presentations

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 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. (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.

Media

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

 

Center on Men's Health Disparites

Publications

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., 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.

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.

Presentations

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