Men 4 Health
Principal Investigator: Derek M. Griffith, PhD
Co-Investigators/Mentors: Ken Resnicow, PhD; Cleopatra Caldwell, PhD; Eugenia Eng, Dr.PH
Contact Information: Phone: 615.936.3610; email: crmh@vanderbilt.edu
Funding Source: American Cancer Society, Mentor Research Scholar Grant
Funding Period: 2007-2012
Mechanism: Mentor Research Scholar Grant
Location: Flint and Genesee County, Michigan
Project Summary
African American men have high rates of diabetes, cancer, hypertension, and obesity. These health problems are related to unhealthy eating and physical inactivity, but few initiatives have been developed for African American men. Men 4 Health is a five-year project that focuses on African American men ages 35 and older who live in Flint and Genesee County. There are two main goals of the Men 4 Health project: learn from men how their lives and communities affect their health and develop an intervention that helps men establish healthier lifestyles that builds on the strengths of their organizations (fraternities, lodges, men's ministries) and families. If successful, this project will provide critical information on how to enhance African American men's health.
Dissemination
Griffith, D.M., Wooley, A., & Allen, J.O. (2013). "I'm ready to eat and grab whatever I can get." Determinants and Patterns of African American Men's Eating Practices. Health Promotion Practice, 14(2), 181-188.
Griffith, D.M., Ellis, K.R., Allen, J.O. (2012). How does health information influence African American men's health behavior? American Journal of Men's Health, 6(2), 156-163.