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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Structural Inequalities in Black Health: Analysis and Recommendations
4010.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Structural Inequalities in Black Health: Analysis and Recommendations
African-American Men are less likely to visit a doctor than white counterparts and African American Women. Low income, racism, mistrust and lack of health insurance all play a prominent role in the perpetuation of these phenomena. This session will explore these issues and offer suggestions for improving health care seeking behaviors of African-American men. Several efforts to overcome this health burden will be introduced and discussed.
Learning Objectives: 1) Recognize the importance of culturally competent disease management programs; 2) Distinguish between successful and unsuccessful social service strategies; 3) Identify important policy needs for overcoming the health crisis in men of color.
Moderator(s):Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH
8:30 AMEffectiveness of a Culturally Specific Diabetes Management Program Delivered In Rural West Tennessee
Jeffrey S. Hallam, PhD, Mary Jones, Yolanda Bateman, M. Allison Ford, PhD
8:45 AM"CHANGING THE TIDES" Incorporating Social Services in Project Brotherhood A Black Men's Clinic  [ Recorded presentation ]
Craig Spivey, MSW, Marcus Murray, Bayatae Abraham, Bonnie Pete Thomas, MD, Matthew Greene, BS
9:00 AM“Sick and Tired Of Being Sick and Tired”: Are Black Men Avoiding Healthcare or Do We Run Them Away? A Culturally and Gender Specific Environment That Attracts Men To Healthcare
Bonnie Pete Thomas, MD, Thomas Mason, MD, Marcus Murray
9:15 AMColon Cancer Screening Among Black Men In Southside Chicago Barbershops
Thomas Mason, MD, Matthew Green, Bonnie Pete Thomas, MD, Marcus Murray, Craig Spivey, Bayatae Abraham
9:30 AMProstate Cancer Remains Epidemic Among Black Men: Implications For Policy  [ Recorded presentation ]
Virginia Diane Woods, DrPH, MSN, Susanne B. Montgomery, PhD, MPH, R. Patti Herring, PhD, RN, Robert Gardner, PhD, Daniel Stokols, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Black Caucus of Health Workers
Endorsed by:Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA