Jennings, L. (2014). Do men need empowering too? A systematic review of entrepreneurial education and microenterprise development on health disparities among inner-city black male youth. Journal of Urban Health, 91(5), 836-850. Economic strengthening through entrepreneurial and microenterprise development has been shown to mitigate poverty-based health disparities in developing countries. Yet,… read more
Physical Health (PH)
Black and white adolescents’ perceptions of their weight
Desmond, S. M., Hallinan, C., Price, J. H., & Smith, D. (1989). Black and white adolescents’ perceptions of their weight. Journal of School Health, 59(8), 353. Black and white adolescents’ perceptions of their weight were examined in this study. A 22-item questionnaire on weight perceptions and weight control was administered… read more
Anger-coping styles and blood pressure in black and white males: Buffalo, New York.
Harburg, E., Gleiberman, L., Russel, M., Cooper, M. L. (1991). ANGER-COPING STYLES AND BLOOD-PRESSURE IN BLACK-AND-WHITE MALES – BUFFALO, NEW-YORK. Psychosomatic Medicine, 53(2), 153-164. Data from a random survey of household residents in the urban area of Buffalo, stratified by race and education, showed relations between anger-coping styles and age-weight adjusted blood… read more
A Tailored Prostate Cancer Education Intervention for Low-income African Americans: Impact on Knowledge and Screening
Ukoli, F. A., Patel, K., Hargreaves, M., Beard, K., Moton, P. J., Bragg, R., et al. (2013). A Tailored Prostate Cancer Education Intervention for Low-income African Americans: Impact on Knowledge and Screening. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 24(1), 311-331. African American men bear disproportionate burden of prostate cancer… read more