Authors: Williams-Brown, Shanita; Satcher, David; Alexander, William; Levine, Robert S.; Gailor, Morna

Source: American Journal of Health Education, Volume 38, Number 1, January/February 2007 , pp. 55-59(5)

Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Abstract:

Many of the public health initiatives and research efforts aimed at addressing the disproportionate burden of disease risk and mortality in communities of color have targeted poor, undereducated, uninsured, institutionalized, inner-city, homeless, and substance-abusing subpopulations in the African American community. While targeted efforts to reach out to impoverished and disenfranchised African American males and females to impact their health behaviors and health outcomes are critical, little is known about the health behaviors and outcomes of well-educated, affluent African Americans—who now qualify as one of the most overlooked and understudied U.S. subpopulations. This paper describes a health initiative that looks at health risks and health behaviors of higher income/social class African American males and attempts to leverage their social advantages towards positive behavior change in the black community.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2007-01-01

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