Minority Health and Health Equity Archive: Recent submissions
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A Survey of African American Men in Chicago Barbershops: Implications for the Effectiveness of the Barbershop Model in the Health Promotion of African American Men
(2016)The barbershop has been used to target African American (AA) men across age groups for health screenings, health interventions, and for research. However, few studies explore the sociodemographic characteristics of barbers ... -
Feasibility Study of Engaging Barbershops for Prostate Cancer Education in Rural African-American Communities
(2015)The barbershop is a promising setting where African-American men might receive information and education about prostate cancer. In this study, we assessed the feasibility of engaging rural barbershops as venues for barbers ... -
Strategies for Recruiting African American Men into Prostate Cancer Screening Studies
(Nursing Research, 2010)Background Recruitment for research and clinical trials continues to be challenging. Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and disproportionately affects African American men; thus, effective recruitment ... -
A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops
(The New England Journal of Medicine, 2018)BACKGROUND Uncontrolled hypertension is a major problem among non-Hispanic black men, who are underrepresented in pharmacist intervention trials in traditional health care settings. METHODS We enrolled a cohort of 319 black ... -
Qualitative Systematic Review of Barber-Administered Health Education, Promotion, Screening and Outreach Programs in African-American Communities
(2014)The barbershop has been portrayed as a culturally appropriate venue for reaching Black men with health information and preventive health screenings to overcome institutional and socio-cultural barriers. The purpose of this ...