Culturally Responsive Health Promotion to Address Health Disparities in African American Men: A Program Impact Evaluation

Culturally Responsive Health Promotion to Address Health Disparities in African American Men: A Program Impact Evaluation

African American (AA) men continue to experience worse health outcomes compared to men of other races/ethnicities. Community-based interventions are known to be effective in health promotion and disease prevention. The program objectives were to (a) increase knowledge and risk awareness of targeted...

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Main Authors:	Olihe N. Okoro PhD, MPH, Chantele S. Nelson BSc, Stephan P. Witherspoon, Salaam F. Witherspoon, Glenn E. Simmons PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:	American Journal of Men's Health
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988320951321

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