Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #115967

JaMuir M. Robinson, PhD, MSW, MPH, Center for Strategic Dissemination, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 202, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-496-9724, robinjam@mail.nih.gov, Holly Massett, PhD, Operations Research Office, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 6116 Executive Blvd., Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20852, Lorelei DiSogra, EdD, RD, Center for Strategic Dissemenation, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd, EPN 4050 MSC 7332, Bethesda, MD 20892, Richard P. Moser, PhD, Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd., MSC 7326, Room 4097, Rockville, MD 20852, Edward Maibach, PhD MPH, Consultant, 11828 Beekham Place, Potomac, MD 20854, and Deanne Weber, PhD, Research, Porter Novelli, 1909 K Street, NW, washington, DC 20006.

Research indicates that eating a healthy diet that includes fruits and vegetables may help lower one's chances of diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. Studies indicate that Americans are not meeting the recommendations for daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, with men having lower levels of consumption than women and African American men having the lowest levels. Furthermore, African American men are more affected by diet-related chronic diseases than any other racial/ethnic subgroup. Though data exist to indicate fruit and vegetable consumption levels of African American men, no known national studies have explored this group's awareness of fruit and vegetable dietary recommendations or their attitudes towards consumption. This presentation will report on the findings from two national telephone surveys conducted in late 2002 to support the development of the National Cancer Institute's 9 a Day for Better Health campaign (survey 1 provides data on 898 African American men; survey 2 provides data on 416 White men). We will present 1) an overview, by race, of national measures of men's awareness of US dietary recommendations and perceived benefits and barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption, and 2) results of regression analyses predicting men's consumption and awareness, including differences by race. Participants in the session will be able to 1) discuss the fruit and vegetable consumption and awareness behaviors of African American men, 2) articulate how these behaviors compare with those of White men, and 3) describe key motivators of consumption of African American men.

Learning Objectives:

Participants in the session will be able to
• discuss the fruit and vegetable consumption and awareness behaviors of African American men,
• articulate how these behaviors compare with those of White men, and
• describe key motivators of consumption of African American men.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.