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Lifecourse Trajectories of Health and Wellbeing for African American Males
Monday, November 17, 2014
: 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Racial and ethnic disparities in health among the American people have been prevalent for as long as routine data has been collected. Throughout the 20th and early 21st century African Americans have had poorer health outcomes (compared to whites) from preventable and treatable conditions such as infant mortality, low birth weight, coronary artery disease, diabetes, asthma, cancer and HIV/AIDS. Heterogeneity in risk and causal factors for disease, access to health and social services, and socioeconomic factors all contribute in varying degrees to the disparities. Over the past 100 years, racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic disparities for many conditions that contribute significantly to the burden of disease have increased as population health has improved. It would appear that the factors that are responsible for the disparities are not identical to the factors that are responsible for the overall burden of disease in any particular disparity group. Because disparities in health and access to health care place burdens on the healthcare system, eliminating them continues to be an important national goal. Health disparities for African American men are larger than for any other race-gender group in the United States. Many historical, social, economic, physical, and biological forces shape the health and life course of African American men and contribute to increased premature morbidity and mortality. We will explore disparities, focusing on African American men, in life expectancy, infant mortality and age-adjusted mortality across 100 years and use the analysis to explore foci of intervention.
Learning Areas:
Diversity and culture
Epidemiology
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Learning Objectives:
Describe the long history of health disparities as they affect African American men.
Evaluate the effects of improving health outcomes against the backdrop of widening disparities.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked in the field of health disparities for quite some time. I have published extensively in health disparities, maternal and child health and mental health epidemiology.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.