Improving Men’s Health
Developing a Long-Term Strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11035283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack A Meyer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 709-711 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.93.5.709 |
| PMID | 12721127 |
| OpenAlex | W2049842076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The subject of men’s health is frequently neglected in public health discussions. Yet neglecting men’s health generates considerable pain and suffering, along with sizeable and avoidable health care costs. The United States today is paying for men’s health, but as with the health care system generally, the payments are heavily tilted toward costly, high-tech interventions to address serious and neglected health conditions that, in many cases, could have been treated more effectively and efficiently at an earlier stage. By paying too little at the front end of the health delivery system, we end up wasting money later on. The dimensions of the problem are the subject of this issue of the Journal and will therefore be noted only briefly here. The life expectancy of men in the United States is about 6 years less than that of women. African American men can expect to live 7 fewer years than White men (67.6 vs 74.5 years). Latino male life expectancy is 69.6 years, while Native American men have the lowest figure of any demographic group—66.1 years.1 African American men are more likely to die of serious chronic illness than are White men. For example, 40% of African American men with heart disease die prematurely, nearly double the rate for White men (21%), and the situation is nearly as bad for Latino men (37%).2 Another study revealed that 35% of African American males aged 20 to 74 years had hypertension, compared with 25% of all men. African American men also have a higher incidence of several types of cancer than other groups of men. The death rate from homicide for African American males aged 15 through 24 years has been measured at 17 times the rate for White males in this age group.3
Environmental health · Term (time) · Census and Population Estimation · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Public Health Policies and Education · Gerontology
It’s Like Being in a Labyrinth
Individual and Social Network Factors Associated with High Self-efficacy of Communicating about Men’s Health Issues with Peers among Black MSM in an Urban Setting
Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Course of Depression Among Black Fathers in the United States
Social and Cultural Factors Influence African American Men’s Medical Help Seeking
Variation in Quality of Men??s Health Care by Race/Ethnicity and Social Class
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2020 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |