"We Need Help in the Delta": Barriers to Health Promotion Among Older African American Men in the Mississippi Delta

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Studies the challenges of promoting health in the rural Mississippi Delta, focusing on older African American men who participated in a small study group. Describes interviews with individuals and focus groups, emphasizing different understandings of the term "health" and structural concerns about health disparities that create barriers for health promotion.

Sherry Wang, LaShaundrea Crook, Carol Connell, Kathy Yadrick

American Journal of Men's Health, 11(2), 414-425

03/2017

Access · Culture and cultural competency · Delta Region · Health disparities · Men · Social determinants of health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Mississippi