Visible and Invisible Trends in Black Men's Health: Pitfalls and Promises for Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Inequities in Health

Over the past two decades, there has been growing interest in improving black men's health and the health disparities affecting them. Yet, the health of black men consistently ranks lowest across nearly all groups in the United States. Evidence on the health and social causes of morbidity and mortality among black men has been narrowly concentrated on public health problems (e.g., violence, prostate cancer, and HIV/AIDS) and determinants of health (e.g., education and male gender socialization). This limited focus omits age-specific leading causes of death and other social determinants of health, such as discrimination, segregation, access to health care, employment, and income. This review discusses the leading causes of death for black men and the associated risk factors, as well as identifies gaps in the literature and presents a racialized and gendered framework to guide efforts to address the persistent inequities in health affecting black men

Lay Consultations in Symptom Self-Care: A Concept Analysis for Theoretical Expansion in Research and Practice

The purpose of this concept analysis was to clarify the meaning of lay consultations and differentiate the term from related concepts for use in research and practice

Engaging Persons From Lay Social Networks in Heart Failure Symptom Evaluation

The aim of this project was to describe patient perceptions of seeking lay advice from persons in their social network for symptom evaluation prior to hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure