NIH Funding Opportunity: "Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males"

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'This initiative seeks applications from applicants that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1) enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males and their subpopulations across the life cycle, and 2) encourage applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males and their subpopulations age 21 and older.
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It is well documented that males experience approximately a five-year shorter life expectancy when compared with females. During the 20th century, life expectancy at birth increased from 48 to 74 years for males and from 51 to 79 years for females. Increases in life expectancy are, in part, attributed to improvements in lifestyle, nutrition, housing, hygiene and medical care. The disparities in life expectancy are more pronounced among men of color and economically disadvantaged males. For example, the life expectancy of European American males and African American males are 74.6 and 67.7 years respectively.

In 2005, the National Center for Health Statistics reported the leading causes of death in males as heart disease, cancer (lung and prostate), accidents, unintentional injuries, stroke, lung disease, diabetes, pneumonia, influenza, suicide, chronic liver disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Mortality rates from these causes of death are higher for minority males because their diseases are at a more advanced stage at diagnosis and are often complicated by co-existing conditions.
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Males are more likely than females to experience death from unintentional injury. Minority males are more at risk to die from such injuries when compared with their White counterparts. For example, in 2004 the death rate for unintentional injuries is 51.6 per 1000,000 deaths (year) for white males. The death rate for unintentional injuries is 51.6 per 100,000 deaths for White males. This compares with 72.5 deaths per 100,000 for American Indian/Alaska Native males followed by 55.6 per 100,000 deaths for African American males and 44.7 per 100,000 deaths for Hispanic males. The disparities in health are often more pronounced among underserved and uninsured racial and ethnic minority males who often delay in seeking clinical care. There are ample data highlighting that uninsured individuals experience greater declines in health status and die prematurely from a variety of illnesses when compared to those with continuous health care coverage. This is particularly important given that racial and ethnic minority populations are disproportionately represented among the uninsured. For example, in 2005, 23% of African American males were uninsured followed by 30.7% of Hispanic males. This compares with 11.2% White males. These and other health disparities noted among minority males require greater elucidation and intervention.'

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