Background
Cutting across ethnicity and race, Black men by far have the highest rates of morbidity and mortality from preventable disease.[1] Disease like diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and renal disease contribute to health disparities experienced by Black men. These diseases are linked to unmet healthcare needs and related to perceptions and confidence in the healthcare system and providers, willingness to seek care, health literacy and communication, and patient action. [2, 3][4, 5]Understanding Black men’s perceptions about health begins with having a dialog about healthcare. These dialogs need to take place in locations that they feel safe and can opening express themselves. The Black barbershop is a location that allows for frank …show more content…
The structure of a socioecological models for health have three main conceptual levels of influence (1) individual or intrapersonal; (2) interpersonal or circle of personnel influence; and (3) community that includes institutional, networks, and public policy (Glanz 2005 Ty at a Glance).The purpose of this paper is to share a bit of the lessons learned from this conversation related to through the creation of a socioecological model for Black men’s …show more content…
This framework allows us to predict the interaction of various constructs that impact Black men’s perception of healthcare. The framework includes three interconnected constructs related to culture, communication and trust. It is proposed that these constructs influence Black men’s health actions and positive health outcomes. The application of the SFBMH affords the opportunity to categorize the levels of influence that impact and motive healthful behaviors. The module has three levels intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social support, organizational structures and public policy. These levels lead to desirable patient action and health outcomes. Under each level we have added selected quotes from participant some included in the original paper (Balls-Berry, Watson
Cutting across ethnicity and race, Black men by far have the highest rates of morbidity and mortality from preventable disease.[1] Disease like diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and renal disease contribute to health disparities experienced by Black men. These diseases are linked to unmet healthcare needs and related to perceptions and confidence in the healthcare system and providers, willingness to seek care, health literacy and communication, and patient action. [2, 3][4, 5]Understanding Black men’s perceptions about health begins with having a dialog about healthcare. These dialogs need to take place in locations that they feel safe and can opening express themselves. The Black barbershop is a location that allows for frank …show more content…
The structure of a socioecological models for health have three main conceptual levels of influence (1) individual or intrapersonal; (2) interpersonal or circle of personnel influence; and (3) community that includes institutional, networks, and public policy (Glanz 2005 Ty at a Glance).The purpose of this paper is to share a bit of the lessons learned from this conversation related to through the creation of a socioecological model for Black men’s …show more content…
This framework allows us to predict the interaction of various constructs that impact Black men’s perception of healthcare. The framework includes three interconnected constructs related to culture, communication and trust. It is proposed that these constructs influence Black men’s health actions and positive health outcomes. The application of the SFBMH affords the opportunity to categorize the levels of influence that impact and motive healthful behaviors. The module has three levels intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social support, organizational structures and public policy. These levels lead to desirable patient action and health outcomes. Under each level we have added selected quotes from participant some included in the original paper (Balls-Berry, Watson