Life's essential 8: updating and enhancing the American Heart Association's construct of cardiovascular health: a presidential advisory from the American Heart …

DM Lloyd-Jones, NB Allen, CAM Anderson, T Black… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
In 2010, the American Heart Association defined a novel construct of cardiovascular health
to promote a paradigm shift from a focus solely on disease treatment to one inclusive of …

Implementing barbershop-based health-promotion interventions for Black men: A systematic scoping review.

GM Wippold, SG Frary, KA Garcia, DK Wilson - Health Psychology, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objetivo: Los esfuerzos de promoción de la salud entre los hombres afroamericanos en los
Estados Unidos se han visto limitados en su capacidad para reclutar, retener y producir …

Eliminating Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease for Black Women: JACC Review Topic of the Week

MO Ogunniyi, Z Mahmoud… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Black women are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease with an excess
burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In addition, the racialized structure of the …

Incidence, factors, and disparities related to cancer among Black individuals in Canada: A scoping review

JM Cénat, É Dromer, WP Darius, RD Dalexis… - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background In Canada, two of five individuals will be diagnosed with cancer in their
lifetime and one in four will die from this disease. Given the disparities observed in health …

[HTML][HTML] Black barbers as mental health advocates, and interpersonal violence and suicide preventors in the local community

JA Gelzhiser, L Lewis - Mental Health & Prevention, 2023 - Elsevier
Homicide and suicide rank first and third among the causes of death for Black males aged
under 35 in the US. Black barbers trained in supporting the mental health of their customers …

Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence and Treatment Among Middle-Aged Adults

MM Blazel, AT Perzynski, PR Gunsalus… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hypertension in middle-aged adults (35-50 years) is associated with poorer
health outcomes in late life. Understanding how hypertension varies by race and ethnicity …

Redefining the “crown”: Approaching chemotherapy‐induced alopecia among Black patients with breast cancer

VA Pleasant, AS Purkiss, SD Merjaver - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chemotherapy‐induced alopecia (CIA) can be a devastating side effect of breast cancer
treatment for all racial groups, but may carry unique historical, social, political, and cultural …

PrEP‐aring stylists: Development of a stylist educational workshop to increase PrEP awareness and knowledge among Black women in the US south

R Johnson, C Conley, E Jeter… - Public Health …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Black cis‐gender women are disparately affected by HIV and require
prioritization in prevention efforts, including pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Preparing …

Motivators of and barriers to in-person health care and video telehealth utilization among older Black adults: a qualitative study

KG Klein, CM Tucker, J Mejia, K Folsom, S Kolli… - Ethnicity & …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Objective Older Black adults continue to experience heightened rates of chronic
illness and poor health outcomes. Further, older Black adults must navigate interlocking …

Assessing organizational readiness for the clean cuts and sharp minds collective: A barbershop health promotion network

GM Wippold, ZR Crichlow, KA Garcia, A Domlyn… - Implementation Science …, 2024 - Springer
Background Black men have among the lowest life expectancy in the United States.
Alarmingly, these men are underrepresented in health promotion efforts. There are well …