tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879563787646232163.post1672954191272309229..comments2023-11-02T01:12:23.826-07:00Comments on Challenging Dogma - Fall 2008: A Hypertension Intervention for Black Males – Missing the Target and Ultimately Missing the Point - Nicolette BarbourMichael Siegelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09937031813339167454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879563787646232163.post-47897897110378534642008-12-19T07:34:00.000-08:002008-12-19T07:34:00.000-08:00Thank you for your thoughtful (and referenced!) id...Thank you for your thoughtful (and referenced!) ideas on outreaching to Black men. I agree with your concerns about the unacceptably high health disparities that affect the Black community, and that we need to continue to assess the effectiveness of current approaches/interventions, while always searching for innovative ways to address the heavy burden of disparities in this population. <BR/><BR/>A comment about church-based interventions -- you are correct in that the majority of this population is women. However, we have found that an effective way to reach men, to get men to come in for screenings and to take other health-enhancing actions, is through the important women in their lives. This is why statistics show that married men have longer life spans than unmarried men... or perhaps it just seems that way! :-)<BR/><BR/>Another example of reaching a specific type of men -- offering free flea dips for dogs at pet/hunting stores, and free prostate exams for the dogs' owners, as they're waiting for their dogs to be dipped! <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>LynneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447074816275559300noreply@blogger.com