Current Projects
Achieving Equity in the Diagnosis of Black Men’s Distress and Depression
Black men have a unique history of anti-Black gendered structural racism, medical experimentation, misdiagnosis, and mistreatment in healthcare that have critical implications for how we understand, diagnose, and treat Black men in health services and health policy. The limited research available often fails to acknowledge the range of differences in how Black men may experience stress, distress, and mental health issues. This study aims to refine how we understand Black men’s experiences of distress and depression in order to improve the diagnostic process for Black men.
If you or someone you know may be interested in participating in this research opportunity, click the link below to complete the brief eligibility screener.
The Real Face of Men’s Health: 2025 United States Report
This report aims to drive progress in the men’s health space by utilizing a health equity lens. Doing so will propel more of the discoveries into sustainable interventions that will lead to healthier, longer lives for boys and men and help build thriving communities around them.
By improving men’s health, we hope to not only help men directly but also support future generations and the communities that surround them. We believe that healthier men lead to healthier relationships, healthier families and healthier communities.
Former Projects
Mighty Men: A Faith-based weight loss program to reduce cancer disparities
Mighty Men was a 6-month faith-based weight-loss intervention for obese African American men 35-74 years old. It includes weekly meetings of small group sessions for men to engage in exercise or health education. Mighty Men was piloted in Atlanta, GA and Washington D.C.
The main goal of Mighty Men was to help men lose weight and maintain weight loss by focusing on increasing weekly levels of exercise and leisure time physical activity.
In addition to weekly small group sessions, the project also used tailored goals and SMS text messages to encourage healthy behavior changes.
AIM CCI Fatherhood Focus Groups
In partnership with the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Community Care Initiative (AIM CCI) and the National Healthy Start Association, we conducted a series of focus groups with new fathers about their experiences surrounding fatherhood.
Focus Group Aims included: (1) Conduct focus groups to examine social, cultural and environmental factors that influence behaviors among new fathers, (2) Provide community perspectives on men’s experiences seeking care during and following the birthing experience, and (3) Center the knowledge of birthing fathers and communities in order to improve implementation of AIM quality improvement bundles to address the leading known causes of preventable severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States.
Focus group sites included:
– Atlanta, GA
– Grand Rapids, MI
– Fresno, CA
– New Orleans, LA
– Newark, NJ
– Tulsa, OK
The Movember Rooted & Rising Collective 2021
The inaugural Rooted & Rising Collective was an eleven-week program designed to support creators with tools, resources and mentoring to develop and grow their passions into sustainable creative businesses.
Growing a business is only part of being a successful creative. Creators thrive by also taking good care of themselves, giving back to their community, and looking out for those coming up behind them. Modeling and engaging in self-care practices is essential for Black men who are overburdened by historical and ongoing threats to their life-chances that compound stressors on their wellbeing. Movember understands that a well-intentioned program alone can’t solve these problems. However, we are committed to investing in innovative solutions that improve the mental health and quality of life for all men.
Rooted & Rising Collective is designed to equip creators with the tools and experiences to thrive personally and professionally while managing the stresses of growing a creative business, and to immerse them in storytelling approaches that encourage wellbeing practices within their audiences.
