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Factors Affecting the Health of Men of Color in the United States
Wilhelmina A. Leigh, Ph.D.
April 2004

Men of Color (African Americans, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian Americans, Hispanic Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) face many challenges in achieving and maintaining good health. Their social circumstances-frequently including limited education and scarce employment opportunities-and cultural norms, as well as society's discriminatory treatment of them, often engender in these men unhealthful responses. In addition, our nation's health care safety net has gaping holes when it comes to low-income men, many of whom are men of color. This report describes the recommendations to ameliorate their health status.

 

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