Community Voices at Denver Health, Denver, CO 80204, USA.
Am J Mens Health. 2007 Dec;1(4):294-306. doi: 10.1177/1557988307306956.
Historically, the health care needs of poor men and men of color have been neglected in the United States, resulting in significant disparities in health and health outcomes. Dedicated resources to address the particular needs of men are necessary to eliminate the health disparities that afflict underserved men. The following article compiles and shares some of the lessons learned as experienced by three Community Voices sites that have been active in men's health. Community Voices Miami's Overtown Men's Health Study, Denver Health Men's Health Initiative, and Baltimore Men's Health Center are working to address the health needs of men in some of the most vulnerable communities in the United States. Examples of community-specific assessment of men's needs, community engagement, service delivery, service to special populations, marketing, addressing sustainability, and advances in public policy to improve men's health are presented.
从历史上看，美国贫穷男性和有色人种男性的医疗需求一直被忽视，这导致了健康和健康结果方面的显著差异。为了消除服务不足的男性所面临的健康差距，需要投入专门资源来满足男性的特殊需求。以下文章汇集并分享了三个社区之声组织在男性健康方面的经验教训，这三个组织一直在积极参与男性健康工作。社区之声迈阿密奥弗顿男子健康研究、丹佛健康男子健康倡议和巴尔的摩男子健康中心正在努力满足美国一些最脆弱社区男性的健康需求。本文介绍了针对男性需求的社区特定评估、社区参与、服务提供、特殊人群服务、营销、可持续性问题、以及改善男性健康的公共政策等方面的例子。
