The cascade of social determinants in producing chronic disease in low-income African-American men

Purpose: There is a dearth of effective, evidence-based programs to reduce chronic disease in low-income African-American men. We report on the results of formative research in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded MOCHA Moving Forward project on factors identified by the participants to drive health disparities.Methods: Based on individual interviews with 42 middle-aged (40–65 years), low-income African-American men, three themes...