# Black Men's Health Project

> **NIH NIH U54** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $101,995

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
At the intersection of race and gender are Black men who have the worst health profile of all American
subgroups. Yet these is no ongoing longitudinal study that focuses exclusively on the Black men. We have
created the Black Men's Health Project (BMHP), an initiative that focuses on issues related to Black men's
health. The long-term goal of the BMHP is to enroll a large national panel of Black men ages 18 and older into
a study to test the efficacy of web based health promotion interventions to improve their health and quality of
life. A key component of the BMHP is the Black Men's Health Survey (BMHS)—a longitudinal study that uses
internet survey methods and quota sampling to accrue a projected national sample of 5,000 Black men to
advance knowledge of the health trajectory of Black men by assessing the health status, health behavior, and
health-seeking practices across the life course. In addition to the health measures, the questionnaire includes
concepts found to be important determinants of the health and health behavior of Black men (e.g., masculinity,
microaggressions, etc.). Outcomes include cardiovascular risk, depressive symptoms, and physical
functioning. The specific aims for the baseline data collection are to: 1) examine the psychosocial and
behavioral factors associated with depressive symptoms on among Black men; 2) assess the relationship
between psychosocial and behavioral factors and cardiovascular risk among Black men; and 3) determine the
psychosocial and behavioral correlates of physical functioning in Black men. Findings from the BMHS will be
used to inform subsequent research objectives using web based health promotion interventions to address
unique risks associated with mental and physical health outcomes, and to inform policy makers of the evidence
for the development of policy relevant solutions.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9938335
- **Project number:** 5U54MD000214-19
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** ROLAND J. THORPE
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $101,995
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9938335

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9938335, Black Men's Health Project (5U54MD000214-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9938335. Licensed CC0.

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