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Inequality and Men’s Health with Dr. Derek M. Griffith
“Now and Men” Podcast
June 12, 2024

“Being a father gives purpose and mission in life…” Perspectives on Fatherhood & Involvement During Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sage Perspectives
April 9, 2024

Men and mental health: What are we missing?
American Association of Medical Colleges
April 2, 2024

AJPH Podcast: Striving For Equity In Men’s Health
American Public Health Association
February 15, 2024

Do Men Have SHORTER Life Expectancies?
Shared Experiences Podcast
October 25, 2023

Dying Early: America’s Life Expectancy Crisis
The Washington Post
October 3, 2023

Congressional commission aims to keep Black men and boys alive and healthy
The Miami Times
August 1, 2023

Why Men’s Health Is More Than Medical Care
Future of Personal Health
June 23, 2023

Dads need to make healthy behaviors a part of their lives as they age
CNN
June 15, 2023

Black communities endured wave of excess deaths in past 2 decades, studies find
The Washington Post
May 16, 2023

How can Black men advocate for themselves in the doctor’s office?
Afro News
May 6, 2023

A silent crisis in men’s health gets worse
The Washington Post
April 17, 2023

Focusing on health equity for men
Georgetown Health Magazine
December 1, 2022

Alzheimer’s disease: Blood pressure drug may lower risk in older Black adults
Medical News Today
November 10, 2022

Whites now more likely to die from covid than Blacks: Why the pandemic shifted
The Washington Post
October 19, 2022

Studying Strategies to Achieve Men’s Health Equity
Georgetown University Medical Center
July 30, 2022

Undetected high cholesterol found in 2 out of 3 stroke patients
Medical News Today
June 27, 2022

New DC Fund Takes $95 Million Aim at Systemic Health Disparities
The Washington Post
June 16, 2022

Anxiety in Men: Fighting Stereotypes
Medical News Today
June 11, 2022

In Values Based Lecture, Griffith Discusses Ways to Achieve Health Equity
NHS Committee on Mission and Values, Values Based Lecture
April 30, 2022

Why Are Men More Likely to Die of Covid? It’s Complicated.  
New York Times
January 19, 2022

How Rooted & Rising Is Addressing Mental Well-Being for Black Men  
Future of Personal Health
December 22, 2021

More evidence that stress accelerates biological aging  
Medical News Today
December 10, 2021

How the shocking death of Virgil Abloh is sparking important discussions on Black men’s health  
Business Insider Australia
December 1, 2021

More Like This Please! The Movember Rooted & Rising Collective First Social Impact Media Accelerator for Black Creators  
The Good Men Project
November 21, 2021

Moving health equity from the margins of oncology to the center: Schafer Lecture at the Ruesch Symposium  
Georgetown University Medical Center: The Ruesch Center for the Cure of GI Cancers
November 19, 2021

Movember Develops First Ever Social Impact Media Accelerator For Black Creators  
PRNewswire
November 16, 2021

Health equity expert named RJI co-director  
Georgetown Today
November 8, 2021

Uncontrolled high blood pressure: Study breaks down risk by gender and age  
Medical News Today
September 30, 2021

Voices from the Field: Derek M. Griffith on the Connection Between Structural Racism and Health Outcomes  
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health News
September 28, 2021

Opportunities for Examination of Structural Racism and other Social Determinants of Health to Advance Health Equity through Implementation Science  
National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences
July 19, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine distribution: Health and socioeconomic data key for equity  
Medical News Today
July 14, 2021

Structural racism in medicine: An in-depth look at ways to promote meaningful change  
Medical News Today
June 11, 2021

Why Men Are Falling Behind in COVID-19 Vaccination  
Time Magazine
May 4, 2021

Men and COVID-19: where’s the policy?  
BMJ Global Health Blog
April 24, 2021

Why COVID-19 policy should explicitly consider men’s health  
Medical News Today
March 26, 2021

New Racial Justice Institute Co-Director Combines Psychology and Public Health to Advance Health Equity  
Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Feb 22, 2021

Race and ethnicity data missing for nearly half of coronavirus vaccine recipients, federal study finds.  
The Washington Post
February 1, 2021

How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men  
ProPublica
December 22, 2020

The COVID-19 elephant and the blind men of race, place and gender .
Gender and COVID-19 Working Group website
July 2020

Institutionalized Racism: America’s Eternal Pandemic . Interviewed and quoted Derek Griffith.
Vanderbilt Political Review
April 2020

Why COVID-19 is hitting men harder than women . Interviewed and quoted Derek Griffith.
Healthline
April 2020

Derek Griffith – Seeing men’s health through a new lens . Profile of Derek Griffith.
Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science
February 2020

Inequities and Innovative Solutions – Black Male Health.
“Information is the Best Medicine” WURD Philadelphia.
June 15, 2019

Fathers need to care for themselves as well as their kids – but often don’t  
The Conversation
June 14, 2019

 The Juggle Is Real: Navigating Life In Your 40s
National Public Radio program The Takeaway
May 2019

Interview with the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society – Tennessee
August 2018

The Alarming State of Black Men’s Health
50BOLD
December 2017

Celebrate Movember: Tips for Improving Men’s Health .
VitaVibes
November 2017

Five Common Mistakes Men Make With Their Health .
VitaVibes
July 2017

Disparities in Men’s Health
Public Health Minute
2016

It Takes a Village to Keep Black Men Healthy . Quotes Derek Griffith.
The Root
March 2014

Get Thee to the Doctor . Interviewed and quoted Derek Griffith
BLACdetroit
April 2011