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

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Table I. MOCHA interview protocol.

1. Tell me about what you learned while growing up about why some people get sick, while others stay healthy.

2. What does “being healthy” mean to you? What are some things that you think help people to be healthy or feel good about themselves?

3. What are some things that you think make it hard for people to be healthy or feel good about themselves? Was there anything in the last couple of weeks that you did that was probably not so good for your health?

4. Many people talk about health disparities these days. Why do you think that African-Americans have higher mortality rates than other races or ethnicities? What do you think causes these disparities?

5. What do you think we need to do to change, reduce, or eliminate health disparities?