Most public health students, academicians, and practitioners recognize the association between racial/ethnic minority status and the disproportionate burden of preventable disease in the United States. Much less attention has been directed, however, toward health disparities that affect gay and bisexual men. These disparities affect the lives of an estimated 5.3-7.4 million American men, and are an important concern for public health. Until very recently, the relative invisibility of this group and a paucity of empirical data have hampered attempts to identify health disparities experienced by gay and bisexual men. This book proposes to review and synthesize evidence of health disparities among gay and bisexual men, identify individual and community factors that contribute to these disparities, and articulate strategies for public health efforts to eliminate disparities. To date, these disparities have been largely discussed in isolation in the research literature in a manner that does not permit a comprehensive examination of these problems, their underlying causes, and potential solutions. Thus, a primary emphasis of the book will be to document health disparities among gay and bisexual men while also describing public health solutions to these challenges. "[T]his compilation and review is both helpful and timely. The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as established researchers and public health practitioners...[and] provides good coverage of the primary health issues and subpopulations of concern and will serve as a guide and reference on health disparities among gay and bisexual men for researchers and students in a variety of academic disciplines, as well as practitioners and policy makers, for years to come."-- Doody's , a 4-star review! Public health solutions to the health disparities affecting gay and bisexual men. Richard Wolitski is Community Psychologist and Team Leader of the Community Interventions Research Team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ron Stall is Medical Anthropologist and Chief of the Prevention Research Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ronald Valdiserri is Deputy Director of the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.