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The month of June is all about raising awareness about health issues affecting men and boys. Here are some Men's Health Month resources:
- Governors and mayors issue proclamations recognizing National Men’s Health Week (NMHW), a special awareness period recognized by Congress. This year NMHW will be June 11th – June 17th.
- State and local proclamations can be viewed here: http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/proclamation
- Currently, men are dying an average of 5 years younger than women and lead 9 out of 10 of the top causes of death.
- Men are at greater risk for death in every age group. More males than females are born (105 vs 100), but by age 35, women outnumber men.
- Men have a higher suicide death rate than women. Men account for 92% of fatal workplace injuries.
- Men do not see physicians for a physical exam nearly as often as women and men are more likely to be uninsured than women.
- There
has been progress over the last 20 years since Congress recognized
National Men’s Health Week, supported by the Men’s Health Caucus in
Congress and the APHA Men’s Health Caucus.
http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/mens-health-progress-1994-2014.pdf - Men’s Health Month website – www.menshealthmonth.org
- State
of Men’s Health website – which has individual state reports that supply
statistics for age-adjusted death rates for the top causes of death and
other men’s health statistics.
stateofmenshealth.com - Top causes of death – http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/causesofdeath.pdf
- Key health indicators – http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/healthindicators.pdf
- Health
Facts – A detailed list of health reports.
https://www.menshealthnetwork.org/healthfacts
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