Monday, June 9, 2014

National Men's Health Week




Men can make their health a priority. Take action daily to live a stronger and healthier life.
Each year, National Men's Health Week is celebrated the week leading up to and including Father's Day, which is June 9-15, 2014. During this week, individuals, families, communities, and others work to raise awareness of ways to promote healthy living and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.

What Men Can Do

What Communities Can Do

  • Hold an educational event or presentation about men's health issues, healthy living, and health care.
  • Plan a men's health fair and be sure to cover topics such as heart health, injury prevention, cancer, and workplace safety. Check out Tips for Planning Health Events.
  • Encourage men to celebrate National Men's Health Week by seeing a doctor about health problems or getting a thorough checkup.
  • Encourage men and boys to have a healthy lifestyle and seek regular medical care and early treatment for disease and injury.

What Women Can Do

  • Encourage everyday actions to promote good physical and mental health.
  • Be a role model for him on how to live healthy.
  • Recruit male friends or relatives with good health habits to help reinforce lifestyle messages.
  • Encourage the males in your life to get medical attention when needed.
  • Remind him that his "influence by example" may help form healthy behaviors in others.

Help raise awareness of health issues important to men.


Resource: http://www.cdc.gov/men/nmhw/

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