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Unapproved drugs that have never been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to be commercially available, and actively marketed to both consumers and healthcare providers. In some cases, these unapproved drugs continue to be prescribed and dispensed when an FDA-approved alternative is currently available; this is putting the health and welfare of men and women at risk.

Men’s Health Network is aware that unapproved drugs that have never been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are commercially available, and in some cases, proactively marketed to both consumers and physicians, even when an FDA-approved alternative is currently available. Men’s Health Network position is that they may pose a serious threat to the public health.

By Congressmen Donald Payne, Jr.: HR 5986 amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men’s Health at the Health and Human Services to conduct, support, coordinate, and promote programs and activities to improve the state of men’s health in the United States, working with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the Office of Personnel Management.

Men’s Health Month & International Men’s Health Week 2021 come to a close after a successful awareness period that reached millions of people through festivities, briefings, Twitter Chats, and educational activities. Highlights: Wear Blue Day; Congressional Men’s Health Caucus briefing; and Twitter Chats. American Nurses Association, Office of Minority Health, APHA, Mental Health America

Men’s Health Network; Howard University Hospital; African-American; U.S. Preventative Services Task Force; USPSTF; PSA; prostate-specific antigen; Prostate Cancer Awareness Week; Month; Prostate Conditions Education Council; PCEC; www.prostateconditions.org/screening-site; Prostate Health Resource Center; blacks

Men’s Health Network, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Keywords: AHRQ; D Recommendation; Prostate-specific antigen; PSA; early detection; active surveillance; watchful waiting; screening; digital rectal exam; DRE; biomarkers; aggressive; indolent; Ana Fadich; Thomas Berger; Scott Williams; Affordable Care Act; ACA; African-American; Agent Orange; Vietnam veterans; family history; black

US Preventive Services Task Force. Keywords: VHC; AHRQ; D Recommendation; Prostate-specific antigen; early detection; active surveillance; watchful waiting; screening; digital rectal exam; DRE; aggressive; Thomas Berger; Affordable Care Act; ACA; African-American; Agent Orange; phenoxy herbicides; Vietnam veterans; Southeast Asia; Secretary Jesse Brown; Department of Veterans’ Affairs; VA; blacks

June 1 kicks off the 2021 Men’s Health Month, an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys. Communities around the nation are recognizing Men’s Health Month and International Men’s Health Week, a special awareness period recognized by Congress.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; MHN; Ana Fadich MPH, CHES; human papillomavirus virus; cancer; boys; girls; males; females; men; women; teenagers; teens; adolescent

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month is a great time for young men to start doing genital self-exams, but don’t stop there. Do those exams every month. For more information on testicular cancer and other men’s health issues, please visit TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth.com and GetItChecked.com.
Comments by Ana Fadich and Dr. David Gremillion.

Editorials written by Robin Mather for distribution by Men’s Health Network.

Men’s Health Network (MHN) continues its push to raise prostate health awareness for men of all ages during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month this September.
This year, concerns about COVID-19 have reduced screening rates, raising the specter of higher numbers of cancer cases in the future.

Men’s Health Network, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Keywords: Prostate-specific antigen; PSA; early detection; active surveillance; watchful waiting; screening; digital rectal exam; DRE; biomarkers; aggressive; indolent; Ana Fadich; Thomas Berger; Affordable Care Act; ACA; African-American; Agent Orange; family history; blacks

Men’s Health Network’s staff, volunteers and advisors joins all Americans in mourning the loss of Georgia’s Congressmen and “The Conscience of the U.S. Congress”, John Lewis who died from pancreatic cancer at age 80 on July 17, 2020.

Men’s Health Month (which includes Men’s Health Week) the annual awareness period dedicated to the health and wellness of men and boys, came to a close this week after a successful 30 days that reached millions of people around the globe through education activities, health screenings, social media, and other events.

#ShowUsYourBlue on Wear BLUE Day, Friday, June 19, 2020. Wear BLUE is a year-round program established by MHN to encourage men to make healthier lifestyle choices. Wear BLUE Day is always the Friday before Father’s Day, and is an opportunity for men, and those that love them, to make improvements in overall health and fitness. Wearing BLUE is a great way to spotlight men’s health issues.

National Men’s Health Week (NMHW) is celebrating the 26th anniversary of health awareness and advocacy during Men’s Health Month (www.MensHealthMonth.org) this June. NMHW is celebrated each year as the week that ends on Father’s Day, June 15-21 this year. The Week is celebrated around the globe as International Men’s Health Week.

Comments to CMS on Provenge National Coverage Determination

June 1 kicks off the 2020 Men’s Health Month, an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys. Communities around the nation are recognizing Men’s Health Month and Men’s Health Week, a special awareness period recognized by Congress.

Men’s Health Network (MHN) wishes to acknowledge with sadness the recent passing of Senator Doctor Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) following a long and brave battle with cancer. Sen. Coburn, during his long and accomplished tenure representing the Great State of Oklahoma in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, distinguished himself as a strong proponent of fiscal responsibility.

Men’s Health Network applauds the Trump Administration for attempting to open all pathways to improve public health during the pandemic. MHN calls on all public and private health care plans to provide unencumbered and full-cost-coverage for these treatments during this time of emergency need.

April 16, 2011 from 10am – 5pm – A community event featuring Baltimore’s best health, education, financial and employment resources. Participants will have the opportunity to receive free health screenings, enroll in health insurance and assistance programs, learn more about employment and education opportunities and be able to participate in a raffle.

Grammy nominee Charlie Wilson is a familiar voice in R&B music. He was the former lead singer of the GAP band and is currently on his third Jive Records solo album called Just Charlie, which came out December 7, 2010. Wilson, who performs his chart topping R&B music for millions of fans, now does his share of “informing” as well-rninforming men about prostate cancer.

Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Least Costly Alternative; LCA; Food and Drug Administration; FDA; National Comprehensive Cancer Network; asymptomatic; minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate resistant; hormone refractory; chemotherapy; American Society of Clinical Oncology; Milliman; Herceptin; Avastin; Alimta

On September 25, 2019 the Men’s Health Network (MHN) joined with ZERO, the End of Prostate Cancer and the American Urological Association to promote National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month through a briefing in collaboration with the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus and the Prostate Cancer Task Force. The briefing was held to a packed room in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill.

Contact [email protected] for the PowerPoint version. Presents current mental and physical health information in an easy-to understand and entertaining manner. Offers suggestions for living a healthier lifestyle. Use as a stand-alone presentation or insert some of these slides into your presentation. Please keep the Men’s Health Network name on each slide used and let us know when used.

Men’s Health Month focused on Prevention; Education; boys; International Men’s Health Week; WearBlue; ShowUsYourBlue; MensHealthMonth; Wear Blue Friday; Congressional Workout; www.WearBlueForMensHealth.com; Men’s Health Caucus; Markwayne Mullin; Donald Payne; Ana Fadich; Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; PCORI; Men’s Health Caucus; Talking About Men’s Health

Mark Pitts discusses a father’s contribution to the family. Keywords: Notorious B.I.G.; Usher; Anthony Hamilton; Urban Music; Sony Records; Jive Records; Bell’s Palsy; J.Cole; Miguel; children; sons; daughters

May 26, 2010 Press Release. Keywords: President Obama; Indian Health Care Improvement Act; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Indian Health Service; American Indian; Alaska Natives; Senator Mike Crapo; Daniel Molina; Congressman Tim Murphy; Michael Trujillo; American Cancer Society; Men’s Health Caucus; disparities; chronic disease; blood pressure; diabetes; depression; prostate cancer

Men’s Health Month & International Men’s Health Week 2018 come to a close after a successful awareness period that reached millions of people through festivities and educational activities.
Annual Awareness Period Finishes Strong, Reaches New Global Audience.
Highlights: Wear Blue Day; Congressional Men’s Health Caucus Workout; Online Twitter Chats; Media coverage on NBC, CBS, & iHeartRadio.

Press Release – February 24, 2010 – Men’s Health Network announces the formation of a Men’s Health Caucus in official relations with the APHA. Keywords: MHN; Dr. Georges Benjamin; Scott T. Williams; Theresa Morrow; Women Against Prostate Cancer; WAPC; male; female; boys; girls; children; families

OpEd by MHN’s Abdullah Jones, February 2010. Keywords: male; men; 100 Black Men; African-American; Mark Alexander; Tommie Smith; 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics; world-record; 200 meters; Jesse Parker; Lee Moultrie; Steward Darby; Saturday Leadership Academy

June 1 kicks off the 2018 Men’s Health Month, an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys. Communities around the nation are recognizing Men’s Health Month and Men’s Health Week, a special awareness period recognized by Congress.

Men’s Health Network in collaboration with the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus, Prostate Cancer Task Force, Congressmen Mullin nad Payne, Jr. and representatives from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) held a Congressional Briefing to explain the Task Force’s new prostate cancer screening recommendations to Congressional staff.

U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, USPSTF recommendations on prostate cancer screening. Keywords: prostate-specific antigen, PSA, Ana Fadich, American Public Health Association, APHA, Affordable Care Act, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vivek Sinha, Agent Orange, African American, Sal G. Giorgianni, Men’s Health Month, www.GetItChecked.com, Men’s Health Network, MHN

Men’s Health Network (MHN) supports procedures that offer terminally ill patients a chance at treatments that have not yet made the lengthy and cumbersome journey through the established approval process, but have shown promise that they might save their lives.

This Op Ed appeared in weekly newspapers during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 2009. Keywords: James Morning; USAF, U.S. Air Force; Agent Orange; health reform; Congress; President Obama; Medicare; welcome to Medicare Physical; Men’s Health Network; African American; Women Against Prostate Cancer; American Cancer Society; American Urological Association; PSA; prostate specific antigen; DRE

MHN supports the President’s message that encourages the Right To Try for terminally ill patients who have no options left; the Right To Try developmental drugs that have not yet made the lengthy and cumbersome journey through the established approval process, but have shown promise that might save their lives. Patients have a right to life, and that includes a Right To Try any possible cure.

Anxiety, fear, delinquency, under-diagnosed depression, PTSD, suicide: All conditions that are associated with boys and men across the life span. What are the causes and solutions, and do these lead to drug and opioid abuse? These issues will be explored by key researchers and practitioners in this timely briefing. The latest research in mental health issues in men and boys will be featured.

Keywords: MHN; African American; black; Hispanic; prostate-specific antigen; PSA; digital rectal exam; DRE; Get It Checked; ; Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis, Stages and Treatment; Prostate Health Guide; Men’s Health Resource Center; Urology Care Foundation; Gregory Pecchia; Jason Jameson; Mayo Clinic; Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Chief Clinical Officer; Oncology Nursing Society

Prevention; Education; boys; International Men’s Health Week; WearBlue; ShowUsYourBlue; MensHealthMonth; Wear Blue Friday; Congressional Workout; www.WearBlueForMensHealth.com; American Psychological Association; Lula Beatty; Markwayne Mullin; Donald Payne; Ana Fadich; Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; PCORI; Jamin Brahmbhatt; Men’s Health Caucus; Talking About Men’s Health

It’s not too Late to Show Your Blue for Men’s Health Week.
Celebrations include a Congressional Workout, Wear Blue Friday, and Health Screenings Across the Country.
This week concludes with “WearBlueFriday”, as part of Men’s Health Month.
Celebrated each year since 1994 as passed by Congress.
In support of men’s health. Use #ShowUsYourBlue hashtag on social media.
Dr. Brahmbhatt quotes.

Awareness; Prevention; Education; Family; boys; family; International Men’s Health Week; Congress; WearBlue; ShowUsYourBlue; MensHealthMonth; Wear Blue Friday; Congressional Workout; www.WearBlueForMensHealth.com; Mullin; Donald Payne; Ana Fadich; National Healthy Start Association; NHSA; Deborah L. Frazier; Men’s Health Caucus; Talking About Men’s Health

June brings the launch of Men’s Health Month and International Men’s Health Week. Men’s Health Month, now in its 23rd year, is credited with the increase in awareness and wellness activities for boys and men in all areas of the public and private sectors, resulting in better health outcomes and longer life expectancy.

GetItChecked.com; Men’s Health Network; Affordable Care Act; Ana Fadich; Jean Bonhomme; Black Men’s Health Network; Ramon Perez; Phoebe Putney Health System; James Morning; Vietnam veteran; U.S. Preventative Services Task Force; Hispanic; African American; black

Men’s Health Network Calls for More Awareness of Health Issues Impacting Men and Boys

“Men are a crucial part of the family structure. Family leave that includes paternity leave will give fathers time to bond with their newborns – “this is important for both parents,” said Ana Fadich, VP of MHN. “We fully support and encourage Congress to draft legislation and policies that make family leave available to all Americans.”

Named Top 10 blog once again. Keywords: TAMH; Healthline; Armin Brott; Men’s Health Network; MHN; LaFleur Counseling; Rejoyn

Awareness; Prevention; Education; Family; boys; family; International Men’s Health Week; Gregory Pecchia; Ana Fadich; Congress; Markwayne Mullin; Donald Payne; Jamin Brahmbhatt; Sijo Parekattil; WearBlue; ShowUsYourBlue; MensHealthMonth; Wear Blue Friday; Congressional Workout; Paul Turek; Armin Brott; Mr. Dad; David B. Samadi; TalkingAboutMensHealth.com; www.WearBlueForMensHealth.com

Markwayne Mullin; Donald Payne; Kristi Noem; Congressional Men’s Health Caucus; Men’s Health Week; Men’s Health Network; Brandon Leonard; www.StateofMensHealth.com ; www.MensHealthMonth.com ; https://www.youtube.com/user/MHNMedia

Markwayne Mullin; Donald Payne; Congressional Men’s Health Caucus; Men’s Health Week; Men’s Health Network; A short video of the 2015 event can be seen here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHb4hkdn3LUrnrn — https://www.youtube.com/user/MHNMedia

Awareness; Prevention; Education; Family; boys; family; International Men’s Health Week; Darryl Davidson; Brandon Leonard; Congress; WearBlue; ShowUsYourBlue; MensHealthMonth; Wear Blue Friday; Congressional Workout; www.WearBlueForMensHealth.com

Awareness; Prevention; Education; Family; boys; family; International Men’s Health Week; Darryl Davidson; Brandon Leonard; Congress; WearBlue; ShowUsYourBlue; MensHealthMonth; Wear Blue Friday; Congressional Workout; www.WearBlueForMensHealth.com

Awareness; Prevention; Education; Family; boys; family; International Men’s Health Week; Dr. Paul Turek; Congress; WearBlue; ShowUsYourBlue; MensHealthMonth; Wear Blue Friday; www.WearBlueForMensHealth.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FY 2017 budget request eliminates funding for prostate cancer activities. Keywords: President Obama; Men’s Health Network; MHN; doctors; physicians; health care providers; informed decision making; screening; treatment; Jamin Brahmbhatt; Brandon Leonard, USPSTF

Secretary Broderick Johnson; Surgeon General Vivek Murthy; Drug Control Policy Michael Botticelli; Kenneth Braswell National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse; Stephanie Owens; Men’s Health Network; MHN; Disruptive Women in Health Care; Boy Scouts; Brandon Leonard; Paul Turek; Washington Redskins; Denver Broncos; Dennis Moore; Eisenhower Medical Center; Gregory Pecchia; My Brother’s Keeper

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; Breast Cancer Awareness Month; James Morning; Steven Patierno; Judy Seals-Togbo; Duke Cancer Institute; MD Anderson Cancer Center; radical prostatectomy; urologist; gynecologist; PSA; prostate specific antigen; oncologist; mammogram; self exam; erectile dysfunction; incontinence; Insight News

September; Men’s Health Network; MHN; African American; black; Hispanic; prostate-specific antigen; PSA; digital rectal exam; DRE; Get It Checked; Urology; Diagnosis Treatment; Men’s Health Resource Center; Prostate Health Month; Brandon Leonard; Jean J. E. Bonhomme; Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; benign prostatic hyperplasia; BPH; prostatitis; Digital Media Toolkit; HealthZone

September; Men’s Health Network; MHN; African American; black; Hispanic; prostate-specific antigen; PSA; digital rectal exam; DRE; Get It Checked; Urology; Diagnosis Stages Treatment; Prostate Health Guide; Men’s Health Resource Center; Rob Rhodes; David M. Parrack; Prostate Health Guide

June; National Men’s Health Week; Deborah Frazier; Healthy Start; Fathers Day; boys; Wear Blue; Congressional Men’s Health Caucus; Markwayne Mullin; Donald Payne; HHS; Office of Minority Health; CDC; American College of Cardiology; Pirelli Tire; APHA; Ana Fadich; Brandon Leonard;Armin Brott; PCORI; Bryan Luce; Telsa; Endo; Pfizer; Jamin Brahmbhatt; Sijo Parekattil; Al Fitzpayne; Mr. Dad

Men’s Health Month; National Men’s Health Week; International Men’s Health Week 2015; Bob Dole; Bill Richardson; Ana Fadich; Ana Fadich; Beth Battaglino; HealthyWomen; Men’s Health Network; MHN; June 2015; governors; mayors; proclamations; Markwayne Mulin; Donald Payne Jr; SAMHSA); U.S. Surgeon General; HHS; Twitter; Wear Blue; ShowUsYourBlue; Mayo Clinic; Mental Health America; MHA

Palabras clave: Comunidades cruzando el país se unen en la celebración del Mes Salud de los Hombres; El Mes salud de los Hombres; La Semana Salud Nacional de los Hombres; Bob Dole; Bill Richardson; Judd Moul; Duke Prostate Cancer; Ana Fadich, Men’s Health Network; MHN; Sankineni J. Rao; Medical Faculty Associates; Junio 2015; Proclamaciones

Men’s Health Month; National Men’s Health Week; Bob Dole; Bill Richardson; Judd Moul; Duke Prostate Cancer; Ana Fadich; Men’s Health Network; MHN; Sankineni J. Rao; Medical Faculty Associates; June 2015; proclamations

Congressman Donald Payne; Markwayne Mullin; Men’s Health Network ; MHN; men; boys; colorectal cancer; Prostate Cancer Task Force; fitness; Agent Orange; David Gremillion; APHA; American Public Health Association Men’s Health Caucus; Jean Bonhomme; National Black Men’s Health Network; Steve Petty; Brandon Leonard; Ana Fadich; African American: veterans; military; Agent Orange; family history

National Healthy Start Association; NHSA; Male Involvement; MHN; Men’s Health Network; White House; Administration for Children and Families, ACF; National Institutes of Health; NIH; Ben O’Dell; U.S. Department of Health and Human Service; DHHS; Partnership Center; Mark Greenberg; Michael Lu; Maternal and Child Health; HRSA; Regina James; Jeffrey Evans; Brandon Leonard; Deborah Frazier; Jay Fagan

Men’s Health Network; MHN; Brandon Leonard; patients; healthcare providers; informed decisions; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Open Enrollment; Novartis Oncology; health insurance marketplaces; Brandon Leonard; Association of Community Cancer Centers; Avalere; International Myeloma Foundation; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Lung Cancer Alliance; Melanoma Research Foundation; National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship; NPAF; Oncology Nursing Society; Ovarian Cancer National Alliance; Prevent Cancer Foundation

Key words: Free health tests; United States Olympic Committee; USA Eagles; New Zealand All Blacks; Soldier Field; Quest Multisport; Chicago; University Village; bilingual; Ana Fadich; prostate cancer; cholesterol; diabetes; body fat; grip strength; Nigel Melville; Jim Robinson

Astellas Teams Up with USA Rugby and Men’s Health Network to Encourage Chicagoans to Answer the Challenge for Better Health. Company is Exclusive Healthcare Sponsor of USA Eagles vs. New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Match at Soldier Field on Nov. 1

Partnerships with Genomic Health, Inc., Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN), ZERO
– the End of Prostate Cancer and Joe Torre. A new initiative to encourage men with prostate cancer to discuss genomic testing with their doctors. The highlight of this campaign is to allow men with prostate cancer to better understand their individual risk levels so they can choose the best treatment option.

September is recognized as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Keywords: MHN; African American; black; Hispanic; prostate-specific antigen; PSA; digital rectal exam; DRE; James Jim Morning; Get It Checked; Dr. David Samadi; Urology; Robotic Surgery; Lenox Hill Hospital; Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis, Stages and Treatment; Prostate Health Guide or the Men’s Health Resource Center

National Men’s Health Week; Get Old; My Brother’s Keeper; Bob Dole; Bill Richardson; Broderick Johnson; George Askew; ACF; Brandon Leonard; Men’s Health Network; Ramon Antonio Perez; David K. Popiel; GWU; Men’s Health Resource Center; Salvatore Giorgianni; Jack Watters; David Gremillion; Bill Corr; HHS; Howard Koh; Kara Odom Walker; PCORI; Talking About Men’s Health

Men’s Health Network; NMHW; President Bill Clinton; Senator Bob Dole; Congressman Bill Richardson; Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ); Rep. John Carney (D-DE); Prostate Cancer Task Force; Rep. Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)

prostate; cardiovascular; diabetes; male; female; boys; girls; mental; depression; high blood pressure; testosterone; hypogonadism; fathers; children; minority; Hispanic; African American; Men’s Health Week; blacks

Press release announcing the 20th Anniversary of NMHW.

Community, Family, and Culture: Protective Factors in the Promotion of Native Men’s Health, The Dialogue on Native Men’s Health Continues – Keywords: American Indian; Alaska Native; Indian Health Service; HIS; Men’s Health Network; MHN; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; SAMHSA; Office of Minority Health; OMH; Society of Public Health Education; SOPHE

Press release; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; CMS; Health Insurance Marketplace; Kathleen Sebelius; Marilyn Tavenner; American Academy of Family Physicians; American Nurses Association; Bon Secours Health System; National Women’s Law Center; Lutheran Services in America; Thrifty White Pharmacy; Find Local Help; HealthCare.gov; CuidadodeSalud.gov; Navigators; Mens Health Network; MHN

Prostate cancer is the second leading cancer in American men, next to skin cancer; today over 3.1 million men are living with a diagnosis. Learn more about prostate cancer and why men should get checked. Resource links are available in the document.

CDC report on life expectancy. The new data also highlights the disproportionate change in American Indian or Alaska Natives life expectancy with a 4.7-year decrease from 2019 to 2020. The new state-specific data also reported a continued 7-year disparity in life expectancy for males in Washington, D.C.

Wear Blue Day is part of Men’s Health Week (MHW), celebrating the 28th anniversary of health awareness and advocacy during Men’s Health Month (www.MensHealthMonth.org) this June. MHW is celebrated annually as the week that ends on Father’s Day, June 13-19 this year. The week is celebrated around the globe as International Men’s Health Week. Wear Blue Day,#WearBlue,#ShowUsYourBlue.

WASHINGTON – Men’s Health Week (MHW) is celebrating the 28th anniversary of health awareness and advocacy during Men’s Health Month (www.MensHealthMonth.org) this June. MHW is celebrated annually as the week that ends on Father’s Day, June 13-19 this year. The week is celebrated around the globe as International Men’s Health Week.

June 1 kicks off the 2022 Men’s Health Month, an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys. Communities around the nation and around the globe are recognizing Men’s Health Month and International Men’s Health Week, a special awareness period recognized by Congress.

April 2022 – Several organizations are calling for the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) to reconsider its recommendation against screening for testicular cancer, which includes a recommendation against self-exams. The coalition is also calling for increased research and greater awareness of the challenges facing testicular cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones.

Join Paramount Baptist Church for a day of connecting with the best resources that DC has to offer!
1. Free health screenings including diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol (funded and supported by GlaxoSmithKline)
2. Infomation on women’s, men’s and children’s health
3. Giveaways & Door Prizes
4. Fun activities for the whole family

Join Mount Airy Baptist Church for a day of connecting with the best resources that DC has to offer!
1. Free health screenings including diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol (funded and supported by GlaxoSmithKline)
2. Infomation on women’s, men’s and children’s health
3. Giveaways & Door Prizes
4. Fun activities for the whole family

Men’s Health Network , Tomsic – Este informe se basa en un panel de expertos convocado por MHN el 6 de enero de 2021 y parcialmente financiado por PCORI. Los participantes de esta conferencia electronica procedian de los sectores publico y privado, incluidos economistas, legisladores, activistas de la salud masculina, investigadores y profesionales que trabajan con ninos y hombres.

No other health problem that affects so many Americans has suffered from as much benign neglect and for so long as male health. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 presents an unprecedented opportunity to improve access to health care services and enhance the health of all Americans. Over the past two decades, there has been a growing interest in gender-specific approaches to improving health status.

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Los participantes de esta conferencia electronica provenian de los sectores publico y privado, e incluian a los encargados de formular politicas a nivel federal, local y comunitario; activistas de la salud de los hombres; investigadores academicos; entidades de base; y medicos que trabajan con ninos y hombres en un entorno clinico.

MHN, Men’s Health Network – Este informe se basa en un panel de expertos convocado por MHN el febrero 26, 2021 y parcialmente financiado por PCORI. Los participantes de esta conferencia electronica procedian de los sectores publico y privado, incluidos economistas, legisladores, activistas de la salud masculina, investigadores y profesionales que trabajan con ninos y hombres.

The conference was convened by Men’s Health Network and brought together professional associations, government agencies, community leaders, policy makers, key thought leaders, men’s health experts, academic researchers, clinicians, PCORI, and writers to examine the effect of COVID-19 on the behavioral health of boys and men, specifically, minority populations.

The conference was convened by Men’s Health Network and brought together professional associations, government agencies, community leaders, policy makers, key thought leaders, men’s health experts, academic researchers, clinicians, PCORI, and writers to examine the effect of COVID-19 on the behavioral health of boys and men, specifically, minority populations.

This conference was convened by Men’s Health Network and brought together professional associations, government agencies, community leaders, policy makers, key thought leaders, men’s health experts, academic researchers, clinicians, PCORI, and writers to examine the effect of COVID-19 on the behavioral health of boys and men, specifically, economic considerations.

The conference was convened by Men’s Health Network and brought together professional associations, government agencies, community leaders, policy makers, key thought leaders, men’s health experts, academic researchers, clinicians, PCORI, and writers to examine the effect of COVID-19 on the behavioral health of boys and men, specifically, clinical considerations.

This conference was convened by Men’s Health Network and brought together professional associations, government agencies, community leaders, policy makers, key thought leaders, men’s health experts, academic researchers, clinicians, PCORI, and writers to examine the effect of COVID-19 on the behavioral health of boys and men, specifically, economic considerations

The conference was convened by Men’s Health Network and brought together professional associations, government agencies, community leaders, policy makers, key thought leaders, men’s health experts, academic researchers, clinicians, PCORI, and writers to examine the effect of COVID-19 on the behavioral health of boys and men, specifically, clinical considerations.

Los miembros del panel ofrecieron una vision de como estas manifestaciones diferentes en los hombres pueden ser a menudo malinterpretadas por los miembros y lideres de la comunidad y como educar mejor a los miembros de la comunidad sobre como identificar mas adecuadamente a los ninos y hombres en crisis. Men’s Health Network

See the complete report at
https://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/depression-anxiety-males-gender-specific-screening-tools-report.pdf Convened by Men’s Health Network with professional associations, community leaders, men’s health experts, policymakers, researchers, clinicians, and writers to examine community-based screening tools for mental health and depression in boys and men.

The conference was convened by Men’s Health Network and brought together professional associations, government agencies, community leaders, policy makers, key thought leaders, men’s health experts, academic researchers, clinicians, PCORI, and writers to examine and make recommendations on community-based screening tools for mental health and depression in boys and men.

Aspectos conductuales de la depresion y la ansiedad en el hombre estadounidense: identificacion de areas para necesidades, practicas e investigaciones futuras centradas en los pacientes y orientadas a resultados – Resumen del informe de la conferencia – Men’s Health Network – www.MensHealthNetwork.org

See the complete report at http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/depression-anxiety-males-report.pdf
Conference was convened by Men’s Health Network, and brought together professional associations, community leaders, men’s health experts, policymakers, academic researchers, clinicians, and writers to examine and make recommendations on identifying mental health and depression in boys & men.

The conference was convened by Men’s Health Network and brought together professional associations, government agencies, community leaders, policymakers, key thought leaders, men’s health experts, academic researchers, clinicians, PCORI, and writers to examine and make recommendations on identifying mental health and depression in boys and men.

There are nearly 46 million people in the US without health insurance. In New Jersey almost 15% of the population is uninsured. Please join Men’s Health Network on October 27, 2010 as we host lunch and a roundtable discussion addressing:
Who are in the uninsured in New Jersey;
Programs that are helping uninsured and under insured patients get access to medicine;
Role of community organizations

There are nearly 46 million people in the US without health insurance. In Florida more than 20% of the population is uninsured. Please join Men’s Health Network on June 30, 2010 as we host lunch and a roundtable discussion addressing:
Who are in the uninsured in Tampa Bay
Programs that are helping uninsured and under insured patients get access to medicine
The Role of community organizations

The first annual National Conference on Men’s Health was a resounding success and a strong beginning to what will become a regular event. Penn State University and the Men’s Health Network sought to further focus national attention on the health issues facing America’s men by bringing together the nation’s leading health advocates in a visible environment to network and share ideas.

Summit at Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on Feb 27-28, 2016. Speakers include: Jean Bonhomme, Thabiti Boone, Kenneth Braswell, Shanna Cox, Jay Fagan, Gerald Ford, Craig Garfield, Walter S. Gilliam, Derrick Gordon, Lisa Gordon, David Hunn, David Johnson, Jeffery M. Johnson, Milton Kotelchuck, Barbara Lacina, Raymond Levy, Stephen Martin, Erica Meade, Maisha Meminger, Ben O’dell, and more.

This important report summarizes discussion by representatives of over 40 public and
private sector organizations, patient advocates and clinical practitioners involved in
health care. Their dialogue focuses on how provider and provider organizations can
better serve the health and wellness needs of boys and men. The full paper can be
found at www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/Dialogue2.pdf

Examines the intersection of the needs and challenges for male health care consumers, health care providers, provider organizations, educators and program developers. On April 3, 2013 representatives of more than 40 organizations and public sector agencies came together at the invitation of Men’s Health Network as part of the Men’s Health Braintrust, Dialogue on Men’s Health series.

Brochure. Mantengase Involucrado! Usted puede Cambiar La Vida De Su Nino. Armin Brott es Mr. Papa. Es autor de seis libros de gran venta sobre como ser padre, y autor ademas del Blueprint for Men’s Health (Plan de Salud para el Hombre) de MHN. Sugerencias Para Padres: Como Ser Papa; Las mamas; los ninos; el soporte familiar; Attentions Dads; Armin Brott; fathers; Keywords: Hispanic; Latinos

Attentions Dads: Stay Involved! You Make a Difference in Your Child’s Life: brochure from the Men’s Health Network.

Tobacco: health issues

Stress related issues

Safety issues

Overweight and obesity

High blood pressure

Exercise and physical activity: Una de las mejores cosas que puedes hacer por su salud es mantenerte fisicamente activo. Una actividad fisica regular mejorar su salud, figura y su caracter.

Cholesterol information.

Cancer information

Aspectos conductuales de la depresion y la ansiedad en el hombre estadounidense: identificacion de areas para necesidades, practicas e investigaciones futuras centradas en los pacientes y orientadas a resultados – Resumen del informe de la conferencia – Men’s Health Network – www.MensHealthNetwork.org

brochure – Los hombres con alto riesgo (quienes tienen antecedentes familiares de cancer de prostata o son de origen afroamericano) deben someterse a examenes anuales de deteccion de cancer
de prostata a partir de los 40 anos, todos los demas, a partir de los 50 anos.

Brochure encourages women involvement in the health of Hispanic/Latino men & boys. Keywords: prevention; self-exams; prostate cancer; PCa, BPH; benign prostatic hyperplasia; prostatitis; bladder; smoking; erectile dysfunction; impotence; cardiovascular disease; testicular cancer; TCa; diabetes; skin cancer; low testosterone; colorectal cancer; depression; lung cancer; osteoporosis; breast cancer

Brochure. Testicular Self Exam How to conduct a self-exam and information about testicular cancer. Keywords: TCa; reproductive organs; testosterone; testicles; scrotum; black; African American; Hispanic; Latino; young men; lump; enlarged; groin; scrotal skin; epididymis; annual visits

Brochure. Get It Checked! Suggested checkups / tests for men and women. Discuss these with your physician. Keywords: pelvic,exam,menopause,rectal,TB,tuberculosis,polyps

MHN Brochure. Get It Checked! Calendario de Chequeos y Exámenes Preventivos, para Hombres y Mujeres, y por edad.

Brochure. Get it Checked! Information on periodic check-ups. Consulte con su proveedor de atencion medica sobre las ventajas de las examenes preventativas.
Palabras claves: Examenes, prostata, Cancer de la Prostata, colorectal, tetano, urinalisis, presion de sangre, hemoculto, tetanos, la testosterona, enfermedades transmitidas sexuales, osteoporosis, mamografia,el pecho, pelvico

Blueprint For Men’s Health: From Men’s Health Network written by Armin Brott and health experts covers most health issues.

Helping Our Children Cope With the War from the Mental Health Association

Grief and Loss: Tips for Military Families from the Mental Health Association

CPDR; Department of Defense; DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program; Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences; Henry M. Jackson Foundation; Walter Reed Army Medical Center; WRAMC; Tri-Service Multicenter Longitudinal National Prostate Cancer Outcome Database; Armed Services Institute of Pathology; AFIP

Women and the Draft: GAO 1998

By Congressmen Donald Payne, Jr.: HR 5986 amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men’s Health at the Health and Human Services to conduct, support, coordinate, and promote programs and activities to improve the state of men’s health in the United States, working with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the Office of Personnel Management.

Congressional briefing on Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer: The Patient Experience. Pat Sheffler, Reginold “HOLLYWOOD” Thompson, and Missy Peters discuss their experiences battling prostate cancer and breast cancer. William L. Dahut, M.D., CCR Scientific Director for Clinical Research, NCI provided an update on prostate cancer research and Armin Brott, MrDad.com, moderated.

Indian Health Service Director Roubideaux provided this analysis of HR 3590, the Affordable Health Act, following passage of the bill. The bill also reauthorized the Indian Health Service. The Office of Indian Men’s Health is found on page 2.

Congressional hearing. Statement of Karen Zinka, Men’s Health Network, July 13, 2011. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health. Keywords: Independent Payment Advisory Board; President Obama; Congress; Medicare Part D; Welcome to Medicare Physical; Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003; MMA; retire; seniors. Chronic disease

The facts are shocking. Males are born frailer, live sicker and die younger than their female counterparts. At conception, males outnumber females 115 to 100, yet at birth that ratio is 105 males to 100 females. At age 34, there are more women than men, and at the early retirement years of 65-69, there are 85 men for every 100 women. Men are more likely to live with and die from diseases.

Men face distinctive health issues. Life expectancy for men in the USA is about five years shorter than for women. Men visit healthcare providers less frequently than women. 1 in 3 American men suffers from a condition related to cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for men. Men are 4 times more likely to commit suicide. Wear Blue Day #ShowUsYourBlue

Response to the March 2010 committee hearing. Keywords: lethal; indolent; Office of Men’s Health; Tom Farrington; Prostate Cancer Health Education Network; PHEN; Betty Gallo; Women Against Prostate Cancer; WAPC; insurance; prostate-specific antigen; PSA; digital rectal exam; DRE; Prostate Cancer Research Program; PCRP; Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program; CDMRP; Department of Defense

Hearing: Congress – Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 3-4-10. Statement of the Prostate Cancer Roundtable. Malecare; Men’s Health Network; National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions; Prostate Cancer Foundation; Prostate Cancer Intl; Prostate Conditions Education Council; Prostate Health Education Network; Prostate Net; Us TOO; Women Against Prostate Cancer; ZERO

Hearing before the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 4, 2010. Men’s Health Network statement. Keywords: House of Representatives; LCA; Betty Gallo; Dean Gallo; Scott Williams; Theresa Morrow; Women Against Prostate Cancer; American Cancer Society; Thomas Farrington; James Mohler; Andrew Young; Otis Brawley

Hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 4, 2010.
Carolyn Best; Department of Defense; U.S. Army Medical Research; Otis Brawley; ACS; American Cancer Society; Thomas Farrington; PHEN; William Dahut; National Cancer Institute; NCI; Betty Gallo; Women Against Prostate Cancer; James Mohler; Andrew Young; United Nations; Faina Shtern; Steven Kaminsky; CPDR

Senator Boxer; prostate cancer; diagnosis; imaging; screening; research; education; treatment; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health; Secretary of Defense, mammography; Health Resources Services Administration, Minority Health; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; racial disparities; mortality rates; blood tests; in-vitro detection

Programs To Screen for Prostate Cancer; breast; cervical; Committee on Energy and Commerce; Public Health Service Act; title XIX; Social Security Act; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; HHS; demonstration projects; Medicaid; Medicare; men; women

November 7, 2009. HR 3962. Keywords: Nancy Pelosi; women’s health; Office of Minority Health; Medicare; beneficiary limits; health insurance; premium rate; qualified health plan; Public Health Service; wellness; health promotion; gun rights; patient protection; clinical trials; co-op plans; Federally-qualified health centers; abortion; Federal poverty level; Indian Health Service; dental; reform

November 7, 2009. HR 3962. Keywords: Nancy Pelosi; women’s health; Office of Minority Health; Medicare; beneficiary limits; health insurance; premium rate; qualified health plan; Public Health Service; wellness; health promotion; gun rights; patient protection; clinical trials; co-op plans; Federally-qualified health centers; abortion; Federal poverty level; Indian Health Service; dental; reform

December 24, 2009. Keywords: H R 3590; Harry Reid; women’s health; Office of Minority Health; Medicare; beneficiary limits; health insurance; premium rate; qualified health plan; Public Health Service; wellness; health promotion; gun rights; patient protection; clinical trials; co-op plans; Federally-qualified health centers; abortion; Federal poverty level; Indian Health Service; dental; reform

Congress; Senate Special Committee on Aging September 23, 1997; Bob Dole; Len Dawson; Bob watson; Betty Gallo; Ron Wyden; Robert Miller; David Mcleod; David Crawford; Richard Babaian; Charles Grassley; John Breaux; Richard Shelby; Susan Collins; Harry Reid; Thomas Holohan; Harold Sax; Veterans Affairs; New York Yankees; Men’s Health Network

Committee on Government Reform; House of Representatives; Betty Gallo; Dean Gallo; Dan Burton; Henry Waxman; Jeremy Geffen; Konrad Kail; Sophie Chen; Alan Thornton; CapCURE; National Prostate Cancer Coalition, Men’s Health Network; Andrew von Eschenbach; MD Anderson Cancer Treatment Center; American Cancer Society; Ian Thompson; University of Texas Health Science Center

December 2009. Keywords: H R 3590; Harry Reid; women’s health; Office of Minority Health; Medicare; beneficiary limits; health insurance; premium rate; qualified health plan; Public Health Service; wellness; health promotion; gun rights; patient protection; clinical trials; co-op plans; Federally-qualified health centers; abortion; Federal poverty level; Indian Health Service; dental; reform

Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation explanation of the penalties for failure to comply. Key words: HR 3962; health reform; individual mandate; taxpayer; tax liability; evade taxes; IRS; Internal Revenue Service; citizens; resident aliens; religious exemptions; criminal; civil; Thomas Barthold; House of Representatives

Scheduled for Markup By the Senate Committee on Finance on September 22, 2009. Keywords: Baucus; Grassley; Enzi; Harkin; public plan; insurance exchanges; shared responsibility; health care cooperatives; children’s health insurance program; SCHIP; Medicaid; Medicare; MACPAC; American Indians And Alaska Natives; women’s health; men’s health; reform

July 2009; health reform; President Obama; U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives; Affordable Health Choices Act; HELP; Finance; Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Education and Labor; insurance; public plan; USPSTF; U.S. Preventive services Task Force; screening; Medicare; Medicaid; Office of Women’s Health; Office of Minority Health; Surgeon General; HHS; IRS; poverty

Clinton; National Health Board; Medically Underserved Populations; poverty level; Medicare; Medicaid; COBRA; benefits package; individual mandate; donut hole; disparities; medical home; comprehensive benefit package; prostate cancer; breast cancer; regional alliance health plans; STDs; chlamydia; gonorrhea; women

Tri-Committee bill introduced July 14, 2009. Keywords: USPSTF; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; public plan; poverty level; Medicare; Medicaid; Health Benefits Advisory Committee; Insurance Exchange; benefits package; Comparative Effectiveness Research; individual mandate; donut hole; disparities; medical home; culturally sensitive; Health Choices Commissioner; prostate cancer; women; reform

July 14 12:51 pm version of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. Keywords: USPSTF; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; public plan; poverty level; Medicare; Medicaid; Health Benefits Advisory Committee; Insurance Exchange; benefits package; Comparative Effectiveness Research; individual mandate; donut hole; disparities; medical home; culturally sensitive; Health Choices Commissioner; reform

July 14 12:51 pm version of America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. Keywords: USPSTF; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; public plan; poverty level; Medicare; Medicaid; Health Benefits Advisory Committee; Insurance Exchange; benefits package; Comparative Effectiveness Research; individual mandate; donut hole; disparities; medical home; culturally sensitive; Health Choices Commissioner; reform

By Congressmen Hill and Murphy: amends the Public Health Service Act. Keywords: HHS; prostate cancer; PCa; PSA; testicular cancer; cholesterol; economic; employers; disability; life expectancy; mortality; prevention; African-American; Hispanic; HIV; AIDS; diabetes; colorectal cancer; mental health; CDC; veterans; Department of Defense; Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan; women; children; black

American Legislative Exchange Council. Keywords: legislative; exchange; council; office of men’s health; S. 1028; HR 1734; public health; men; families; ALEC; state; legislators; legislatures

American Legislative Exchange Council. Keywords: legislative; exchange; council; office of men’s health; S. 1028; HR 1734; public health; men; families; ALEC; state; legislators; legislatures

H.R. 1151; Men’s Health Network; House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Marsha Blackburn; Bobby Rush; Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program; CDMRP; Department of Defense; Ben Stiller; prostate cancer; testicular; breast; ovarian; depression; osteoporosis; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ; PCORI; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; NIDDK

Talking Points: Health Disparities, Men live sicker and die younger, Life Expectancy, Office of Men’s Health, Why create it?, What would it do?, What Effects – Health and quality of life improvement for men, boys, and their families, Healthier Men = Lower Medicare Costs, Men and boys need health information programs, Socialized resistance to asking for help, work constraints.

Hillary Clinton; Hillarycare; Jean Bonhomme; Kenneth Goldberg; National Health Board; Underserved Populations; Medicare; Medicaid; COBRA; benefits package; individual mandate; donut hole; disparities; medical home; comprehensive benefit package; prostate cancer; breast cancer; regional alliance health plans; STDs; Chlamydia; gonorrhea; women; undescended testicles; Papanicolaou smear; pelvic exams

HR 1440 by Representatives Fossella and Hill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men’s Health at HHS. Keywords: Congress; findings; men; prostate cancer; PSA; testicular cancer; cholesterol; economic; employers; disability; life expectancy; mortality; prevention; African-American; Hispanic; CDC; women; children; blacks

Bill to create an Office of Men’s Health at HHS. Keywords: Congress; findings; men, prostate cancer, PSA, testicular, cholesterol, economic, employers, disability, life expectancy, mortality, prevention, African-American, Hispanic, CDC, women, children; Cunningham; Latinos; blacks

S 640 by Senator Crapo to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men’s Health at HHS. Keywords: Congress; findings; men; prostate cancer; PSA; testicular cancer; cholesterol; economic; employers; disability; life expectancy; mortality; prevention; African-American; Hispanic; CDC; women; children; black

By Senator Crapo to create an Office of Men’s Health at HHS. Keywords: Congress; findings; men, prostate cancer, PSA, testicular, cholesterol, economic, employers, disability, life expectancy, mortality, prevention, African-American, Hispanic, CDC, women, children; Latinos; blacks

Congressman Vito Fossella of New York. Remarks in the Congressional Record, December 6, 2007. Keywords: Men’s Health Network; MHN; Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center; WAPC; Healthy Sunday; screening; Smoking Policy Symposium; summit; Louisiana Symposium on Men’s Health; Massachusetts Symposium on Men’s Health; Bethel A.M.E. Church

July 2007 House of Representatives, LHHS bill (p 303) provides for a decrease in prostate cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control from $14.09m down to $13.88m. Receiving increases are Breast & Cervical Cancer up $10.4m; Diabetes up $5.6m; Oral Health up $1.9m; TB up $18.2m; STDs up $53.9m; WISEWOMAN up $7.2m

Memorandum requiring “all executive departments and agencies to review every program, policy, and initiative that pertains to families to “engage and meaningfully include fathers”. There are ways for a flexible, responsive Government to help support men in their roles as fathers. Modify programs to explicitly include fathers and strengthen their involvement with their children.

Gregory Palumbo, Ph.D. – Congressional Testimony on the Fathers Count Act: Keywords; men; males; mothers; children; state agency; child support; custody; access; visitation

Testimony on fatherhood programs, child support, Bradley Amendment, and custody from the Detroit, Michigan Friend of the Court office.

AFC testimony on father involvement, visitation, child support, and child custody: by Stuart Miller

American Fathers Alliance – Congressional Testimony April 27, 1999 by Bill Harrington

MHN testimony on child support, the Bradley Amendment, fathers, and children.

Testimony of John Stoutimore on child support, modification, retroactive modification, the Bradley Amendment, father custody, child abuse, foster care, and child support enforcement.

Ways and Means, Human Resources Subcommittee Congresswoman Nancy Johnson, Opening Statement April 27, 1999, fatherhood hearings.

The President issues a Father’s Day proclamation each year honoring fathers for their contribution to the family. Father’s Day is the 3rd Sunday of June. A Mothers’ Day proclamation is also issued each year.

If this bill had been enacted, fatherhood programs covered by this legislation would have been required to: 1. Determine eligibility based on a father’s income minus his child support 2. Cancel child support arrears for fathers who enroll in a covered program 3. Establish & maintain regular contact between father & child 4. Modify existing child support orders to reflect father’s ability to pay.

SCR 8; fathers; families; healthy behaviors; academic achievement; physician check-ups; cancer; heart disease; stroke; COPD; diabetes; prostate cancer; Men’s Health Network

HB 2548; community outreach; healthy behaviors; medical checkups; healthy lifestyles; community workshops; family; fathers; cancer; heart disease; stroke; COPD; diabetes; prostate cancer; Men’s Health Network

Report which led to the creation of the NH Commission on the Status of Men. Developed by the legislature in response to a variety of concerns over the rapidly deteriorating status of men and boys in New Hampshire. Keywords: health; prostate; cancer; suicide; life expectancy; school; education; fatherlessness; divorce; separation

Men’s Health Network; United States Preventive Services Task Force; androgen deprivation therapy; CDC; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Affordable Care Act; PPACA; Medicare; bioavailable estrogen; Haentjens; Riggs; osteoporotic fracture; bone mass; testosterone; College of Physicians; National Osteoporosis Foundation; Endocrine Society; David Grogan

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Ask that NIDDK include a focus on men in its clinical trials and future research endeavors. In doing so, NIDDK can address health issues that directly affect men and improve their health outcomes. Therefore, we ask that NIDDK include the health needs of men, in addition to women, in their Strategic Plan for Research.

On behalf of Secretary Sebelius, Dir. Clancy response to Men’s Health Network; U. S. Preventive Services Task Force; Ana Fadich; family history; NCI; CDC; PSA; prostate specific antigen; African American; black; Agent Orange; Medicare; Medicaid; PLCO; Lung Colorectal Ovarian; American Indian; Alaska Native; Affordable Care Act; ERSPC; European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer

MHN; United States Preventive Services Task Force; Secretary Sebelius; Ana Fadich; family history; National Cancer Institute; CDC; PSA; prostate specific antigen; African American; black; Agent Orange; Medicare; Medicaid; PLCO; Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, Ovarian; Black Caucus; American Indian; Alaska Native; Affordable Care Act; ERSPC; European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer

Requesting that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) review the Grade D recommendation it published for both testicular self-examination (TSE) and clinical evaluation to screen for testicular cancer in asymptomatic males. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jmh.
Endorsed by:
Fadich / Giorgianni / Rovito / Pecchia / Bonhomme / Adams / Stephenson / Mesa-Morales / Scott Sparkes

Two bills combined, known collectively as Obamacare. Compilation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [As Amended Through May 1, 2010], Including Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Health-Related Portions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Prepared by the Office of the Legislative Counsel for the use of the U.S. House of Representatives, May 2010

Key words: MHN; United States Preventive Services Task Force; SEER; active surveillance; National Cancer Institute; CDC; PSA; prostate specific antigen; African American; black; Agent Orange; biopsy; Medicare; Medicaid; African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit; Congressional Black Caucus; American Indian; Alaska Native

MHN; United States Preventive Services Task Force; SEER; watchful waiting; active surveillance; Surveillance Research Program; National Cancer Institute; CDC; PSA; prostate specific antigen; African American; black; Agent Orange; biopsy; Affordable Care Act; PPACA; Medicare; Medicaid; Chlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins; CDDs; African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit; Congressional Black Caucus

Men’s Health Network (MHN) comments on the Implementation of the 988 National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018.

While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has done much to increase access to health care and preventive services, Men’s Health Network finds that unequivocal discrimination and gender inequities continue to exist. These inequities should be prohibited under Section 92.1, as males are being systematically excluded from numerous benefits which are granted to females. MHN’s suggested changes to the law.

Men’s Health Network comments on the USPSTF draft recommendation on Prevention of Tobacco Use in Children and Ddolescents.

CRS RS22090 March 23, 2005. Keywords: eligible employee; mother; father; spouse; son; daughter; parent; Supreme Court; Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.; Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs; Fourteenth Amendment

Many men face distinctive health issues. The life expectancy for men in the United States is about five years shorter than for women. Men visit their healthcare providers less frequently than women. 1 in 3 American men suffers from a condition related to cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for men. Men are 4 times more likely to commit suicide.

Draft research plan regarding Sexual Transmitted Infections Behavioral Counseling.
MHN agrees that STD counseling should be part of many healthcare visits, and a necessary component of a preventive healthcare visit, but there is little opportunity for men to receive counseling because the Affordable Care Act does not provide for regular preventive healthcare visits for men as it does for women.

Men’s Health Network; United States Preventive Services Task Force; androgen deprivation therapy; CDC; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Affordable Care Act; PPACA; Medicare; bioavailable estrogen; Haentjens; Riggs; osteoporotic fracture; bone mass; testosterone; College of Physicians; National Osteoporosis Foundation; Endocrine Society; Colin Stephenson; Felipe Mesa-Morales

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Recommendation Statement Skin Cancer Prevention Behavioral Counseling comments from Men’s Health Network

MHN comments on the Health and Human Services Strategic Plan for 2018-2022 submitted October 2017.

See the Men’s Health Network comments in this library. Disparities, health care; insurance; race; ethnicities; Medicaid; Medicare Fee-167 For-Service; Medicare Advantage; Prescription Drug Plans; consumer costs

USPSTF; benefits; harms; AHRQ; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; primary care; Grade Definitions

GAO-04-219. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. GAO analysis of the management team effort to undergo a structural change designed to provide a new approach to managing the agency’s public health work. Keywords: communicable; chronic; malaria; acute respiratory syndrome; SARS; monkeypox; West Nile virus; heart; cancer; diabetes; immunization; environmental; occupational; ATSDR

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Sixth Annual Report to Congress; Affordable Care Act; screening; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Tobacco Smoking Cessation; Electronic Nicotine; Vitamin Supplementation Nutrients; Multivitamins; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Aspirin; Colorectal Cancer; Skin Cancer; American Indians; Alaska Natives; Cervical Cancer; Hispanic; African American

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Sixth Annual Report to Congress; Affordable Care Act; screening; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Tobacco Smoking Cessation; Electronic Nicotine; Vitamin Supplementation Nutrients; Multivitamins; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Aspirin; Colorectal Cancer; Skin Cancer; American Indians; Alaska Natives; Cervical Cancer; Hispanic; African American

Draft legislation to replace HR 1151. US Preventive Services Task Force; AHRQ; Marsha Blackburn; Michael Burgess; Leonard Lance; Joseph Pitts; Brett Guthrie; John Shimkus; Tim Murphy, Chris Collins; Larry Bucshon; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo; John Lynch; American Urology Association; AUA; Georgetown University; John Meigs; American Academy of Family Physicians; AAFP

Explains new Administration policy changes. Keywords: Federal agencies; Attorney General; Ashcroft; Reno; DOJ; Department of Justice; ISOO; Information Security Oversight Office; OIP; Office of Information and Privacy; presumption of disclosure

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FY 2017 budget request eliminates funding for prostate cancer activities and reduces other key cancer programs. Keywords: President Obama; Men’s Health Network; MHN; doctors; physicians; health care providers; informed decision making; screening; treatment; Breast and Cervical; colorectal; Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FY 2017 budget request eliminates funding for prostate cancer activities. Keywords: President Obama; Men’s Health Network; MHN; doctors; physicians; health care providers; informed decision making; screening; treatment; National Program of Cancer Registries

National Quality Forum; NQF; MUC15-1019; Non-Recommended PSA-Based Screening; Prostate-Specific Antigen; prostate cancer; Medicare; Medicaid; United States Preventive Services Task Force; USPSTF; D recommendation; active surveillance; watchful waiting; American Urological Association; American Cancer Society; National Comprehensive Cancer Network; metric; Benjamin Davies MD; Forbes

Albert Siu; Men’s Health Network; United States Preventive Services Task Force; PSA; prostate specific antigen; Agent Orange; World Trade Center; androgen deprivation therapy; watchful waiting; active surveillance; National Cancer Institute; CDC; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; high risk; radical prostatectomy; African American; black; Affordable Care Act; PPACA; Medicare

Letter to Secretary Sebelius at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
MHN requests further information regarding whether:
a) condoms will be among the contraceptive options that health insurance
will be required to cover, and
b) whether HHS has considered expanding this coverage to include men.
http://www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines
http://youtu.be/UmYQD6cdZPM?t=4m23s

Mathematica Policy Research; Non-Recommended Prostate-Specific Antigen PSA-Based Screening; prostate cancer; Medicare; Medicaid; United States Preventive Services Task Force; USPSTF; D recommendation; active surveillance; watchful waiting; American Urological Association; American Cancer Society; National Comprehensive Cancer Network; quality metric; Benjamin Davies MD; Forbes; CT scans

While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has done much to increase access to health care and preventive services, Men’s Health Network finds that unequivocal discrimination and gender inequities continue to exist. These inequities should be prohibited under Section 92.1, as males are being systematically excluded from numerous benefits which are granted to females.
Details MHN’s changes to the law.

CDC FY 2016 budget request. Keywords: breast and Cervical; colorectal cancer; Men’s Health Network; MHN; doctors; physicians; health care providers; informed decision making; screening; treatment; National Program of Cancer Registries; HIV; AIDS; STIs; STDs; WISEWOMAN; heart disease; stroke; autism; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Muscular Dystrophy; Spina Bifida; Million Hearts; obesity; motherhood

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FY 2016 budget request eliminates funding for prostate cancer activities. Keywords: President Obama; Men’s Health Network; MHN; doctors; physicians; health care providers; informed decision making; screening; treatment; National Program of Cancer Registries

PCa awareness proclamation from the President of the USA, Barack Obama, issued yearly. Keywords: research; diagnosis; screening; prevention; National Institutes of Health; NIH; Department of Defense; DoD; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; September

Senate Resolution 538 recognizing Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Led by the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus, Prostate Cancer Task Force, the U.S. House of Representatives designates September 2020 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. September is also Prostate Health Month.

Nonpharmaceutical interventions, which will be called community mitigation strategies in this document, often are the most readily available interventions to help slow transmission of the virus in communities. Community mitigation is a set of actions that can be taken to help slow the spread of respiratory virus infections. This is especially important before a vaccine or drug becomes available.

Keeping safe in the workplace, at school, and at home. advice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Use of Medicare Preventive Benefits. Downloaded from the CMS web site November 2010. 2008 National Demographic Data By Rates, By Persons Served, and By Expenditures. Includes data on Influenza Immunization, Pneumococcal Vaccination, Mammography, Pap Test, Screenings for Prostate Cancer, Diabetes, & Cardiovascular Disease. Medicare Data/Information. Grouped by Gender, Age, and Race/Ethnicity.

October 2004. Oncology Nursing Society; ONS; Perfect Storm: More People with Cancer and Fewer Nurses to Care for Them; nursing schools; Ilisa M. Halpern, MPP; Christine K. Williams, MA

A few important changes to health insurance law. Keywords: health reform; Young Adult Coverage; parents; children; 26 years old; sons; preexisting conditions; coverage; plan year; preventive services; cholesterol; diabetes; prostate cancer; breast cancer; providers; doctor; emergency room; primary care provider; OB-GYN; obstetrical; gynecological; grandfathered

preventive screenings; USPSTF; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; vaccines; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; women; men; children; prostate cancer; breast; aneurysm; alcohol; pregnant; aspirin; blood pressure; cholesterol: colorectal; chemo; dental caries; depression; mammography; Chlamydia; cervical; diabetes; folic acid; gonorrhea; hepatitis B; HIV; syphilis; STIs; STDs

My Administration continues to push for groundbreaking discoveries and innovative treatments to end cancer as we know it. That is why I am working to create an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health at the National Institutes of Health — or ARPA-H — which would invest 6.5 billion dollars to develop breakthroughs that prevent, detect, and treat cancer and other deadly diseases.

OVAC, a broad coalition of cancer-related organizations, works in support of federally funded programs engaged in fighting cancer. Members meet yearly to determine, based on their experiences, what funding levels would best meet the needs of the public. Keywords: Centers for Disease Control; CDC; National Cancer Institute; NCI; National Institutes of Health; NIH; prostate; cervical; breast

DC appeals court upholds patient’s right to the best treatment as prescribed by her physician. Keywords: LCA; CMS; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Part B; Health and Human Services; DuoNeb; reasonable and necessary; Hays v Leavitt; mandatory reimbursement formulas; Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System; HCPCS; Court of Appeals; District of Columbia; Tatel; Kavanaugh, Randolph

This resolution passed during the meetings of the Democratic National Committee September 10-12, 2009 in Austin, Texas. Keywords: DNC; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; DRE; digital rectal exam; Gleason score; American Urology Association; Senator Chris Dodd; diagnostic tools; detection; treatment protocol

Spending on women’s health programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC spends slightly less than $14 million each year on prostate cancer information programs. Keywords: Office on Women’s Health; budget; cancer; reproductive; pregnancy; diabetes; WISEWOMAN; violence; mental health; statistics; global; AIDS; HIV; obesity; cross-cutting; neurologic; muscular; bone

Spending on women’s health programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC spends slightly less than $14 million each year on prostate cancer information programs. Keywords: Office on Women’s Health; cancer; reproductive; pregnancy; diabetes; WISEWOMAN; violence; mental health; statistics; global; AIDS; HIV; obesity; cross-cutting; neurologic; muscular; bone

Men’s Health Network (MHN) & the Men’s Health Caucus of the American Public Health Association (APHA): There is a silent health crisis in America. Men live sicker and die sooner than their female counterparts, dying at higher rates from 9 of the top 10 causes of death. Comments focus on three areas: Address Gender and Other Disparities, Establish Specific goals, and Establish Education goals.

Services available as of 2015 include – prostate; breast; colorectal; colo-rectal; cancer; heart; diabetes; cardiovascular; depression; HIV; influenza; smoking; pelvic

A National Phone and Direct Mail Survey: State Public Health Departments Access to
Care, Health Information, and Education Outreach for Both Men’s & Women’s Health. Objectives, Population Comparisons, and Survey Methods. The survey results highlight the need for concrete plans and policies to address these unmet needs and under-served populations.

Executive Summary; Thomas R. Frieden; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; Vivek H. Murthy; National Youth Tobacco Survey; NYTS; National Adult Tobacco Survey; NATS; E-pipe; E-cigar; nicotine; carbonyl compounds; e-cigs; cigalikes; e-hookahs; mods; vape pens; vapes; tank systems; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; HHS

Monitoring Adherence to the NIH Policy on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research 2005-06. NIH must report to Congress the number of men, women, and minorities involved in clinical research. Keywords: research; sex; male; female; Hispanic; black; African American; domestic; foreign; Office of Women’s Health

Monitoring Adherence to the NIH Policy on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research 2004-05. NIH must report to Congress the number of men, women, and minorities involved in clinical research. Keywords: research; sex; male; female; Hispanic; black; African American; domestic; foreign; Office of Women’s Health

Example of a TCa awareness proclamation for your governor or mayor. Keywords: self exam; research; diagnosis; screening; prevention; National Institutes of Health; NIH; mortality; deaths; incidence; African American; black; family history; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; April

Suicide awareness proclamation from the President of the United States, issued yearly. Keywords: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act; depression; National Institute of Mental Health; NIMH; research; screening; prevention; Your Head An Owner’s Manual; Men’s Health Network; MHN

PCa awareness proclamation from the President of the USA, George Bush, issued yearly following passage of House and Senate resolutions asking the President to issue the proclamation. Keywords: HealthierUS; diagnosis; screening; prevention

National Association of County and City Health Offices. Keywords: Men; male; morbidity; mortality; race; ethnic; socioeconomic; prevention; treatment; screening; biological; epidemiologic; social science; ethnographic; research modalities; multifactoral etiology

National Library of Medicine. NIH TOXNET: The health effects of ingredients in common household products. Keywords: Tox Town; schools; factories; chemicals; manufacturer; toxicology; pesticides; ingredient; poison; harmful; children

Draft Executive Summary. National Opinion Research Center; HHS; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; ODPHP; Office of Public Health and Science; OPHS; Physical Activity; Nutrition; Tobacco; Alcohol and Substance Abuse; Sexual and Reproductive Health; Mental Health; Injury and Violence Prevention; Occupational Safety and Health; Environmental Health; Oral Health; Preventive Services

HHS provides these guidelines for public comments. Keywords: HP 2020; men; women; health; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Healthy People 2020 Objectives; Department of Health and Human Services

One Voice Against Cancer; National Cancer Institute; NCI; Professional Judgment Budget; Center for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; Food and Drug Administration; FDA; Congress; research; biomedical inflation; skin; prostate; colon; ovarian; blood; breast and cervical program; Cancer Registries; Comprehensive Cancer Control; gynecologic; Geraldine Ferraro; Johanna’s Law

National Institutes of Health: Funding levels for various diseases, conditions, and research. Clinical trials, prostate cancer; breast cancer; women’s health; ADD; Agent Orange; aging; autism; cervical; child abuse; colo-rectal; depression; diabetes; disparities; estrogen; fetal alcohol syndrome; heart; herpes; homelessness; HPV; liver; lung; minority; STDs; violence against women; global warming

Example of a PCa awareness proclamation for your governor or mayor. Keywords: Prostate Health Guide; research; diagnosis; screening; prevention; National Institutes of Health; NIH; mortality; deaths; incidence; African American; black; family history; Agent Orange; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; September

Prior Authorization; Janssen; healthcare provider; CMS; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Part D; State Health Insurance Assistance Program; SHIP

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; ACA; Secretary; Health and Human Services; HHS; essential health benefits; EHB; Benchmark Plans; qualified health plan; issuers; Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; prostate cancer screening; hormone replacement therapy for women; HRT; off-label drug use; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; CMS; HMO; small group plan; state employee plan

President Trump stated, “I join my fellow Americans in supporting those who battle prostate cancer and reaffirm our Nation’s commitment to making this a world free from cancer. In fighting prostate cancer, we are still mindful that it remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men. I encourage men to talk with their healthcare providers about their risk for prostate cancer.”

MHN was featured in the 1999 HHS press release announcing a men’s health addition to healthfinder: “Surgeon General David Satcher today unveiled new features and services oriented to men’s heath at www.healthfinder.gov…”

Washington DC Commission on Black Men and Boys – Eleanor Holmes Norton – Men’s Health Network, MHN

Brandon Leonard; Men’s Health Network; MHN; Health HIV; Veteran’s Health Council; federal; Census Bureau; men; women; Federal Poverty Level; 133%; screening; tests; STD; blood pressure; cholesterol; glucose; breast; prostate cancer; skin; immunizations; spirometry; mental health; smoking; dentist; dental. Drugs; teeth; Medicare

Delaware – Commissioner for Men’s Health – a Bill in 2001

MHN submits that there needs to be a preventive services package for men, and that those proposed services have the ability to enhance or compliment the services for women. Preventive services for men should include: Screenings for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Prostate Cancer. Also, Well-Man Visits and HPV vaccines. Data from CDC, SEER, NCI, American Cancer Society, U.S. Dept of Veteran Affairs.

men; males; boys; women; adults; disparities; black; African-American; life expectancy; family; prostate; diabetes; cancer; testicular; heart attack; disease; cardiovascular; ischemic; myocardial infarction; strokes; suicide; homicide; COPD; pneumonia; influenza; rape; sexual assault; intercourse; STDs; STIs; workplace; occupational; pneumoconiosis; injuries; high risk; sexual abuse; fatalities

Free clinic for uninsured men in Baltimore, Maryland. Keywords: males; boys; Alphonso Gibbs; health insurance; underinsured; poverty; inmates; jail; prisoners; Druid Health Center; dental services; domestic violence; sexually transmitted infections; STIs; STDs; HIV; AIDS; suicide; NIJ; Journal of Urban Health

New Hampshire Legislative Committee on the Status of Men

Legislation establishing the first commission on men’s health. Keywords: men; males; boys; family; prostate; diabetes; cancer; testicular; heart; cardiovascular; Men’s Health Network

This report by the California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, examines gender disparities in age-adjusted death rates for leading causes of death during the period 1990-2001, and provides data for five major racial and ethnic populations.

CRS RL33784. Dated January 8, 2007. A more current report may be made available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; federal minimum wage; hourly wage; poverty; men; women; white; black; Hispanics; spouses; married-couple families; single parents; teenagers; Current Population Survey; Bureau of Labor Statistics; part-time; high school degree; nativity; foreign-born

Dated September 17, 2007. A more current report may be made available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; OECD; price and quantity; cancer; AIDS; obesity; lifestyles; doctor visits; hospital utilization, medical technologies; invasive procedures; bypasses; life expectancy; mortality rates; wait times; surgery; physician; pharmaceuticals

Dated September 7, 2007. Explains changes to lobby and ethics rules. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. From the report: Significant changes were made by Congress to the current lobbying laws, and to internal House and Senate rules on ethics and procedures, by the passage of S. 1, 110th Congress, and the adoption of H.Res. 6, 110th Congress.

Dated November 20, 2007. From the report: This report will be updated if circumstances warrant a revision. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, 2007; S. 1; P.L. 110-81; unanimous consent agreements; filibusters; secret or anonymous holds; Notice of Objecting to Proceeding

CRS RL33387. April 20, 2006. The report may be updated every two years. Congressional Research Service; baby boom generation; retirees; Social Security; personal savings; elderly; racially and ethnically diverse; pensions; personal savings; income; Labor Force Participation Rates; employment rates; men; women; marital status; educational attainment; annual income; household; life expectancy

CRS RL34076. Dated November 23, 2007. A more current report may be available. Congress. Congressional Research Service. From the report: This legislation provides discretionary funds for three major federal departments and 14 related agencies. The report, which will be updated, summarizes L-HHS-ED discretionary funding issues but not authorization or entitlement issues.

Process for Adjusting Pay and Current Salaries. CRS RL33245. Dated January 23, 2006. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Senate; House of Representatives; Speaker; Vice President; Executive Schedule; Senior Executive Service; senior-level; SL; scientific and professional; ST; Employment Cost Index; ECI; federal justices and judges; General Schedule Grade GS-15

Dated January 26, 2004. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Senate; House of Representatives; Speaker; Vice President; outside earned income; honoraria; retirement benefits; office expenses; officers and officials; Senate Select Committee on Ethics; House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; living expenses; Federal Employees Health Benefits; Group Life Insurance Program

1789-2006. CRS 97-1011 GOV. October 31, 2005. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Senate; House of Representatives; automatic annual adjustment; stand-alone legislation; quadrennial salary commission; Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries; P.L. 90-206; Ethics Reform Act of 1989; P.L. 101-194); P.L. 94-82; Employment Cost Index; salary history

Dated July 14, 2004. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current CRS report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; presidential election process; presidential electors; general election; state elections; Supreme Court; 17th Amendment; Senate; House of Representatives; delegate power; delegate authority

CRS RS20273. Dated September 8, 2003. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current CRS report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; presidential election process: general election; members of the electoral college; electors; deadlock; decennial census; presidential succession; Constitutional Convention of 1787; president; vice-president

“And New Initiatives as follow-up to the UN 4th World Conference on Women: Keywords: HHS, Welfare reform, domestic violence, employment, equal opportunity, family, children, Beijing, reproductive rights, abortion, poverty, minority, men

CRS RL30804. January 21, 2001. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current CRS report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; presidential election process: general election; members of the electoral college; electors; deadlock; decennial census; presidential succession; Constitutional Convention of 1787; president; vice-president

April 17, 2000. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current CRS report may be available and was expected for 2004. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; presidential election process: pre-nomination; primaries; caucuses; delegates; national nominating conventions; general election; members of the electoral college

June 25, 2004. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current CRS report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Ethics Reform Act of 1989; Employment Cost Index; ECI; pay rate adjustments for the General Schedule; GS; P.L. 107-296; Senior Executive Service; SES; President; Vice-President; Speaker; Majority Leader; Minority Leader

October 19, 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Higher Education Act of 1965; P.L. 89-329; Title IV; U.S. Department of Education; postsecondary education; low-income; Higher Education Amendments of 1998; P.L. 105-244; Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007; P.L. 110-51

October 19, 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Higher Education Act of 1965; P.L. 89-329; Title IV; U.S. Department of Education; postsecondary education; low-income; Higher Education Amendments of 1998; P.L. 105-244; Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007; P.L. 110-51

CRS RS22753. November 8, 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; TANF; financial; noncustodial parents; welfare; CSE; CSE program enacted in 1975 (P.L. 93-647); P.L. 105-200, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998; paternity; P.L. 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; fathers; mothers

CRS RL34203. Dated October 5, 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; TANF; financial; noncustodial parents; welfare; CSE; P.L. 105-200, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998; paternity; past-due; data quality standards; P.L. 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; fathers; mothers

CRS RL34203, summary. October 5, 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; TANF; financial; noncustodial parents; welfare; CSE; P.L. 105-200, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998; paternity; past-due; data quality standards; P.L. 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; fathers; mothers

obesity; Department of State Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator; OGAC; NCIPC; DIPR; Statistic Problems; Fraud; Morale Office ; Thomas R. Harkin Global Communications Center; Arlen Specter Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center; light shows; Porn Stars; Prostitute Tips; Transgender Beauty Contests; AIDS; HIV; syphilis; guns; Drag Contest; plasma televisions; misuse funds; bonuses

The House may alter these rules at any time, so more current rules may be in effect. Some rules may be found on the committee website: www.house.gov/ethics . Keywords: ethics; House Rule 25; lobbyist; gifts; foreign agents; retains; employs; advocacy groups; nonprofit; charitable organization; Member; staff; employee; $50; examples; lunch; pizzas; Nationals game; exceptions; nominal value

The House may alter these rules at any time, so more current rules may be in effect. Some rules may be found on the committee website: www.house.gov/ethics . Keywords: ethics; Code of Official Conduct; House Rule XXIII; House Rule XXI; limited tax benefit; limited tariff benefit; member; member’s spouse; Standards Committee; financial interest; political contribution; illegal gratuities; bribery

Dated March 14, 2007. The House may alter these rules at any time, so more current rules may be in effect. Some rules may be found on the committee website: www.house.gov/ethics . Keywords: ethics; lobbyist; lobbying; gifts; travel; trip; planning; organizing; requesting; arranging; Representational Allowance; Private Sponsor Travel Certification Form; Privately Sponsored Travel Approval Form

Dated Aug. 2006. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; aging; black; white; males; females; age-adjusted death rates; racial disparity; historical trends; causes of death; access to health care; insurance; behavioral risk factors; genetic factors; X X; X Y; chromosomes; Tay-Sachs Disease; Ashkenazi Jews; morbidity; mortality; socioeconomic; Stindl; sexual size dimorphism, SSD; telomeres

Dated May 2005. Analysis of proposed changes in the Senate’s “pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO) rule and efforts to establish a similar rule in the House.

A Brief Overview. CRS RL33850. The House’s PAYGO rule requires that legislation affecting direct spending or revenues must not increase the deficit (or reduce the surplus) over a six-year period, including the current year, the upcoming fiscal year, and the four following fiscal years, as well as an 11-year period (the previously cited period and the ensuing five fiscal years).

RL33845. Jan. 2007. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; aging; “baby boom” generation; personal savings; employer-sponsored retirement plans; defined benefit pensions; defined contribution plans; householder; married; elderly; racially and ethnically diverse; Demographic Profile; Social Security benefits; Labor Force Participation Rates; Phased Retirement; Monte Carlo; household; men; women

CRS RL33387. April 20, 2006. The report may be updated every two years. Congressional Research Service; baby boom generation; retirees; Social Security; personal savings; elderly; racially and ethnically diverse; pensions; personal savings; income; Labor Force Participation Rates; employment rates; men; women; marital status; educational attainment; annual income; household; life expectancy

Dated Sept. 2006. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; “baby boom” generation; Social Security benefits; Labor Force Participation Rates; Phased Retirement; 401(k) Plans; unemployment rate; men; women; adults; poverty

CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; civilian unemployment rate; “hollowing out”; hourly wage; lower-wage; part-time; full-time; workers; men; women; Gini Coefficient; Lorenz Curves; Macroeconomic Policies; Earned Income Tax Credit; EITC; Child Tax Credit; CTC

Dated Feb. 2007. Rights of the of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; American Samoa; District of Columbia; Guam; U.S. Virgin Islands; territories; properties; “not Members of Congress, and do not enjoy all the same parliamentary rights as Members”

Dated January 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; health care costs; public spending; international; moral hazard; information technology; risk pools; COBRA; copayments; deductibles; HIPAA; Federal budget; pricing; quality

A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2006. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; Citizens’ Commission on Public Service and Compensation; Senators; Representatives; historical

Dated Sept. 2006. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; ethics; lobbyist; lobbying; resources; disclosures; federal; states; FARA Registration Unit Public Office; Legislative Information System; American League of Lobbyists; Capital Source; Center for Responsive Politics; Encyclopedia of Associations

Dated Jan. 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; ethics; lobbyist; lobbying; activist; direct; indirect; disclosures; federal; states

Congressional Research Service; human embryonic stem cells; cloned embryos; human reproductive cloning; Ruakura Research Center; Roslin Institute; Edinburgh; Dolly; antithrombin III; ATIII; Geron Corporation; Advanced Cell Therapeutics; PPL Therapeutics; Texas A&M; Genetic Savings and Clone; Clonaid; Northwest Equine Reproduction Laboratory; National Bioethics Advisory Commission

CRS; human embryonic stem cells; cloned embryos; human reproductive cloning; NIH Human Embryo Research Panel; therapeutic; somatic cell nuclear transfer; SCNT; Roslin Institute in Edinburgh; Dolly; South Korea; Seoul National University; Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority; HFEA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute; Advanced Cell Technology; ACT; egg procurement

Dated Jan. 2007. The House may alter these rules at any time, so more current rules may be in effect. Keywords: ethics; lobbyist; lobbying; gifts; travel; exceptions; widely attended gathering; food; tickets; full face value; de minimis; honoraria; contingency fees; contributions; client; disclosure; earmark; conference committee; K-Street Project

Dated Jan. 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; ethics; lobbyist; lobbying; gifts; travel; exceptions; widely attended gathering; food; tickets; full face value; de minimis; honoraria; contingency fees; contributions; client; disclosure; bribery; fraud

CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Lobbying Congress: An Overview of Legal Provisions and Congressional Ethics Rules. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; ethics; lobbyist; lobbying; gifts; travel; exceptions; widely attended gathering; food; tickets; full face value; de minimis; honoraria; contingency fees; bribery; fraud

Dated Jan. 2007. CRS regularly issues new reports on key issues, so a more current report may be available. Acceptance of Gifts by Members and Employees of the House of Representatives Under New Ethics Rules of the 110th Congress. Keywords: Congressional Research Service; ethics; lobbyist; lobbying; gifts; travel; exceptions; widely attended gathering; food; tickets; full face value; de minimis

U.S. Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Office of Justice Programs. NCJ 214262. Keywords: boys, girls, DOJ, BJS, school violence, violence, crime, gangs, injuries, deaths, discipline, drugs, bullying, racism, prejudice, hate, fights, weapons, alcohol, marijuana, fear, safety, safe schools, security

U.S. Department of Education. NCES 2007-024. Keywords: boys; girls; dropout rates, motivation, engagement, graduation, high school, income, completion rates, status dropouts, event dropouts, graduation rates

Flyer. Boys and Schools project. Keywords: boys; girls; men; women; males; females; children; adolescents; overweight; type 2 diabetes; respiratory allergies; asthma; chronic health conditions; health care professional

Flyer. Boys and Schools project. Keywords: boys; girls; men; women; males; females; Latino; Latina; children; adolescents; suicide rates; socio-emotional; counseling; depression; dysthymia; anxiety disorder; antisocial disorder; substance abuse; inadequate maternal supervision; unloved; pessimistic; hopeless; bipolar disorder; delusional

Flyer. Boys and Schools project. Boys and Schools project. Keywords: boys; girls; men; women; males; females; Latino; Latina; teachers; schools; reading; writing; assessments; skills; minorities; African-American; Hispanic; Canada; France; Germany; Japan; UK; Great Britain; blacks

Flyer. Boys and Schools project. Keywords: boys; girls; men; women; males; females; toddlers; teachers; schools; mental retardation; ADHD; ADD

Flyer. Keywords: boys; girls; men; women; males; females; puberty; adolescence; emotion; testosterone; physical aggression; competition; competitive; self-assertion; self-reliance; amygdale; frontal lobe; left hemisphere; Broca’s area; abstract; spatial relationships; verbal communication; neurotransmitters; brain stem; womb; cortex; preschool; kindergarten; elementary; IQ; motor skills; language

Flyer. Boys and Schools project. Keywords: boys; girls; teachers; schools; high school students; fear; fight; threaten; crime; alcohol; drugs; weapon; depression; isolation; low self-esteem; illness

Flyer. Boys and Schools project. Keywords: boys; girls; men; women; males; females; schools; reading proficiency; writing proficiency; math; science; achievement; learning disabilities; high school dropouts; college; sports; undergraduates; graduation rates; ADHD; ADD; suicide; bullying; crime; alcohol; drugs; weapon

“The existence of a ‘boy crisis’ in the United States is a topic of public policy debate. This study examines the state of American boyhood, using not only the commonly reviewed indicators of school achievement but also mental health, premature death, injury, delinquency, and arrests.”

Strategies for Success; Jean Bonhomme MD MPH; Men’s Health Network; schools; gender; fathers; mothers; girls; teachers; classroom; literacy; Hispanic; African-American; U.S. Department of Education; ADHD; learning disorders; suicide; high-risk behaviors; drugs; alcohol; bullying; academic achievement; socioeconomic; ethnic; testosterone; Broca’s Area; Wernicke’s Area; amygdale; aggression; blacks

It’s not that boys are all illiterate…it’s more an expression of frustration from parents and teachers who notice a lack of interest in reading in boys. Keywords: gender; girls; males; females; illiterate; reading proficiency tests; 12th-grade; college; national assessments; literacy; language skills; test scores; grades; Green Eggs and Ham; Narnia; Horatio Hornblower; graduate

Gender differences in language development. Keywords: males; females; literacy; brain; language; grammatical structures; frontal lobe; left hemisphere; Broca’s area; verbal communications skills; toddlers; preschool; kindergarten; elementary school; reading; math; motor skills; foreign languages; remedial; writing; Shakespeare; Cicero; spatial relationships; mathematics; science; intelligence

Education Week. Michelle R. Davis. Gender Gap in GPAs Seen as Linked to Self-Discipline. Keywords: boys; girls; males; females; grades; self-discipline; schoolwork; Journal of Educational Psychology; attendance; test scores; IQ; homework; Madden 2007; standardized test scores; higher; Jo Ann Rodkey; Woodward Avenue Elementary; Florida; single-sex classes; co-ed classes

Young boys are notoriously bad at remaining still and quiet for sustained periods of time. Keywords: girls; males; females; mimes; living sculpture; school; youngsters; finger-painting; 3-year-old son; dances biological niece; teachers; PE; physical education classes; restless; recess

Boys’ learning style and what practices help or hinder them in their schooling; might girls also benefit from the same approach? Deseret Morning News. Alison Snyder. Smart boys, bad grades?. Keywords: males; females; gender bias; grading; risky behavior; video games; Pamela Anderson; nerds; grades; school; homework; class assignments; bad grades; failing; handicap

boys; girls; men; women; males; females; video games; moms; girlfriends; widows; World of Warcraft; homework; studying habits; hobbies; socialize; virtual social interaction; book; recreational reading; sci-fi; Tolkien

A recent study to be published in the Journal of Adolescence reports that teenage boys are more motivated by love and a desire for relationships than by sex when it comes to dating. Tara Parker-Pope; Inside the Mind of the Boy Dating Your Daughter.; New York Times. Keywords: teenage; girls; males; females; men; women; sons; daughters; relationships romantic; stereotypes

Solid evidence regarding the different ways that girls and boys process language. Science Daily. Boys’ And Girls’ Brains Are Different: Gender Differences In Language Appear Biological. Google Maps; GPS; satellite mapping; male; female; men; women; husband; wife; directions; Mexican restaurant; margaritas; Oak Street; visual; auditory; navigators

Nancy Gibbs. Affirmative Action for Boys. Time Magazine. Keywords: girls; males; females; men; women; dizziness; incontinence; academically; college undergraduates; national average; colleges; students

New scientist. Ewen Callaway. Male Monkeys Prefer Boys’ Toys. Keywords: play; son; daughter; males; females; men; women; stegosaurus fight a Disney movie; socialization; nature versus nurture; stereotypes; trucks; gendered toys; biological basis; play preferences; GI Joe; stay-at-home dads; Barbie; Ken

Eric Shapiro, a high school student at the time this article was written, investigated the connection between media and self-image in adolescent boys as part of a research project for New Jersey’s ROGATE program for gifted students. Keywords: Resources Offered for Gifted and Talented Education; National Talent Network; television; TV; Pauline Bergstein; Malia Boom; Arnold Rabinowitz

Flyer. Boys and Schools project. Keywords: drop out; repeat a grade; suspended; expelled; preschool; pre-school; high-school dropouts; college undergraduates; graduates; bachelor’s degree; master’s degree; PhD; boys; girls; men; women

Flyer. Boys and Schools project. Keywords: high school sports; extracurricular activity; Advanced Placement exams; SAT; GPA; seniors; failure; boredom; males; females

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, July 2003. Keywords: mother; teacher; education; children; child care; kindergarten; assertive, disobedient, aggressive; bragging; boasting; cruel; cruelty, bullying; fights; lying; cheating; screams

National Center for Education Statistics; Department of Education; kindergarten enrollment; elementary education; high school; college; bachelor’s degree; undergraduate; men; boys; females; males; school; college; reading; mathematics; science; geography; victimization; violence; obesity; alcohol; grade retention; athletics; work; childbearing teens

Information on Training, Placements, and Wages of Male and Female Participants. GAO-HRD 89-152FS: 1989. Males-higher skill -females-moderate skill. Women-clerical/typist, secretarial, men-custodial, machine operator, or laborer positions.

Status of Efforts to Promote Gender Equity: GAO-HEHS-97-10: 1996. Includes an analysis of complaints and compliance investigations.

May 2000. More than 50% of participants in NIH funded research studies in 1997 were women. Health spending 1993-99 grew 39% for women & 23% for men. Keywords:

Distribution of Male and Female Employees In Four Federal Classification Systems: GGD-85-20: 1984

Ronald K. Henry, Esq.
The foster care system in the United States is broken. The financial incentives are wrong. The consequences for children are wrong.
The purpose of my testimony is to demonstrate to you that the foster care caseload can also be reduced by paying attention to those children who do not need to go through the front door of entry into the foster care system at all.

Men’s Health Network testimony. Urging the subcommittee to adopt three important improvements to the foster-care adoption system:
1. Foster Care Alternatives Must be Considered First
2. Requiring Professional Standards
3. Reporting Requirements

Federal Register; Department of Health and Human Services; poverty threshold; Census Bureau; Mollie Orshansky; Social Security Administration; poverty level; Institute for Research on Poverty; Office of Economic Opportunity; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; TANF; Supplemental Security Income; Earned Income Tax Credit; EITC

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes – for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs.” Keywords: poverty; family; child; children; income; Head Start; Food Stamps; Energy Assistance; TANF; SSI; SSD; EITC; AFDC; SCHIP; Federal Register

Federal Register; Department of Health and Human Services; poverty threshold; Census Bureau; Mollie Orshansky; Social Security Administration; poverty level; Institute for Research on Poverty; Office of Economic Opportunity; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; TANF; Supplemental Security Income; Earned Income Tax Credit; EITC

flyer by MHN – The poverty guidelines are the other version of the federal poverty measure. They are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes – for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The guidelines are “for use for administrative purposes ” for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal, state, and local social service and health programs. Keywords: poverty; family; child; income; Head Start; Food Stamps; Energy Assistance; TANF; SSI; SSD; EITC; AFDC; SCHIP

Explains child support date and the GAO discovery that up to 14% of fathers listed as “dead beats” are actually dead.

GAO data from mothers indicate that 66% of the fathers did not pay because they were unable to pay, and up to 28% of fathers classified as living in “Other” locations and not paying could be either living with the mother or dead.

Income poverty levels for families of all sizes from HHS 1985-1998.

The legislation seeks to move hard-to-employ TANF recipients with significant employment barriers into unsubsidized jobs offering long-term employment opportunities with the hopes that they can pay child support.

Case of a disabled veteran obligated to pay child support twice. Keywords: divorce; disability; enforcement; SSI; SSD; Social Security; children; mother; father; Veterans Administration; Office of Child Support Enforcement; OCSE; Attorney General

A call for family friendly employee placement practices that would give parents first preference in job placement. The author believes child support payments would increase and welfare dependency would decrease. Keywords: father; mother; children; custody; divorce; disability; foster care; jail; unemployed; employment agencies

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The guidelines are “for use for administrative purposes ” for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal, state, and local social service and health programs. Keywords: poverty; family; child; income; Head Start; Food Stamps; Energy Assistance; TANF; SSI; SSD; EITC; AFDC; SCHIP

This document is a duplication of the Bradley Amendment which denies retroactive modification of a child support order regardless of the financial, employment, or health circumstances of the obligor. Keywords: father; mother; children; custody; OCSE; unemployed

An examination of child support guidelines, “dead beat dads”, most wanted posters, and the income of men and women by Ronald Henry of Kaye Scholer law firm in Washington, DC.

HHS – 21 Million Children’s Health: Our Shared Responsibility – The Medical Child Support Working Group’s Report [full report]

HHS – 21 Million Children’s Health: Our Shared Responsibility – The Medical Child Support Working Group’s Report [exec summary]

An indepth analysis of child support and family income issues by Mark Rogers and Don Bieniewicz.

Federal Register; Department of Health and Human Services; poverty threshold; Census Bureau; Mollie Orshansky; Social Security Administration; poverty level; Institute for Research on Poverty; Office of Economic Opportunity; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; TANF; Supplemental Security Income; Earned Income Tax Credit; EITC

The poverty guidelines are the other version of the federal poverty measure. They are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes ” for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs.

Federal Register; Department of Health and Human Services; poverty threshold; Census Bureau; Mollie Orshansky; Social Security Administration; poverty level; Institute for Research on Poverty; Office of Economic Opportunity; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; TANF; Supplemental Security Income; Earned Income Tax Credit; EITC

The poverty thresholds are the original version of the federal poverty measure. They are updated each year by the Census Bureau. The thresholds are used mainly for statistical purposes — for instance, preparing estimates of the number of Americans in poverty each year. Key differences between poverty thresholds and poverty guidelines are outlined.

By Alexa A. Hendley and Natasha F. Bilimoria, Office of Retirement Policy, Office of Policy. Keywords: Minority; race; white; black; Hispanic; Asians; life expectancy; poverty; men; women

Weighted average poverty thresholds for nonfarm families of specified size, 1959-2001. Keywords: Social Security; SSI; poverty; thresholds; guidelines; poor; men; women; children; wife; husband; large families; householder; aged

The guidelines are for use for administrative purposes – for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs. Keywords: poverty; family; child; income; Head Start; Food Stamps; Energy Assistance; TANF; SSI; EITC

Federal Register; Department of Health and Human Services; poverty threshold; Census Bureau; Mollie Orshansky; Social Security Administration; poverty level; Institute for Research on Poverty; Office of Economic Opportunity; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; TANF; Supplemental Security Income; Earned Income Tax Credit; EITC

Petition for writ of mandate makes an equal protection challenge to the exclusion of male victims of domestic violence from California’s Health and Safety Code provisions and the exclusion of incarcerated fathers from Penal Code provisions for programs for incarcerated parents and their children.

Annual reports include data provided by the states to the National Child Abuse Systems. Perpetrator Relationship, mother alone, mother and nonparent, mother and father. “Other” includes any relationship that does not map to one of the relationship categories. This includes nonrelated adult, nonrelated child, foster sibling, babysitter, household staff, clergy, and school personnel.

“question of whether batterer intervention programs alter batterers’ attitudes and behaviors or merely suppress violence behavior for the duration of the study.” Keywords: Domestic violence; DV; family violence; men; women; perpetrator; victim; Duluth model; Emerge; AMEND; Conflict Tactics Scale; CTS2

“Batterer intervention programs do not change batterers ‘attitudes’ Mounting evidence indicates ‘programs’ ineffective – women batter as well. The dynamics of battering appear to differ for men and women – need for programs designed specifically for female batterers.” Domestic violence; DV; family violence; men; women; perpetrator; victim; Duluth model; Emerge; AMEND; Conflict Tactics Scale; CTS2

University of Washington. Men were more likely than women to report that they had unwanted sex or were pressured into having sex. Keywords: Men; women; sex; rape; acquaintance rape; sexual abuse; perpetrator; Addictive Behaviors Research Center; Sex Roles; depression; force

This report focuses on these areas: Demographic Data on Victims Served by Type of Service Are Not Available for All Services, HHS and DOJ Report Various Challenges Involved in Obtaining Additional Data on the Characteristics of Victims Receiving Services, Agency Comments and Evaluation, Grant Programs Specifically Designed to Provide Direct Services, and Comments from HHS and the DOJ.

Men’s Health Network analysis of homicide trends. Keywords: male; female; men; women; white; black; African American; Hispanic; Latino; victims; teenagers; youth; young adults; guns; knives; weapons; American Indians; Alaska Natives; Asian/Pacific Islanders; API; students; school; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; National Center for Health Statistics; NCHS

2004 data. National Center for Health Statistics. November 2006. DHHS Publication No. 2006-1232. Keywords: sex; race; Hispanic origin; African-American; black; white; male; female; age; Federal Bureau of Prisons; Bureau of Justice Statistics

Parties in custody litigation are required to file RTSR reports along with the court order. In at least 20% of cases parents had equal time with their children. Keywords: Administrative Office of the Courts; RCW 26.09.231; divorce; Parenting Plans; families; father; mother; children; dispute resolution; domestic violence; risk factors; abuse; neglect; drugs; chemical dependency; mental health

Ronald Henry; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; child support; visitation

Joint Custody of Children Act of 1995, District of Columbia. Keywords: Ronald Henry; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; child support; visitation

Family Structure and the Law. Keywords: Ronald Henry; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; child support; visitation

Children’s Rights Coalition. Keywords: fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; child support; visitation

Divorce Reform and the Father’s Movement. Keywords: Ronald Henry; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; child support; visitation

DC’s New Joint Custody of Children Act: A Guide for Bench and Bar. Keywords: Ronald Henry; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; child support; visitation

Testimony of Men’s Health Network on the importance of fathers and the need to give fathers preference as day care providers for their children. Keywords: fathering; parenting; custody; access; visitation; domestic violence; poverty; child support

This is not legal advice. Consult with an attorney for current interpretation. Keywords: access; possession; visitation; joint custody; child support; courts; family law; NCP; CP; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; men; male; women; female

This is not legal advice. Consult with an attorney for current interpretation. Keywords: access; possession; visitation; joint custody; child support; courts; family law; NCP; CP; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; Texas

The birth rate among young adolescents aged 10 to 14 has fallen to the lowest level since 1946. This number has declined steadily from a peak of 12,901 in 1994, to the current low of 7,315. U.S., birth rates to the youngest teenagers in 2000-2002 ranged from a national low of 0.2 per thousand in Maine to a high of 2.0 in Mississippi & the District of Columbia.

Ronald K. Henry; Ways and Means; Oversight; social services; social workers; family preservation; children; fathers; mothers; relatives; custody; AFDC; TANF; welfare

Ronald Henry; President Clinton; welfare reform; two-parent families; family preservation; states

There are two slightly different versions of the federal poverty measure:
the poverty thresholds, and; the poverty guidelines.
The poverty thresholds are the original federal poverty measure, used mainly for statistical purposes.
The poverty guidelines are the other version of the federal poverty measure. They are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes.

Congressional Testimony: Jessica Pearson, Ph.D., on Welfare, Child Support, and Domestic Violence, May 19, 1998
Indicates that domestic violence against women by men is not a significant issue in welfare cases.

Differences by race in the relationship between taxes paid and benefits received under Social Security are due mainly to differences in lifetime earnings, the incidence of disability, and mortality among the groups. In the aggregate, blacks and Hispanics have higher disability rates and lower lifetime earnings, thus as a group tend to receive greater benefits relative to taxes than whites.

2006 journal article on paternity fraud. Keywords: fathers; mothers; children; unwed; child support; courts; custody; default judgments; Bradley Amendment; Kirk Kerkorian; welfare

Parenting brochure from Armin Brott, Mr. Dad. Keywords: fathers; mothers; children; diapers; breastfeed; divorce; mediation; child support; single father; quality time

Reprinted with permission of the author. Sacks examines the contributions that fathers make to the family and to their children.

A National Fatherhood Policy: The Blueprint For Empowering And Strengthening Fathers, Families, Communities and a Nation. The creation of a proposed National Fatherhood Policy.

Flyer. Tips from Judith Shervin, PhD. Keywords: men; males; women; females; couples; partners; masculinity; love; relationships; intimate relationships; intimacy

MHN Flyer. Tips from James Sniechowski, PhD. (Co-Author of “Be Loved For Who You Really Are”) Topics include “Make Yourself Available”, “Honesty is Your Trump Card”, “Genuine Love Requires…”, “Differences are Critical”, “Fear is Natural”, and “Intimacy is not Automatic.”

Excerpted by Edward M. Stephens, M.D., from American Psychiatric Association-APA Committee on Mental Health in Schools. Kyle D. Pruett, M.D.; Fatherneed; empathy; self-control; paternal; father; mother; children; parent; marriage; divorce; custody; flyer

Consult with an attorney for current interpretation. Examination of this state’s unique custody, unwed parent, and visitation statutes giving noncustodial parents 40+% time with the child. This is not legal advice and is current as of 1999. Keywords: access; possession; visitation; joint custody; child support; courts; family law; NCP; CP; mother; father

Researchers and politicians have long known that father absence leads to a dysfunctional society. The increasing recognition that father absence has led to a variety of crippling social ills seems to be leading to a renewed appreciation of fathers’ contributions to the emotional and developmental well-being of their children. Need to implement policies and procedures maximizing father involvement

Not a MHN publication. In Search of Fatherhood(R) is a quarterly international male parenting journal which facilitates a Global Dialogue on Fatherhood and provides Men from all Walks Of Life throughout our Global Village with an uncut and uncensored forum to explore issues directly and indirectly related to Fatherhood.

Census Bureau, December, 1998. Keywords: fathers; mothers; children; households; custody; housing unit; householder; African-American; black; Hispanic; Latino; Latina

Who’s Minding the Kids?, Child Care Arrqangements: Fall 1991. Keywords: fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; visitation

fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female; child support; visitation

1998 Census Report on Single Custody Fathers & Fathers as Child Care Providers

National Center For Education Statistics. “Children are less likely to have ever repeated a grade or been suspended or
expelled if their nonresident fathers are involved in their schools.” Keywords: fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; custody; men; male; women; female

National Center For Education Statistics. “Children are less likely to have ever repeated a grade or been suspended or expelled if their nonresident fathers are involved in their schools.” Children are more likely to get A’s in school, to enjoy school, and to participate in extracurricular activities if their nonresident fathers are involved in their schools.

From Prof David Garrod. “In summary, 30% of the children in the present study experienced a marked decrease in their academic performance following parental separation… Access to both parents…was associated with better academic adjustment…”

Mr. Brott is a spokesman for MHN. Keywords: Time magazine; flyer; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; men; male; women; female

Mr. Brott is a spokesman for MHN. 5 Things Men Can Do to Stay Involved. Keywords: Time magazine; flyer; fathers; mothers; children; parents; marriage; divorce; men; male; women; female

MHN book review by Raquel Gonzalez. Keywords: father; children; mother; baby; parenting; marriage, pregnancy, couples, family, relationship; birth, sex, Hogan Hilling; Jesse Jayne Rutherford; Gold Award.

Increased involvement of fathers in their children’s lives has been associated with a range of positive outcomes for the children. National Center for Health Statistics; National Survey of Family Growth; NSFG; Hispanic; white; black; African American; noncoresidential; coresidential; nonresidential; cohabiting; marital; marriage; divorced; mothers; homework; meals

Gladys M. Martinez; NCHS Data Brief; No. 204; June 2015; National Survey of Family Growth; NSFG; Hispanic; black; cohabiting; mothers; children; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics; United States

Dr. Robert E. Fay discusses the issues of father child relationships. Keywords: fathers; children; divorce; mothers; baby; nurture; custody; visitation; child support; Robert Bork; parenting; unwed; Dr. Mom; Wallerstein and Kelly; stepfathers; stepparents;

Current Population Reports, Household Economic Studies: “My Daddy Takes Care of Me!” It is undisputed among researchers and policy pundits alike that fathers’ involvement is extremely important for children’s proper social and emotional development.

National Health Statistics Reports; dads, divorce; visitation; President Clinton memorandum; birth; pregnancy rates; family formation; Jo Jones; William D. Mosher; nonresidential; coresidential; mothers; Hispanic; white; black. African American; academic achievement; school; cohabiting; National Survey of Family Growth; NSFG; men; women; man; woman; boy; girl

State analysis: Average Number of Children Per Family and Per Family With Children, by State: 1990 Census. Released by the Census Bureau 1998.

Family groups with children include all parent-
child situations including single parent homes headed by mothers or fathers, 1970-1998 census data, by race and Hispanic origin of householder.

Census Report P23-198 defining grandparents who are living with their grandchildren. Complete Census Bureau report.

Census Report P23-198 defining grandparents who are living with their grandchildren, custodial grandparents. Census Bureau Reports About 5,435,000 children, or 7.7 percent of all children in the U.S., were living in homes with a grandparent in 1997.

Technical notes and documentation for 1990 Census Data from the Census Bureau.

State analysis of 1990 Census by Family Type with Single Parent Family Percentages including father custody. Keywords: men; women; male; female; father; mother; children; boys; girls

1990 U.S. Census with family type, males, females, education, and income

Current Population Study (CPS). Keywords: geographic distribution; age, sex, marital status; family type & size; education; economic; employment; occupation; income; poverty; Hispanic.

Analysis of 2000 Census: Analysis of the male-female ratio by age, state, county, and city. “ratio dropped ‘in the working age groups, from 105.1 in the 15 to 24 years (group) to 92.2 for the 55 to 64 (group)'” to 40.7 in the 85 and over group.

Analysis of 2000 Census: A complete analysis of the race and origin of the Hispanic population. “Nine out of ten Hispanics reported White alone or some other race alone.”

Analysis of 2000 Census: “77.1%, reported White. This number includes 211.5 million people, or 75.1%, who reported only White in addition to 5.5 million people, or 1.9%, who reported White as well as one or more other races.”rn

Analysis of 2000 Census: “36.4 million, 12.9% Black or African American. This number includes 34.7 million people, or 12.3%, who reported only Black in addition to 1.8 million people, or 0.6%, who reported Black as well as one or more other races.”

Analysis of 2000 Census: “35.3 million (or 12.5 per-cent) were Hispanic. Mexicans represented 7.3 percent, Puerto Ricans 1.2 percent, Cubans 0.4 percent, and other Hispanics 3.6 percent of the total population.”

2000 Census data. “The male-female ratio drops steadily with age group. In the 65-to-74 age group, the male-female ratio was 82; in the 75-to-84 age group, the male-female ratio was 65, and in the group 85 years and over, the ratio was 41.”

2000 Census analysis by age, sex, race, and state. “The female population exceeded the male population at older ages, but the reverse was true at younger ages.”

New 2022 Journal Publication. Men’s Health Network’s Vice President Ana Fadich-Tomsic co-authored a plea for the self-examination (TSE) review. The article draws attention to the twelve years which have passed since the evidence was last formally analyzed where normally re-reviews occur in 5-year cycles.

Ken Mosesian; The American Fertility Association; TSAFA; Ana Fadich; Men’s Health Network; MHN; sexual dysfunction; testicular cancer; Lance Armstrong; Scott Hamilton; Male Reproductive Health Alliance; MRHA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC; The Society for the Study of Male Reproduction; SSMR; American Urological Association; AUA; boys; men; males; women; females; girls

diabetes; high blood pressure; HBP; heart disease; fertility; obesity; obese; pregnancy; azoospermia; ejaculate; oligospermia; low sperm count; DASH diet; hypertension; Mediterranean diet; blood sugar; men; boys; males

Urology; University of Kansas Medical Center; groin; sexually transmitted infection; STI; STD; genitals; testicle; testicular; American Academy of Family Physicians; AAFP; American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine; American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine; USPSTF

Urology; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Testis cancer; tumors; boys; men; males; scrotum; hydroceles; spermatoceles; varicoceles; urologies; self examination

Colonel Steve Waxman MD, JD; Urology; testis; penis; boys; men; males; scrotum; self examination; Department of the Army; Department of Defense; Genitourinary trauma; GU; genito-urinary injuries; external genitalia; IEDs; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Veterans Administration; VA; Kevlar; femoral vessels; International Journal of Impotence Research; Fort Sam Houston, Texas

PTSD; Men’s Health Network; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; National Association of Black Veterans; Paralyzed Veterans of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; VFW; Vietnam Veterans of America; Department of Veteran Affairs; VA; Center for Minority Veterans; American Sexual Health Association; HealthyWomen; Pfizer; National Association on Mental Illness; NAMI; Mental Health America

Among Adults Aged 18-44 in the United States: Data From the National Survey of Family Growth; Men’s Health Network; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; gay; lesbian; bisexual; heterosexual; homosexual; Sexually transmitted infections; STIs; including human immunodeficiency virus; HIV; the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; oral sex; anal sex; sexual identity

NCHS Data Brief No. 209; Aged 15-19; National Center for Health Statistics; Sexual Activity; intercourse; Contraceptives; Childbearing; Teenagers; never-married; male; female; adolescents; pregnancy; teen; birth rate, National Survey of Family Growth; NSFG; condom; withdrawal; the pill; patch; Depo-Provera; intrauterine device; IUD; hormonal implant; Gladys M. Martinez and Joyce C. Abma

brochure; Men’s Health Network; MHN; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; STDs; STIs; Sexually Transmitted Infections; herpes virus; gonorrhea; chlamydia; testicles; Human Papillomavirus; HPV; vaccine; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; HIV; pregnancy; condoms; syphilis; rhythm method

brochure; Men’s Health Network; MHN; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; STDs; STIs; Sexually Transmitted Infections; herpes virus; gonorrhea; chlamydia; testicles; Human Papillomavirus; HPV; vaccine; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; HIV; pregnancy; condoms; syphilis; rhythm method

brochure; Men’s Health Network; MHN; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; STDs; STIs; Sexually Transmitted Infections; herpes virus; gonorrhea; chlamydia; testicles; Human Papillomavirus; HPV; vaccine; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; HIV; pregnancy; condoms; syphilis; rhythm method

brochure; Men’s Health Network; MHN; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; STDs; STIs; Sexually Transmitted Infections; herpes virus; gonorrhea; chlamydia; testicles; Human Papillomavirus; HPV; vaccine; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; AIDS; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; HIV; pregnancy; condoms; syphilis; rhythm method

Stanton C. Honig, MD; muscles; gym; performing enhancing drugs; PED; testicles; testosterone-based hormones; contraceptive; pregnant; pregnancy; weight lifting; baseball; football. role models; recreational weight lifters; college; high school athletes; boys; men; male fertility; sperm; luteinizing hormone; LH; follicle stimulating hormone; FSH; Leydig cells; follicle

Robert Brannigan, MD; Director, Andrology; Feinberg School of Medicine; cancer; ionizing radiation treatment; boys; men; male reproductive health; chemotherapy; gonadal shielding; testicles; ejaculation reflex; spinal cord; colon; retroperitoneal; neurologic deficits; impaired; prostate gland; bladder; ejaculate; excurrent ductal system; epididymis, vas deferens; sperm cryopreservation

dysfunction; Premature ejaculation: vagina; Erectile dysfunction; maintain erection; Decreased libido; testosterone

University of Kansas Medical Center; urology; contraception; American Urological Association; boys; men; males; vasectomy; sperm; condom; STD; STI; sexually transmitted diseases; promiscuity; tubal ligation; girls; women; females

Surgeon General David Satcher. Prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services under the direction of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services in partnership with the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health. SAMHSA, DHHS, NIMH

Brochure. Keywords: MHN; US Department of Veterans Affairs; VA; National Institute of Mental Health; NIMH; anxiety; depression; National Center for PTSD; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; SAMHSA; Suicide Prevention Lifeline; Army; Navy; Marines; Air Force

National Institutes of Mental Health – Men’s Health Network brochure focusing on depression issues in men. Keywords: dysthymia; bipolar disorder; manic-depressive; mood; self-perception; depressive; guilt; dad; irritable; pessimistic; hopelessness; sex; erectile dysfunction; impotence; therapy; psychologist; psychiatrist; suicide

Men are socialized to be self-reliant rather than rely on the support of family and friends. Key words: Socialization; cultural influences; gender; men; women; boys; girls; emotions; stereotypes; communication; individualism; self reliance; military; Harry Howitt

Presentation defines and lists various policies that are in place to address mental health problems that can occur at various stages of child and adolescent development. These policies have room for improvement, but are essential for preventing depression, suicide, and substance abuse in boys and men.

Defines the disparities in mental health that exist in boys and men as a result of inequitable distributions in power, opportunity, and social determinants and expectations for men. Boys and men of marginalized race/sexual orientation face a more precarious social and mental situation as they do not have full and equitable access to opportunities to secure socioeconomic power.

Dr. Gregory Tau, a practicing psychiatrist, explains the harms of substance abuse and provides current data for United States youth. Substance abuse disorders are shown to be linked to but not necessarily limited to disruptive behavior disorders, mood disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and psychotic disorders. Men’s Health Network, MHN

Defines translational research and distinguishes the difference between healthy and disordered brain development. Dr. Murphy identifies risk factors that could contribute to disordered development and provides current figures about mental health episodes in men and women across the nation. Some future areas of interest are discussed. Men’s Health Network, MHN

Rates were significantly higher for males than females. For males, the rate increased from 8.2 in 1999 to 26.2 in 2016. For females, the rate increased from 3.9 in 1999 to 13.4 in 2016. National Vital Statistics System Mortality File

Not an MHN Document – Everybody deals with anxiety and depression, however some people have a hard time in managing it. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and every day anxieties.

Understanding and Overcoming Depression, Anxiety, and Stress. MHN; Armin Brott; Mr. Dad; Military One Source; Salvatore Giorgianni; Jean Bonhomme; Harry Howitt; Air Force Society of Clinical Psychologists; mental health; anger; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; PTSD; Army; Marines; Navy; mood; bipolar; sleep pattern; sex drive; suicide; hormones; male; Viet Nam; Iraq; Afghanistan; brochures

Brochure. Keywords: MHN; US Department of Veterans Affairs; VA; National Institute of Mental Health; NIMH; anxiety; depression; stress; National Center for PTSD; Pentagon; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; SAMHSA; Suicide Prevention Lifeline; Army; Navy; Marines; Air Force

Not A MHN Doc – A look at how to help get a man in to see a therapist from Dr. Ronald G. Nathan.

Not a MHN document – Your fears, anxieties, and other problems have the best of you and you don’t know where to turn for help. At some point you feel totally helpless as you struggle each day. No matter what you do, you cannot run away or hide from your fears. In these cases, some people will use alcohol or other substances to feel better.

Not a MHN document – All most everybody worries about what will happen when they face a stressful and scary situation. The prospect of not knowing what to do can be frightening. As a result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on how to manage the fear of an upcoming situation.

Not a MHN document – When your fears and depression have the best of you, it is easy to feel that things will not get any better. This is not true. There is much help available in today’s society and the best way to deal with your fears is to find effective ways to overcome them. As a result, here are some techniques a person can use to help manage their fears and anxieties.

Not a MHN document – What do you do when someone you know has to deal with persistent fears, anxieties, or even depression? Well the first thing you need to do is to get the person to seek the services of a professional who can lead them in the right direction and give them the help they need. In addition, here are some other techniques
you can use to help the person cope.

Not a MHN document – All most everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen to you in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on how to manage this fear of dealing with the unknown.

Not a MHN document — Sometime or another we will experience a time when we are alone. The first step is to become comfortable with yourself and having the self-confidence that you will be able to manage being alone. There is nothing wrong with being alone. If being alone bothers you then seeing a counselor can help you with these issues.

From Dr. Alvin Baraff. “Men’s therapy provides a place where men are encouraged to explore their feelings and their lives.” Keywords: Self-Esteem/Confidence, Separation/Divorce, Career/Workplace, Relationships, Depression, Anxiety, Body Image.

Dr. Walter Jones (Men’s Health Network) offers suggestions for avoiding the holiday blues. Key words: Thanksgiving; Christmas; Hanukkah; New Year’s; sentiment; nostalgia; joy; depression; alcohol; Seasonal Affective Disorder; SAD; light therapy

MHN advisor Edward Stephens, MD, American Association of Practicing Psychiatrists. From: “The Art and Science of Psychotherapy with Men” at American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 2002. Suicide; divorce; homeless; addictions; drugs; domestic violence

National Center for Health Statistics. Keywords: Race; sex; men; women; mothers; ethnicity; Hispanic; ambulatory; mortality; death; disease; cancer; prostate; breast; diabetes; diagnosis; fertility; natality; causes; expenditures; income; poverty; age; aging; insurance; Medicare; tends

Blueprint for Men’s Health. Armin Brott; Jean Bonhomme; Demetrius Porche; Richard Allen Williams; cigarette smoking; lung cancer; alveoli; Bronchitis; Emphysema; mucus; exacerbation; Spirometry; Bronchodilator; Arterial blood gas analysis; pulmonary; asthma; LSU Health Sciences Center School of Nursing; American Journal of Men’s Health; Association of Black Cardiologists; MHN, brochure

Reprinted with permission of the author. The author offers another view on the abortion debate.

brochure. Teaching your kids to become healthy eaters for life. Keywords: nutrition; Choose My Plate; BAM! Body and Mind; Kids Health; pizza; grilled cheese sandwich; Ants of a Log; fruit smoothies; celery; apples; skim; raisins; veggies; toast; whole wheat; baked fries; popcorn; butter; breakfast; recipe; shopping; store; obesity; low-fat; boys; girls; parents

9th annual screening event in celebration of National Men’s Health Week (NMHW). Keywords: Prostate Cancer, PCa, PSA, DRE, Digital Rectal Exam, osteoporosis, low testosterone, blood pressure, body fat, BMI, Body Mass Index, cholesterol; HDL, LDL, ratio, diabetes, blood sugar; cardiovascular, Gallo Prostate Cancer Center, weight, height, strength, grip

Living Longer and Healthier. There is a crisis in Men’s Health. Resources. Want to Learn More?
Your Healthy Living Game Plan.
Your Healthy Eating Game Plan.
Don’t forget to move a little.
What’s in it for me?
Men’s Health Network

Recommended schedule from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Keywords: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; ACIP; boys; girls; males; females; vaccine; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis A; influenza; human papillomavirus virus; HPV; tetanus; diphtheria; acellular pertussis; Tdap; tetanus; diphtheria; HIV; varicella; pneumococcal polysaccharide; PPSV; measles; mumps; rubella; Meningococcal

Surgeon General 2006 report. Michael Leavitt; Secretary HHS; Julie Gerberding; CDC; C. Everett Koop; Richard Carmona,; environmental tobacco smoke; Secondhand smoke; sidestream smoke; smokers; workplace; bars; restaurants; involuntary exposure; asthma; lower respiratory tract infections; middle ear infections; human carcinogen; lung cancer; coronary heart disease; nonsmoking adults

MHN Flyer: Smoking, A more detailed look: smoking by sex, race, and age. Is education indicative of smoking? Is smoking really the cool thing for teenagers to do? The cost of smoking. Worldwide, tobacco use causes more than 6 million deaths per year, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030. Data: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a double whammy for rural men and their loved ones: Their access to medical care is often difficult because of long distances to travel for treatment, and they are less likely to have access to high-speed internet for Telehealth visits.

Tips from the Mental Health Association with resource contact information. (Gulf conflict) all Americans experience grief and fear. In military families there is the added fear for the safety of loved ones.

Dragonfly Botanica Apothecary & Teas, Salvatore Giorgianni – Causes Of Pain Due To Parkinson’s, Primary Mechanism of Disease Impacts All Of The Body, Local Muscular Stiffness, Dystonia(Toe-Posture, Abdominal Pain(Constipation), Central (Brain) Pain (Diffuse or Localized-10%) Dyskinesia. Other Causes of Pain: Everyday Stuff, Skeletal Muscular, Arthritic, Neuropathy, Siatica, Et Cetera. Depranyl