Healthy People 2030 – Secretary’s Advisory Committee August 30, 2017

by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025

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...

Births to Youngest Teens at Lowest Levels in Almost 60 Years: CDC Nov. 15, 2004

by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025

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...

Smoking: Something to Blow Smoke About? – Current Data

by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025

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...

Let’s Talk About Sex: STIs in America (STDs) – Current Data

by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025

An estimated 20 million new sexually transmitted infections occur yearly. Almost half of all new infections occur between the ages of 15 and 24. Men and women in the U.S. experience an estimated 110 million total STI infections. Direct medical costs associated with...

Prostate Cancer Death, Incidence Rates: States & Congressional Districts 2-2019

by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025

From 2011-2015, 953,204 new cases of Prostate Cancer were reported, and 140,086 men died of Prostate Cancer in the United States. For every 100,000 men, 109 new Prostate Cancer cases were reported and 20 died of cancer. Rate of New Cancer Cases and Deaths in the...