Issue: May 12, 2016

 

 

 

                                                           

 

 

 

19 Days Until Men's Health Month...

 

Encourage the men in your lives to focus on their health to help us celebrate National Men's Health Month! Schedule a time for family, friends or employees to participate in our Wear Blue awareness campaign -- or help them take the initiative to schedule a doctor's appointment.

 

Click here to learn how to participate.

 

 

 
 
 
Please a moment to link your Twitter and/or Facebook account to our social media campaign on Thunderclap! With your support, we can reach millions of people around the world and spread the message of improving men's health.
 
 
 
Healthy Vision Month
 

 

May is Healthy Vision Month. Join the National Eye Institute (NEI) in spreading the word about important steps people can take to make their vision last a lifetime!
 
 

 

 

Do your patients have specific health concerns, and could benefit from a community to share their experiences with people going through a similar challenge?

 

Maybe you have advice for men on a specific health topic, and want to reach a large audience?

 

Please join our Inspire.com communities on men's health and testicular cancer. Inspire is a social network to discuss health. By finding others with similar health backgrounds, people can take on day-to-day health concerns together. Click here to join the conversation today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A deep, masculine voice is NOT for the ladies

 

Men's deep, resonant voices did not evolve to thrill the ladies, but rather are likely to scare off their rivals, say researchers.

 

Photo via Michelle Klailova

The best places to live for your mental health

 

There's good reason visions of a relaxing vacation often include the ocean. Or why many people fantasize about retiring to the coast. There's a sense of calm and wonder that comes from being by the water.

 

 

 

 

Photo via David McNew / Getty Images

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Perfect storm facing black men on HIV

 

The nation with the highest rate of HIV prevalence is Swaziland — a tiny, landlocked kingdom within South Africa — at about 27 percent prevalence. The second-highest rate is in nearby Botswana, with 25 percent. If America’s black gay and bisexual men comprised a nation unto themselves, that nation would soon have the world’s highest rate of infection — twice as high as its closest rivals.

 

 

 

Photo courtesy of Berdy Eyes

 

Walt Whitman's lost health advice to American men

 

Rediscovered newspaper columns by poet Walt Whitman despair of a lack of ‘manly virility’ and promote the development of a ‘noble physique’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo coutesy of Getty Images

 

 

VIDEO: Do service dogs help or hinder veterans with PTSD?

 

V.A. conducts study to determine effectiveness.
 

FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS

 

 

 

New York, NY
Friday, May 13
8:00 a.m. -- 3:00 p.m. EST
 
Part of an interactive educational conference for family and professional caregivers, individuals with dementia and the community.
 
 
 
*Know of any screenings in your area? Please send us an email at -info@menshealthnetwork.org and we will include them in future newsletters.
 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST CAMPAIGNS

 

 

 

The My Cancer Coach App helps personalize your care options for Prostate, Breast and Colon Cancers.

 

Just 10 minutes with the Cancer Risk Tool can help you better understand each cancer and your risk level, so you and your doctor can make treatment decisions specific to your situation.

 

Download it now on both iPhoneand Android.

 

 

 

 

 
 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

 

June 3-7
Chicago, IL
 
The Annual Meeting brings together 30,000 oncology professionals from around the world. Educational sessions feature world-renowned faculty discussing state-of-the-art treatment modalities, new therapies, and ongoing controversies in the field. Science sessions present the latest ground-breaking research in oral and poster format.
 
Click here to learn more and how to register.
 
 
 
*Do you know of any health events in your area? Please send us an email at -info@menshealthnetwork.org and we will include them in future newsletter.
 

 

May Health Observances

                    

 

                  Arthritis Awareness Month                   Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

 

             Employee Health & Fitness Month                          Healthy Vision Month

 

                National Mental Health Month                   National Stroke Awareness Month

 

        National Women’s Health Week (May 8 - 14)       HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18)

 

                                                

Amazon donates to Mens Health Network when you shop Amazon Smile.

 

It's the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.

 

Please ask your donors, volunteers, employees, and friends to bookmark this link so all their eligible shopping will benefit Mens Health Network.

 

Men's Health Network is a national non profit organization that aims to educate men and their families about the importance of men's health and getting men to be more active in their health decision making. We reach men where they live, work, play, and pray. 

 

     

 

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