June is National Men’s Health Month, a time to remind men of the health issues they face and what they can do to take charge of their health.
Men are significantly less likely than women to see a doctor or report symptoms to a health care provider.
Men’s health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, as experienced by men, and not merely the absence of disease.
https://medicine.iu.edu/blogs/spirit-of-medicine/mens-health-month
Did you know that according to the CDC – national center for health statistics, men’s health data in the U.S. is the following:
- 13.8% of men age 18 and older are in fair or poor health
- 50.5% of men age 18 and older have hypertension
- Leading causes of death: Heart disease, Cancer, Accidents (unintentional injuries)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mens-health.htm
Random facts about men’s health:
- The average lifespan for men was 76.1 in 2017, which is 4 months LESS than it was in 2014.
- Men are over 5 times more likely to lose their hearing
- Prostate cancer in the second leading cause of death in men
- Only 3 out of 5 men get annual physicals
- After a surveying 500 men ages 18-70, more than half of them said their health wasn’t something they talk about.
- Mental health is still a stigma among men, 1 in 10 men experience some form of depression or axiety but LESS than half seek treatment.
https://adaa.org/find-help/by-demographics/mens-mental-health