June is National Men’s Health Month

Each June since 1992, the Men’s Health Network has hosted Men’s Health Month dedicated to enriching men’s health and wellness through a broad spectrum of national screening and educational campaigns provided through partnerships. The observance is celebrated across the country with screenings, health fairs, media appearances and other health education and outreach activities.

Men’s Health Week is celebrated each year during the week leading up to Father’s Day and serves to raise awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men. The week provides healthcare stakeholders, providers, staff and families with an opportunity to encourage men to seek regular medical advice and early treatment.

Show your support of Men’s Health Month by printing and hanging the official Men’s Health Week/Month posters in your facility. http://www.menshealthmonth.org/logospostersflyers/posters.html

Additional social media resources are available at: http://www.menshealthmonth.org/mediacenter/social-media-toolkit.html

Available Printed Material (to be printed and shared):

• Men’s Health Month Healthy Living flyer
• Men’s Health Facts fact sheet
• The Silent Health Crisis fact sheet
• Prostate Cancer Facts fact sheet
• Men… Get It Checked screening guidelines

General Education and Background Resources:

• Men’s Health Month/Week Page
• Men’s Health Network Homepage
• Men’s Health Network YouTube Page
• Men’s Health Resource Center
• CDC Men’s Health Resources
• Medicare Prostate Screening Coverage
• Medicare’s Manage Your Health Tools

Let’s work together to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month offers the healthcare community an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury.