Hot Topics: National Men's Health Month
Last update: June 4, 2014
 National Men's Health Week June 9 - 15, 2014 |
 June is National Men's Health Month |
June is National Men's Health Month and the highlight of the month is National Men's Health Week (June 9 - 15, 2014). The event was created as a result of Senate Joint Resolution 179 on March 25, 1994 in order to bring awareness of men's health issues.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Center for Health Statistics the life expectancy at birth for men born in 1950 is 65.6 years as opposed to women's 71.1 years; for those born in 1960 it is 66.6 years as opposed to women's 73.1 years; and men born in 2010 will live 76.2 years as opposed to women's 81.0 years (Health, United States 2013, Table 18 ).
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Population Estimate |
| United States | 121,239,418 | 138,053,563 | 151,781,326 | 152,018,799 |
| Washington State | 2,413,747 | 2,934,300 | 3,349,707 | 3,360,046 |
| Kittitas County, WA | 13,263 | 16,575 | 20,793 | 20,579 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 6,025 | 7,511 | 9,108 | 9,006 |
Source: American Factfinder, U.S. Census Bureau
Top 10 Leading Causes of Death for Men
| All Males, All Ages | Percentage in 2004 | Percentage in 2006 | Percentage in 2007 | Percentage in 2008 | Percentage in 2009 | Percentage in 2010 |
| Heart Disease | 27.2% | 26.3% | 25.7 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 24.9 |
| Cancer | 24.3% | 24.1% | 24.3% | 24.1% | 24.4% | 24.4% |
| Unintentional Injuries | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Stroke | 5.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Diabetes | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Suicide | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Kidney Disease | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
Source: Leading Causes of Death in Males, United States
Health Risk Factors
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Cancer
- Cancer Statistical Fact Sheets
- Cancer Statistics
- Lung Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
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Skin Cancer
- Statistics
- State Cancer Profiles
- What is cancer?
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Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease
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Diabetes
- A - Z Topics
- Awareness and Prevention
- Easy to Read Publications (English/Español)
- Kidney Disease
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Diabetes
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Environmental Health
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The Disappearing Male
(from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Doc Zone )
The episode details the low numbers of males being born due to exposure to
petrochemicals and its effect on the number of sperm produced by men. Sperm
count and motility have severely decreased in the past 50 years. - National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
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The Disappearing Male
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Heart, Lung, and Blood
- Infectious Diseases
- Obesity/Overweight
- Aim for a Helathy Weight
- ChooseMyPlate.gov
- MyPlate.gov and Historical Food Pyramid Resources
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Fitness.gov
- Healthfinder.gov
- Healthy Eating Index
- How Are Overweight and Obesity Diagnosed?
- Life Stages: Men
- Nutrition.gov
- Nutrition and Health Issues
- Nutrition Facts Labels
- Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- Shopping, Cooking and Meal Planning
- USDA Nutrient Database
- What Are Overweight and Obesity?
Health Disparities
- African Americans
- African American Health (via MEDLine)
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African American Profile
(via Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) - African Americans and Diabetes
- Black or African American Populations
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Diabetes and African Americans
(via Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) - For People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian Heritage: Important Information about Diabetes Blood Tests
- Heart Healthy Home Cooking African American Style - With Every Heartbeat is Life
- High Blood Pressure
- HIV/AIDS and African Americans
- What African Americans with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Need to Know
- American Indians
- American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
- American Indian Resourcs on Diabetes
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American Indian/Alaska Native Profile
(Office of Minority Health, DHHS) - American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Diabetes
- Diabetes Prevention for American Indians
- Division of Diabetes Treatement and Prevention, Indian Health Service
- I Can Lower My Risk of Type 2 Diabetes for American Indians
- National Diabetes Wellness Program
- Take Care of Your Heart, Manage Your Diabetes
- Asian Americans
- Asian American Populations
- For People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian Heritage: Important Information about Diabetes Blood Tests
- Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Diabetes
- Silent Trauma: Diabetes, Health Status, and the Refugee - Southeast Asians in the United States (via Internet Archive)
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Gay and Bisexual Men Health
- HIV/AIDS and Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
- Non-Government Information on LGBT Health
- Syphyllis and Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
- Hispanic Americans
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Delicious Heart Healthy Latino Recipes/Platillos Latinos Sabrosos y Saludables
(bilingual English/Spanish, Ingles/Español) - Hispanic/Latinos and Diabetes
- Hispanic or Latino Populations
- HIV Among Hispanics/Latinos
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Take Steps - Prevent High Blood Pressure!/¡Póngase en Acción - Prevenga la Alta Presión!
(bilingual English/Spanish, Ingles/Español) (via Internet Archive) -
What You Should Know/Si Se Puede: Prevenir y Controlar la Presión arterial alta:
Lo que Usted Debe Saber Sobre la Prevención y Control de la Presión Arterial Alta (en Español) (via Internet Archive)
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Delicious Heart Healthy Latino Recipes/Platillos Latinos Sabrosos y Saludables