International Men's Health Week 2021 Is Marked June 14-20
International Men's Health Week 2021 Is Marked June 14-20
This Is A Week To Celebrate Our Men And Take Notice Of Men’s Health
This year's Men's Health Week focuses on what it means to have a team. It's important to prioritize your physical, emotional, and social health by staying connected and seeking support early if something is wrong, from a team of people who care about you and your wellbeing.
To quote Congressman Bill Richardson: “Recognizing and preventing men’s health problems is not just a man’s issue. Because of its impact on wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters, men’s health is truly a family issue.”
National Men’s Health Week is June 14-20, the week leading up to Father’s Day, because what better way to celebrate dad than to encourage him to take care of his health? The week is all about healthy bodies, hard exercise, a good diet, and regular visits to the doctor. It’s part of National Men’s Health Month, a month-long recognition of men’s health with activities and events to remind men to take care of their bodies. So whether you are a man or just love them, take some time this week to celebrate the male form and keep it in tip-top shape!
General Statistics On Men’s Health In The Country
The health status of males in most countries, including the USA, is generally poorer than that of females.
More males die at every stage through the life course, more males have accidents, more males take their own lives and more males suffer from lifestyle-related health conditions than females at the same age.
Meanwhile, men are less frequent visitors to general practitioners, and the perception is that they don't care about health or that health services are not well-prepared to interact with men effectively.
Men's Health Week was started in the United States by the US Congress in 1994 to heighten awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
The Vienna Men’s Health Declaration
The Vienna Declaration set out to establish:
Recognizing men's health is a critical issue and that there are health issues which only affect men.
Promoting awareness of men's approach to health.
Changing the way health care is provided to be more sensitive towards men's needs.
Creating school and community programs that target boys and young men.
Connecting health and social policies to better pursue men's health goals.
Men's Health Week provides a platform for challenging and debating key issues in men's health and to raise the profile of men, their health outcomes, and health needs around the country each June.
Our approach is to celebrate the strengths of men, the contributions they make, and the important role they play in society. It is as much as a week of celebration and engagement of men with a serving of health on the side!
What Can You Do To Contribute?
Make an appointment.
One of the best ways to celebrate Men's Health Week is to make an appointment you've been putting off! Have a mole you need to be looked at, or an elbow injury that keeps flaring up? Feel like your digestion has been off or maybe it's just time for you to schedule a test? Use Men's Health Week as an excuse to make a call and get that appointment on the calendar.
Head to the gym.
Use Men's Health Week to get yourself moving! Go to the gym, take a long walk, swim some laps, or take a bike ride. You're body will thank you, and just maybe it'll be the start of a weekly ritual.
Wear a blue ribbon.
The blue ribbon is the symbol for Men's Health, and wearing one this week will show your commitment to the cause. It also does double duty as a conversation starter, helping you spread the good news about Men's Health Week to anyone curious enough to ask!
Health Can Be Hard To Keep
Especially in America, many men are encouraged to be macho and invincible, and oftentimes that means they ignore symptoms and put off doctor appointments because "they're fine." Men's Health Week is all about peer pressure in the other direction!
It can be hard to find time to do the things we love to do, but Men's Health Week is a good reminder that health is also about happiness. Take a hike, go on a walk, play a round of golf, read a book, take a nap. Do what relaxes you! It's all healthy.