Why create a Men’s Health Caucus?
- American men on average are living about 5 years less than our female counterparts.
- 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
- Men die at a higher percentage from 9 out the 10 top causes of death
- Men are victims of over 92% of the workplace deaths in our nation.
- CDC report: Women are 100% more likely than men to seek preventative care.
- U.S. Administration on Aging report (2001), “More than half of elderly widows now living in poverty were not poor before the death of their husbands.”
- 2000 Census Bureau report, “For women who marry men approximately their own age; over 14% are widows as they retire (age 65-69).”
Policy Agenda of the Men’s Health Caucus
Resources
- MHC Webinar – Violence and Victimization: A Conversation with Experts in the Fields of Criminology and Public Health
- Men’s Health Caucus Policy Agenda Recommendations 2022-2026: pdf
- Men’s Health Facts: flyer
- Silent Health Crisis: chart
- Health Insurance Coverage by Sex – before passage of the Affordable Care Act
- Physician Visits: Men and Women: CDC data
- Premature Death Among Men = Poverty for Aging Women – using 2000 census data as an example
- Aging in America – flyer
- Life Expectancy by Sex and Race: Birth to 100: Chart
- Life Expectancy by Sex and Race, History: 1920-Current Data – chart
- Life Expectancy by Sex and Race, History: 1920-Current Data
- Age Adjusted Death Rates and Infant Mortality: Current Data
- Top Causes of Death: Current Data: chart
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Men’s Health News (Google)
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- Sam Thompson on Using Fitness to Manage His ADHD: 'If I Need to Zen out, I'll Go to the Gym' - Men's Health UK
- The Blue Zones Diet Is Awesome – Except for 1 Unfortunate Flaw - Men's Health