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News & Upcoming Events Well here we are-June-the start of the Summer Season. Finally! June has a few health related banner days and weeks to celebrate and honor, some of which include National Scleroderma Awareness Month, Vision Research Month, Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month, National Cancer Survivors Day (6/1), and Eye Safety Awareness Week (6/27-7/5). However, the month of June is known by most of us for Father's Day so that is what we will focus on: the men in our lives. Coincidently, June is also Men's Health Month. Historically it seems as though men have not been as proactive with their health care as women. Women had the predominate role of homemaker and nurturer, with the natural responsibility of health care provider falling on their shoulders. However, with our culture becoming more diverse as far as women in the work force, extended families, and blending of genders as families, men are taking a greater role in not only the health of their families but also of themselves. Over the past several decades, there has been a steady deterioration of men's health and men's well-being. Statistically speaking, in the 1920's a man and woman had the same life expectancy, but currently a man's life expectancy is 10% less than a woman's. Clearly this is a startling realization, but one that has the potential to be improved with better education and health promotion directed at men. The Men's Health Network is a good site on a variety of subjects
of specific interest to men. It was developed to address the growing
health care crisis among men.
Please search the following web sites for further information: Happy Father's Day! - The staff of Apple Hill Vascular Associates |
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