Men's Health Week: June 11-17 2012

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The guys over at The Gentlemen's Club have asked both Grand_Rajnah & I to help raise awareness of Men's Health Week,
which runs from June 11th to June 17th 2012.

We know you'll be on your holiers from ITTralee during that period, but we feel that your attention should still be brought to that thread to help Raise Awareness.

This year, Men's Health Week (MHW) will run from Monday 11th until Sunday 17th June 2012.

Each year, there is a focus upon a specific theme. During 2012, the focus in Ireland will be upon encouraging men and boys to develop a 'First Instinct' which is to seek help and support in times of difficulty or trouble.

There is certainly a need for this, as men, on the island of Ireland, experience a disproportionate burden of ill-health and die too young ...

- Local men die, on average, almost five years younger than women do.

- Males have higher death rates than women for all of the leading causes of death.

- Poor lifestyles are responsible for a high proportion of chronic diseases.

- Late presentation to health services leads to a large number of problems becoming untreatable ...

Indeed, while many of these conditions are preventable, their prevalence among men may, in fact, rise in the future

More info (and lots of links and articles) over at this thread in The Gentlemen's Club.