Wear Blue Day is part of Men's Health Week (MHW), celebrating the 28th anniversary of health awareness and advocacy during Men's Health Month (www.MensHealthMonth.org) this June. MHW is celebrated annually as the week that ends on Father's Day, June 13-19 this year. The week is celebrated around the globe as International Men's Health Week. Wear Blue Day,#WearBlue,#ShowUsYourBlue.

WASHINGTON - Men's Health Week (MHW) is celebrating the 28th anniversary of health awareness and advocacy during Men's Health Month (www.MensHealthMonth.org) this June. MHW is celebrated annually as the week that ends on Father's Day, June 13-19 this year. The week is celebrated around the globe as International Men's Health Week.

June 1 kicks off the 2022 Men's Health Month, an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys. Communities around the nation and around the globe are recognizing Men's Health Month and International Men's Health Week, a special awareness period recognized by Congress.

April 2022 - Several organizations are calling for the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) to reconsider its recommendation against screening for testicular cancer, which includes a recommendation against self-exams. The coalition is also calling for increased research and greater awareness of the challenges facing testicular cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones.

Men's Health Month & International Men's Health Week 2021 come to a close after a successful awareness period that reached millions of people through festivities, briefings, Twitter Chats, and educational activities. Highlights: Wear Blue Day; Congressional Men's Health Caucus briefing; and Twitter Chats. American Nurses Association, Office of Minority Health, APHA, Mental Health America

June 1 kicks off the 2021 Men's Health Month, an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys. Communities around the nation are recognizing Men's Health Month and International Men's Health Week, a special awareness period recognized by Congress.

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month is a great time for young men to start doing genital self-exams, but don't stop there. Do those exams every month. For more information on testicular cancer and other men's health issues, please visit TesticularCancerAwarenessMonth.com and GetItChecked.com. Comments by Ana Fadich and Dr. David Gremillion.

Men's Health Network (MHN) wishes to acknowledge with sadness the recent passing of Senator Doctor Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) following a long and brave battle with cancer. Sen. Coburn, during his long and accomplished tenure representing the Great State of Oklahoma in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, distinguished himself as a strong proponent of fiscal responsibility.

Men's Health Network applauds the Trump Administration for attempting to open all pathways to improve public health during the pandemic. MHN calls on all public and private health care plans to provide unencumbered and full-cost-coverage for these treatments during this time of emergency need.

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June 1 kicks off the 2018 Men's Health Month, an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys. Communities around the nation are recognizing Men's Health Month and Men's Health Week, a special awareness period recognized by Congress.

Men's Health Network in collaboration with the Congressional Men's Health Caucus, Prostate Cancer Task Force, Congressmen Mullin nad Payne, Jr. and representatives from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) held a Congressional Briefing to explain the Task Force's new prostate cancer screening recommendations to Congressional staff.

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MHN supports the President's message that encourages the Right To Try for terminally ill patients who have no options left; the Right To Try developmental drugs that have not yet made the lengthy and cumbersome journey through the established approval process, but have shown promise that might save their lives. Patients have a right to life, and that includes a Right To Try any possible cure.

Anxiety, fear, delinquency, under-diagnosed depression, PTSD, suicide: All conditions that are associated with boys and men across the life span. What are the causes and solutions, and do these lead to drug and opioid abuse? These issues will be explored by key researchers and practitioners in this timely briefing. The latest research in mental health issues in men and boys will be featured.

Keywords: MHN; African American; black; Hispanic; prostate-specific antigen; PSA; digital rectal exam; DRE; Get It Checked; ; Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis, Stages and Treatment; Prostate Health Guide; Men's Health Resource Center; Urology Care Foundation; Gregory Pecchia; Jason Jameson; Mayo Clinic; Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Chief Clinical Officer; Oncology Nursing Society

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It's not too Late to Show Your Blue for Men's Health Week. Celebrations include a Congressional Workout, Wear Blue Friday, and Health Screenings Across the Country. This week concludes with "WearBlueFriday", as part of Men's Health Month. Celebrated each year since 1994 as passed by Congress. In support of men's health. Use #ShowUsYourBlue hashtag on social media. Dr. Brahmbhatt quotes.

“Men are a crucial part of the family structure. Family leave that includes paternity leave will give fathers time to bond with their newborns - "this is important for both parents,” said Ana Fadich, VP of MHN. “We fully support and encourage Congress to draft legislation and policies that make family leave available to all Americans.”

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