Celebrate Men's Health Month!

Thursday, June 18, 2020

June is Men’s Health Month, and the week of June 15-21, 2020, is Men’s Health Week. It was established to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. During this month health care providers, public policy makers, the media, and individuals take the opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment. For more information about Men’s Health Month, visit http://www.menshealthmonth.org/.

Online Resources

General Information

Men’s Health Resource Center from Men’s Health Network

Men’s Health Facts from Men’s Health Network

Men’s Health from MedlinePlus

Health Information for Men from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Mental Health

Men and Mental Health from the National Institute on Mental Health

Men and Depression from the National Institute on Mental Health

Los Hombres y la Depresión del Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental

Prostate and Testicular Health

Prostate Cancer from the National Cancer Institute

Prostate Cancer from Health Information Translations in Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukranian, and Vietnamese

Prostate Cancer Screening from the American Cancer Society in English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese

Prostate Problems from the National Institute on Aging

Testicular Cancer from the National Cancer Institute

Testicular Self-Exam from Health Information Translations in English with translations into Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Taglog, and Vietnamese

Reproductive Health

Birth Control for Men from the Reproductive Health Access Project in English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, and Vietnamese

Erectile Dysfunction from MedlinePlus

Men’s Reproductive Health from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Salud reproductiva masculina: Información sobre el tema del Instituto Eunice Kennedy Shriver de Salud Infantil y Desarrollo Humano

Vasectomy from the Reproductive Health Access Project in English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, and Vietnamese

Books

The Better Man Project: 2,476 Tips and Techniques That Will Flatten Your Belly, Sharpen Your Mind, and Keep You Healthy and Happy for Life! by Bill Phillips, editor-in-chief, and the editors of Men’s Health

The Better Man Project is the ultimate handbook for any man who wants to live longer and, just as importantly, better. Written by Bill Phillips, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health-the world’s largest and most respected men’s magazine-this 340-page manual is packed with thousands of useful tips and action items to upgrade your diet, fitness, health, relationships, career, and more (as quickly as possible), plus specific do-it-yourself plans to make you the best man you can be.

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Dr. Patrick Walsh’s Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer by Patrick C. Walsh, MD and Janet Farrar Worthington

This lifesaving guide by Dr. Patrick Walsh and award-winning science writer Janet Farrar Worthington offers a message of hope to every man facing this illness. Prostate cancer is a different disease in every man, which means that the right treatment varies for each man. Readers will discover their risk factors, simple changes that can reduce the risk of developing the disease, treatment options, and more.

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Prostate Cancer: From Diagnosis to Treatment by Arthur Centeno, MD

More than 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually in the United States. Another 5 million men are living with the disease. The good news is that prostate cancer, when detected early, is very curable. And even when it is not curable, it can still be treated, giving a man many more years of life. Author Arthur Centeno, MD, is a specialist in prostate health and prostate cancer, who understands the anxiety that often accompanies a cancer diagnosis. This is a comprehensive guide that answers many questions.

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Magazines