Since it is indeed St. Patrick’s Day and this is a forum for discussing Men’s health you could probably have guessed that the message today would be about the dangers of alcohol consumption. However, hopefully I can avoid being too stale and provide you with some new information and just enough caution to cause you...Continue reading
Category: Policy
Do yourself some good…and others, too
Remember the last time you did something nice for someone, just because? It probably felt pretty good. Imagine multiplying that good feeling over many times, and it’s bound to have some positive effects on your own health. For those who have a little or a lot of time to give, volunteering for a cause that...Continue reading
Men’s Health Caucus in the American Public Health Association
On February 24, 2010, Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association (APHA), announced the Association’s support for the Men’s Health Caucus, which will draw awareness to an emerging and cross-cutting public health concern. Scott Williams, Chair of the newly formed Caucus and Vice President of Men’s Health Network (MHN), explained that...Continue reading
Latest Men’s Health in the News
Men’s Health issues are featured in an article by Teddi Dineley Johnson in the current issue of The Nation’s Health, a print and online publication of the American Public Health Association. You can access the article here: https://TheNationsHealth.AphaPublications.org/content/40/1/28.full. This piece, which quotes both MHN Vice President Scott Williams and Advisory Board member Dr. Perry Karfunkel,...Continue reading
Beyond Health Care
Health reform has been a topic of great importance here in Washington for the past few months since discussions and debates have intensified in June, 2009. Health reform, however, has primarily focused on one aspect of health – health care. In the broader sense, though, health encompasses a wider reach. For example, health professionals are...
The Business Case for an Office of Men’s Health
Below is an excerpt from a forthcoming study that I authored, which investigates the federal costs associated with excess disease burden in men in an attempt to substantiate the need for a federal Office of Men’s Health. Despite the increased risk of disease and injury, the health of men is oft an overlooked subject. Men...Continue reading
Head Injuries in the NFL and Beyond
There are few things more satisfying than watching a rival quarterback receive a blind-side sack or seeing your team’s DB lay out a receiver on an incomplete pass in slow-mo. Of course, this is only true as long as the recipient is able to get up and walk off the field, as nobody would actually...Continue reading
HPV Not Your Problem? Think Of Yourself As A Disease Reservoir
We, as a species, seem to spend a great deal of time blaming others for our problems and nowhere is this truer than when referring to health. Whether it is patients blaming doctors, doctors blaming government, government blaming insurance companies, the finger is always pointed at someone else. This is something that needs to change. ...Continue reading
The House Bill in a Nutshell
We’ve had a few requests here at TAMH to give a brief overview of the recently passed House health reform bill, and I thought that the APHA Conference would be a good backdrop to also talk about some of the public health provisions in the language. From insurance coverage to market innovation and chronic disease...Continue reading
APHA LIVE UPDATE BLOG
12:33 pm – Monday, November 9, 2009 This is an exciting time for men’s health! At this point, day two of the APHA conference, we have met a handful of new researchers in the field of men’s health. Innovative community-based interventions are being developed with the potential to reach an extremely undeserved subgroup of the population....Continue reading