“A brush with mortality turns out to be the best way to appreciate how blue the sky is, how sensuous grass feels underfoot, how melodious kids’ voices are,” wrote Nicholas D. Kristof in a recent New York Times op-ed piece. Mr. Kristof was fortunate, even lucky to have been found with a malignant tumor on...Continue reading
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BREAKING NEWS: Creation of a Federal Office of Men’s Health
TAMH is pleased to announce that the Indian Health Service (IHS) will welcome a new initiative into its effort, the Office of Indian Men’s Health. The novel Office was included within each version of the two congressional houses’ Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), H.R. 2708 and S. 1790. The IHCIA was reauthorized permanently and...Continue reading
Investing in Health
Do women make better doctors? A recent editorial by Pauline Chen, M.D. in the New York Times posed this thought-provoking question, which led me to recall my previous experiences with physicians of both genders. It is an interesting concept when you think about it. So many of the same qualities that mothers generally have –...Continue reading
Life is Cliché…Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That!
I was recently given the incredible honor to represent my peers as the speaker for the Masters and MPH programs at the 2010 graduate school commencement ceremonies. Our esteemed editor, Mr. Sonny Patel, felt that my speech, while not specifically male-centered, would serve quite well for this month’s blog entry.
Honoring Armed Forces Day
In honor of Armed Forces Day today in the United States, TAMH will be posting 2 posts this Monday, with one especially for those in the military written by the nationally recognized parenting expert Armin Brott, also known worldwide as Mr. Dad (https://www.mrdad.com/). We at TAMH want to express and stress the amount of love...Continue reading
Drink Pepsi. Lose Sperm.
I don’t know about you, but my phone has a Starbucks/Coffee Bean locator that I use at least a dozen times more often than my phone itself
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
Asking the Tough Questions
This week’s deadly plane crash in Austin, Texas raises important questions regarding national security, anti-government violence, and aviation licensing. One could also make the argument that at the core of the tragedy are questions regarding failure in mental health management. As is frequently mentioned at TAMH, the ability for men to come to terms with...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