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Expanding Healthy People 2030: A Community-Driven Approach to Men’s Health

March 13, 2025March 13, 2025MHN EditorAdvocacy, Boys, Depression, Disparities, Economics, Editorials, Education, Education, Family, Family Issues, Fatherhood, Growing Up, Health, Legislative, Lifestyle, Masculinity, Mental Health, Parenting, Policy, Psychology, Public Policy, Relationships, Research and Science, Stress, Suicide, Well-being, WorkLeave a comment

Healthy People 2030's next iteration should incorporate male-focused community initiatives that foster adequate support for the health needs of men and boys. By working together—across public health sectors, education systems, workplaces, and community organizations—we can create an environment where all individuals, regardless of sex, have the opportunity to live longer, healthier lives. Read on for more information on how men and boys stand up against Social Determinants of Health as stated in existing policy.Continue reading

Wellness in the Workplace for Men: Thriving Through Health & Wellness

October 23, 2024October 21, 2024Traci JohnsonAging, Anxiety, Boys, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Diabetes, Domestic Violence, Education, Education, Family, Family Issues, Fatherhood, Fertility, Fitness, Growing Up, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Masculinity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Other Cancers, Others, Parenting, Prostate, Psychology, Relationships, Sex, STDs, Stress, Substance Abuse, Testicular, Testosterone, Vaccines, Well-beingLeave a comment

Wellness in the Workplace for Men: Thriving Through Health & Wellness As we have stated in previous articles, employees spend more than one-third of their lives at work, which makes the workplace the perfect arena for workers to get evidence-based healthcare information designed to improve health and make healthcare services more accessible. Many organizations provide...Continue reading

A Worried Mind: COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on Men’s Health

May 30, 2021May 18, 2021Caleigh FindleyAnxiety, Depression, Disparities, Economics, Mental Health, Stress, Substance AbuseLeave a comment

The onset of the pandemic in 2020 led to a substantial increase in mental health challenges. In their August 2020 report, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the “prevalence of symptoms” of anxiety and depression were more than three times higher than they were a year before. Roughly 40% of respondents to their...

Is Addiction Caused by Genetics or Environment?

May 23, 2015May 21, 2015Jane BrownSubstance Abuse

Addiction drops you in a dark prison of mazes, and everyone who falls into it comes out a different way. The path to addiction is different for everyone, which begs the question just what causes addiction anyway? Is it genetics, or is it environment? Just as addiction is very complex, so is the answer to...Continue reading

When Addictive Thoughts Open a Window to Enlightenment

March 30, 2015April 14, 2015Guest ContributorHealth, Substance Abuse

By Laura Fenton When people find that they are having addictive thoughts, they often do one of three things: they either try to argue themselves out of them, attempt to distract themselves, or treat these thoughts like a challenge that need to be overcome. Therapists are showing, however, that there can be great value from...Continue reading

How March Madness Affects Your Blood Pressure

March 23, 2015April 14, 2015The Measure Up/Pressure Down™ CampaignEducation, Events, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Sports, Stress, Substance Abuse, Well-being

He shoots…he scores! March Madness might be a great way to reconnect with your alma mater or discover a new Cinderella team. But if you’re not careful, it’s also a time of the year that can raise your blood pressure and impact your health. And, it doesn’t always matter if you’re a coach or a...Continue reading

Talking to Your Kids about Drugs and Alcohol

March 22, 2015April 14, 2015Armin BrottSubstance Abuse

For today’s young men, drugs, alcohol, and addiction aren’t quite the same as they were when we were their age. And just over the past decade, attitudes towards substance abuse have changed, and so have the drugs themselves. Information and Education One of the best ways to protect our kids from substance abuse and addiction...Continue reading

Kicking a Substance Abuse Habit

July 3, 2014June 21, 2014Jane BrownLifestyle, Others, Others

While the types of people who use drugs are varied from all walks of life, the core desire is the same—looking to escape something and feel better. This is understandable—dealing with our feelings can be difficult. Even people who claim their drug use is purely recreational—that desire is there, even if it just escaping ‘normal’...Continue reading

Addiction And Substance Abuse –The Chicken Or The Egg

June 18, 2013May 5, 2015MHN EditorHealth, Lifestyle, Mental Health

Some individuals possess what are called concurrent disorders. Individuals with concurrent disorders possess both a mental health illness as well as an addiction. Some individuals who are depressed drink to mask their depression. Conversely, many alcoholics become clinically depressed over time because alcohol is a depressant and it changes their brain chemistry to produce chronic...Continue reading

The Psychology of Addictions

April 4, 2013February 28, 2013Health, Mental Health, Psychology, Substance Abuse

Years ago, in a bold attempt to release some of my own inner turmoil, I set out to gain a better grasp on the issue of addictions. John Bradshaw’s now legendary work with addiction, family systems and the shamed “inner child” had moved me deeply and sent me scurrying to the first series of codependency...Continue reading