,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,crapo submitted the        
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,celebrating the #bjth ,anniversary of  
,national ,men's ,health ,week4         
,whereas1 despite advances in medical   
technology and research1 men continue to
 live an average of #e years less than  
women1 and ,african-,american men have  
the lowest life expectancy2 ,whereas #i 
of the #aj leading causes of death1 as  
defined by the ,centers for ,disease    
,control and ,prevention1 affect men at 
a higher percentage than women2         
,whereas1 between ages #de and #ed1 men 
are more than #a times more likely than 
women to die of heart attacks2 ,whereas 
men die of heart disease at #a times the
 rate of women2 ,whereas men die of     
cancer at almost #a times the rate of   
women2 ,whereas testicular cancer is one
 of the most common cancers in men      

between ages #ae and #cd1 and1 when     
detected early1 has a #if percent       
survival rate2 ,whereas the number of   
cases of colon cancer among men will be 
over #dh1jjj in #bjad1 and more than    
half of those men will die from the     
disease2 ,whereas the likelihood that a 
man will develop prostate cancer is #a  
in #f2 ,whereas the number of men who   
develop prostate cancer in #bjad is     
expected to reach more than #bcj1jjj1   
and an estimated #bi1dhj of those men   
will die from the disease2 ,whereas     
,african-,american men in the ,united   
,states have the highest incidence of   
prostate cancer2 ,whereas significant   
numbers of health problems that affect  
men1 such as prostate cancer1 testicular
 cancer1 colon cancer1 and infertility1 
could be detected and treated if        
awareness among men of those problems   
was more pervasive2 ,whereas more than  
half of the elderly widows now living in
 poverty were not poor before the death 
of their husbands2 ,whereas educating   

both the public and health care         
providers about the importance of early 
detection of male health problems will  
result in reducing rates of mortality   
for those diseases2 ,whereas appropriate
 use of tests such as prostate specific 
antigen exams1 blood pressure screens1  
and cholesterol screens1 in conjunction 
with clinical examination and           
self-testing for problems such as       
testicular cancer1 can result in the    
detection of many of those problems in  
their early stages and increase the     
survival rates to nearly #ajj percent2  
,whereas women are #b times more likely 
than men to visit their doctors for     
annual examinations and preventive      
services2 ,whereas men are less likely  
than women to visit their health centers
 or physicians for regular screening    
examinations of male-related problems   
for a variety of reasons2 ,whereas      
,congress established ,national ,men's  
,health ,week in #aiid and urged men and
 their families to engage in appropriate

 health behaviors1 and the resulting    
increased awareness has improved        
health-related education and helped     
prevent illness2 ,whereas the ,governors
 of all #ej ,states have issued         
proclamations declaring ,men's ,health  
,week in their respective ,states1 as   
have ,mayors of over #dj cities2        
,whereas1 since #aiid1 ,national ,men's 
,health ,week has been celebrated each  
,june by dozens of ,states1 cities1     
localities1 public health departments1  
health care entities1 churches1 and     
community organizations throughout the  
,united ,states that promote health     
awareness events focused on men and     
family2 ,whereas the ,national ,men's   
,health ,week ,internet website has been
 established at www4menshealthweek4org  
and features ,governors' proclamations1 
,mayoral proclamations1 and ,national   
,men's ,health ,week events2 ,whereas   
men who are educated about the value    
that preventive health can play in      
prolonging their lifespans and their    

roles as productive family members will 
be more likely to participate in health 
screenings2 ,whereas men and their      
families are encouraged to increase     
their awareness of the importance of a  
healthy lifestyle1 regular exercise1 and
 medical checkups2 ,whereas ,june #i    
through #ae1 #bjad1 is ,national ,men's 
,health ,week2 and ,whereas the purpose 
of ,national ,men's ,health ,week is to 
heighten the awareness of preventable   
health problems and encourage early     
detection and treatment of disease among
 men and boys3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 celebrates the
 #bjth anniversary of ,national ,men's  
,health ,week2  7#b7 supports the annual
 ,national ,men's ,health ,week2 and    
7#c7 calls upon the people of the       
,united ,states and interested groups to
 observe ,national ,men's ,health ,week 
with appropriate ceremonies and         
activities4