,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjad ,mr4 
,crapo submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution    
,celebrat+ ! #bj? ,anniv]s>y ( ,national
 ,m5's ,heal? ,week4  ,:]eas1 despite   
advances 9 m$ical te*nology & rese>*1 m5
 cont9ue to live an av]age ( #e ye>s    
less ?an wom51 & ,african-,am]ican m5 h 
! l[e/ life expectancy2 ,:]eas #i ( !   
#aj lead+ causes ( dea?1 z def9$ by !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 affect m5 at a high] p]c5tage ?an wom52
 ,:]eas1 betwe5 ages #de & #ed1 m5 are m
 ?an #a times m likely ?an wom5 to die (
 he>t attacks2 ,:]eas m5 die ( he>t     
disease at #a times ! rate ( wom52      
,:]eas m5 die ( canc] at almo/ #a times 
! rate ( wom52 ,:]eas te/icul> canc] is 
"o ( ! mo/ common canc]s 9 m5 betwe5    
ages #ae & #cd1 &1 :5 detect$ e>ly1 has 
a #if p]c5t survival rate2 ,:]eas !     
numb] ( cases ( colon canc] among m5 w  
be ov] #dh1jjj 9 #bjad1 & m ?an half (  

^? m5 w die f ! disease2 ,:]eas !       
likelihood t a man w develop pro/ate    
canc] is #a 9 #f2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( m5 :o
 develop pro/ate canc] 9 #bjad is       
expect$ to rea* m ?an #bcj1jjj1 & an    
e/imat$ #bi1dhj ( ^? m5 w die f !       
disease2 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican m5 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates h ! highe/ incid5ce (    
pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas significant numb]s
 ( heal? problems t affect m51 su* z    
pro/ate canc]1 te/icul> canc]1 colon    
canc]1 & inf]tility1 c\ld be detect$ &  
treat$ if aw>5ess among m5 ( ^? problems
 0 m p]vasive2 ,:]eas m ?an half ( !    
eld]ly wid[s n[ liv+ 9 pov]ty 7 n poor  
be=e ! dea? ( _! husb&s2 ,:]eas educat+ 
bo? ! public & heal? c>e provid]s ab\t !
 importance ( e>ly detection ( male     
heal? problems w result 9 r$uc+ rates ( 
mortality = ^? diseases2 ,:]eas         
appropriate use ( te/s su* z pro/ate    
specific antig5 exams1 blood pressure   
scre5s1 & *ole/]ol scre5s1 9 conjunction
 ) cl9ical exam9ation & self-te/+ =     
problems su* z te/icul> canc]1 c result 

9 ! detection ( _m ( ^? problems 9 _!   
e>ly /ages & increase ! survival rates  
to ne>ly #ajj p]c5t2 ,:]eas wom5 are #b 
times m likely ?an m5 to visit _!       
doctors = annual exam9ations & prev5tive
 s]vices2 ,:]eas m5 are less likely ?an 
wom5 to visit _! heal? c5t]s or         
physicians = regul> scre5+ exam9ations (
 male-relat$ problems = a v>iety (      
reasons2 ,:]eas ,congress e/abli%$      
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week 9 #aiid &  
urg$ m5 & _! families to engage 9       
appropriate heal? behaviors1 & ! result+
 increas$ aw>5ess has improv$           
heal?-relat$ education & help$ prev5t   
illness2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nors ( all #ej   
,/ates h issu$ proclamations decl>+     
,m5's ,heal? ,week 9 _! respective      
,/ates1 z h ,mayors ( ov] #dj cities2   
,:]eas1 s9ce #aiid1 ,national ,m5's     
,heal? ,week has be5 celebrat$ ea* ,june
 by doz5s ( ,/ates1 cities1 localities1 
public heal? dep>tm5ts1 heal? c>e       
entities1 *ur*es1 & community           
organizations ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates t 

promote heal? aw>5ess ev5ts focus$ on m5
 & family2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,m5's     
,heal? ,week ,int]net website has be5   
e/abli%$ at www4m5%eal?week4org &       
features ,gov]nors' proclamations1      
,mayoral proclamations1 & ,national     
,m5's ,heal? ,week ev5ts2 ,:]eas m5 :o  
are educat$ ab\t ! value t prev5tive    
heal? c play 9 prolong+ _! lifespans &  
_! roles z productive family memb]s w be
 m likely to p>ticipate 9 heal? scre5+s2
 ,:]eas m5 & _! families are enc\rag$ to
 increase _! aw>5ess ( ! importance ( a 
heal?y life/yle1 regul> ex]cise1 &      
m$ical *eckups2 ,:]eas ,june #i ?r\gh   
#ae1 #bjad1 is ,national ,m5's ,heal?   
,week2 & ,:]eas ! purpose ( ,national   
,m5's ,heal? ,week is to height5 !      
aw>5ess ( prev5table heal? problems &   
enc\rage e>ly detection & treatm5t (    
disease among m5 & boys3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 celebrates ! #bj?
 anniv]s>y ( ,national ,m5's ,heal?     
,week2  7#b7 supports ! annual ,national
 ,m5's ,heal? ,week2 &  7#c7 calls ^u ! 

p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps to  
obs]ve ,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week )   
appropriate c]emonies & activities4