,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #acg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjaf  
,mr4 ,payne 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mull97   
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,concurr5t
 ,,resolution  ,support+ ,national ,m5's
 ,heal? ,week4  ,:]eas despite advances 
9 m$ical te*nology & rese>*1 m5 cont9ue 
to live an av]age ( #e ye>s less ?an    
wom51 & ,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska       
,native & ,african-,am]ican m5 h ! l[e/ 
life expectancy2 ,:]eas #i ( ! #aj lead+
 causes ( dea?1 z def9$ by ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 affect  
m5 at a high] p]c5tage ?an wom52 ,:]eas 
betwe5 ! ages ( #de & #ed1 m5 are #a    
times m likely ?an wom5 to die ( he>t   
attacks2 ,:]eas m5 die ( he>t disease at
 #a times ! rate ( wom52 ,:]eas te/icul>
 canc] is "o ( ! mo/ common canc]s 9 m5 
betwe5 ! ages ( #ae & #cd1 & :5 detect$ 
e>ly1 has a #if-p]c5t survival rate2    
,:]eas ! numb] ( cases ( colon & rectum 

canc] among m5 is expect$ to be almo/   
#gj1hbj 9 #bjaf1 & ov] #bf1jjj m5 are   
expect$ to die f ! disease2 ,:]eas !    
likelihood t a man w develop pro/ate    
canc] is #a 9 #g2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( m5   
develop+ pro/ate canc] 9 #bjaf w rea* m 
?an #ahj1jjj & an e/imat$ #bf1abj ( !m w
 die f ! disease2 ,:]eas                
,african-,am]ican m5 h ! highe/ incid5ce
 ( pro/ate canc] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas significant numb]s ( male-relat$ 
heal? problems1 su* z pro/ate canc]1    
te/icul> canc]1 inf]tility1 & colon     
canc]1 c\ld be detect$ & treat$ if m5's 
aw>5ess ( su* problems 7 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 detect+ _m heal?       
problems e>ly ) appropriate use (       
,pro/ate ,specific ,antig5 7,,psa7      
exams1 blood pressure & *ole/]ol scre5s1

 & te/icul> canc] self exams1 9         
conjunction ) cl9ical exam9ation1 c     
increase survival rates to ne>ly #ajj   
p]c5t2 ,:]eas wom5 are twice z likely z 
m5 to visit ! doctor = annual           
exam9ations & prev5tive s]vices2 ,:]eas 
m5 are less likely ?an wom5 to visit _! 
heal? c5t] or physician = regul> scre5+ 
exam9ations ( male-relat$ problems = a  
v>iety ( reasons1 includ+ fe>1 lack (   
heal? insurance1 lack ( in=mation1 & co/
 factors2 ,:]eas ,national ,m5's ,heal? 
,week 0 e/abli%$ by ,congress & fir/    
celebrat$ 9 #aiid & urges 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 _! ,/ates1 z
 h ,mayors & ,adm9i/rators ( ov] #ajj   
cities & communities1 toge!r ) tribal   
lead]s & o!r ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska 
,native gr\ps2 ,:]eas s9ce #aiid1       
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week has be5    

celebrat$ ea* ,june by hundr$s ( ,/ates1
 cities1 localities1 public heal?       
dep>tm5ts1 heal? c>e entities1 *ur*es1 &
 community organizations ?r\gh\t !      
,nation t promote heal? aw>5ess ev5ts   
focus$ on m5 & family2 ,:]eas !         
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week ,web site  
has be5 e/abli%$ at www4m5%eal?week4org 
& features proclamations f ,gov]nors1   
,mayors1 & tribal lead]s1 z well z a    
v>iety ( res\rces2 ,:]eas m5 :o are     
educat$ ab\t ! value t prev5tive heal? c
 play 9 prolong+ _! lifespan & _! role 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 #ac ?r\gh ,june 
#ai1 #bjaf1 is ,national ,m5's ,heal?   
,week1 :i* has ! purpose ( height5+ !   
aw>5ess ( prev5table heal? problems &   
enc\rag+ e>ly detection & treatm5t (    
disease among m5 & boys3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 supports ! annual

 ,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week2 &  7#b7  
reque/s t ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
issue a proclamation call+ ^u ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps to obs]ve 
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week )          
appropriate c]emonies & activities4