,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ajc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,payne 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,mull91 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,johnson (  
,georgia1 & ,ms4 ,adams7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution         
,support+ ,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week4 
,:]eas despite advances 9 m$ical        
te*nology & rese>*1 m5 cont9ue to live  
an av]age ( m ?an #e ye>s less ?an wom51
 & ,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska ,native &  
,african-,am]ican m5 h ! l[e/ life      
expectancy2 ,:]eas #i ( ! #aj lead+     
causes ( dea?1 z def9$ by ! ,c5t]s =    
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 affect  
m5 at a high] p]c5tage ?an wom52 ,:]eas 
m5 on av]age exp]i5ce a he>t attack #g  
ye>s e>li] ?an wom52 ,:]eas te/icul>    
canc] is "o ( ! mo/ common canc]s 9 m5  
betwe5 ! ages ( #ae & #cd1 & :5 detect$ 
e>ly1 has a #ie-p]c5t survival rate2    
,:]eas ! numb] ( colorectal canc] cases 

among m5 is expect$ to be ov] #gh1jjj 9 
#bjbj1 & ov] #bh1fjj m5 are expect$ to  
die f x2 ,:]eas ! likelihood t a man w  
develop pro/ate canc] is #a 9 #i2 ,:]eas
 an e/imat$ #aia1icj m5 w be diagnos$ ) 
pro/ate canc] 9 #bjbj1 & an e/imat$     
#cc1ccj ( !m w die f ! disease2 ,:]eas  
,african-,am]ican m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h
 ! highe/ incid5ce ( pro/ate canc]2     
,:]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 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 7,,psa7   
exams & blood pressure & *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 &     

increases 9 ! 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 
annually decl>+ ,m5's ,heal? ,week 9 _! 
,/ates1 z h mayors ( ov] #cej cities2   
,:]eas1 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 website has be5 e/abli%$ at
 www4m5%eal?mon?4org & features         
proclamations f ,gov]nors & mayors1 &   
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week ev5ts2     
,:]eas m5 :o are educat$ ab\t ! value t 
prev5tive heal? c>e 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$ical *eckups2 & ,:]eas     
,june #ae ?r\gh ,june #ba1 #bjbj1 is    
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week1 :i* has ! 
purpose ( height5+ ! aw>5ess (          
prev5table heal? problems & enc\rag+    
e>ly detection & treatm5t ( disease     
among m5 & boys3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t    
,congress-- 7#a7 supports ! annual      
,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week2 &  7#b7   
reque/s t ! ,presid5t issue a           
proclamation call+ ^u ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps to obs]ve        

,national ,m5's ,heal? ,week )          
appropriate c]emonies & activities4