,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dh  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,payne 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,mullin7 submitted the following   
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,concurrent ,,resolution 
,supporting ,national ,men's ,health    
,week4  ,whereas despite advances in    
medical technology and research1 men    
continue to live an average of more than
 #e years less than women1 and ,american
 ,indian_/,alaska ,native 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 ,whereas men on  
average experience a heart attack #g    
years earlier than women2 ,whereas      
testicular cancer is one of the most    
common cancers in men between the ages  
of #ae and #cd1 and when detected early1

 has a #ie-percent survival rate2       
,whereas the number of colorectal cancer
 cases among men is expected to be over 
#gh1jjj in #bjai1 and over #bg1jjj men  
are expected to die from it2 ,whereas   
the likelihood that a man will develop  
prostate cancer is #a in #i2 ,whereas an
 estimated #agd1fej men will be         
diagnosed with prostate cancer in #bjai 
and an estimated #ca1fbj of them will   
die from the disease2 ,whereas          
,african-,american men in the ,united   
,states have the highest incidence of   
prostate cancer2 ,whereas significant   
numbers of male-related health problems1
 such as prostate cancer1 testicular    
cancer1 infertility1 and colon cancer1  
could be detected and treated if men's  
awareness of such problems were more    
pervasive2 ,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 these   
diseases2 ,whereas appropriate use of   

tests such as prostate-specific antigen 
7,,psa7 exams and blood pressure 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  
these problems in their early stages and
 increases in the survival rates to     
nearly #ajj percent2 ,whereas women are 
twice as likely as men to visit the     
doctor for annual examinations and      
preventive services2 ,whereas men are   
less likely than women to visit their   
health center or physician for regular  
screening examinations of male-related  
problems for a variety of reasons1      
including fear1 lack of health          
insurance1 lack of information1 and cost
 factors2 ,whereas ,national ,men's     
,health ,week was established by        
,congress and first celebrated in #aiid 
and urges 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 annually declaring 
,men's ,health ,week in their ,states1  
as have mayors of over #cej cities2     
,whereas1 since #aiid1 ,national ,men's 
,health ,week has been celebrated each  
,june by hundreds of ,states1 cities1   
localities1 public health departments1  
health care entities1 churches1 and     
community organizations throughout the  
,nation that promote health awareness   
events focused on men and family2       
,whereas the ,national ,men's ,health   
,week website has been established at   
www4menshealthmonth4org and features    
proclamations from ,governors and       
mayors1 and ,national ,men's ,health    
,week events2 ,whereas men who are      
educated about the value that preventive
 health care can play in prolonging     
their lifespan and their role 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 and ,whereas ,june   
#aj through ,june #af1 #bjai1 is        
,national ,men's ,health ,week1 which   
has the purpose of heightening the      
awareness of preventable health problems
 and encouraging early detection and    
treatment of disease among men and boys3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that          
,congress-- 7#a7 supports the annual    
,national ,men's ,health ,week2 and     
7#b7 requests that the ,president issue 
a proclamation calling upon the people  
of the ,united ,states and interested   
groups to observe ,national ,men's      
,health ,week with appropriate          
ceremonies and activities4