,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #die  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,lieu1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 &
 ,mr4 ,dunn ( ,florida7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,support+ !        
designation ( ! week ( ,june #i ?r\gh   
,june #ae1 #bjbe1 z ,national ,m5's     
,heal? ,week4  ,:]eas1 despite advances 
9 m$ical te*nology & rese>*1 m5 cont9ue 
to live an av]age ( m ?an #e ye>s less  
?an wom51 & ,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska   
,native & ,african-,am]ican m5 h ! l[e/ 
life expectancy2 ,:]eas he>t disease1   
canc]1 diabetes1 & un9t5tional injuries1
 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 lead to dea? 9 m5 at a   
high] p]c5tage ?an wom52  ,:]eas        
,african-,am]ican & ,hispanic m5 h a    
high] preval5ce ( *ronic diseases su* z 
diabetes & obesity1 comp>$ to           
non-,hispanic ,:ite m5 & are less likely

 to seek c>e f a heal? pr(essional2     
,:]eas suicide is among ! top #aj causes
 ( dea? = m51 & ranks z ! second highe/ 
cause ( dea? = m5 9 #b age gr\ps1 f ages
 #a ?r\gh #ai & ages #bj ?r\gh #dd2     
,:]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 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !     
,am]ican ,canc] ,society1 ! numb] (     
colorectal canc] cases among m5 is      
expect$ to be ov] #aaj1fhj 9 #bjbe1 &   
ov] #fd1jjj m5 are expect$ to die f x2  
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease  
,control & ,prev5tion1 #ac out ( e #ajj 
,am]ican m5 w develop pro/ate canc] dur+
 _! lifetime2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !      
,am]ican ,canc] ,society1 an e/imat$    
#cac1ghj m5 w be diagnos$ ) pro/ate     
canc] 9 #bjbe1 & an e/imat$ #ce1ggj ( !m
 w die f ! disease2 ,:]eas              
,african-,am]ican m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h
 ! highe/ incid5ce ( pro/ate canc]2     

,:]eas ,african-,am]ican m5 are #a4gf   
times m likely to be diagnos$ )1 & #b4b 
times m likely to die f1 pro/ate canc]  
?an ,:ite m52 ,:]eas significant numb]s 
( pr$om9antly male-relat$ heal?         
problems1 su* z pro/ate canc]1 te/icul> 
canc]1 inf]tility1 & colon canc]1 c\ld  
be detect$ & treat$ 9 ! e>ly /ages if m5
 7 m widely aw>e ( ! _m e>ly detection &
 scre5+ tools & prev5tive measures      
curr5tly available2 ,:]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    
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! #bjai ,clevel&     
,cl9ic ,m,e,ntion ,x ,survey1 two-?irds 

7#fe p]c5t7 ( m5 t5d to wait z long z   
possible to see _! doctor if !y h any   
heal? symptoms or an injury1 & among m5 
survey$1 m5 ages #ce to #ed are m likely
 to agree !y t5d to t\gh x out z long z 
possible be=e go+ to ! doctor 7#gb      
p]c5t71 comp>$ to m5 #ee & up 7#ei      
p]c5t72 ,:]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> ( le>n+ or
 confirm+ heal? /atus or condition1     
emb>rassm5t1 lack ( heal? insurance1    
lack ( in=mation1 & high out-(-pockets  
co/s2 ,:]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
 & families2 ,:]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 #i ?r\gh ,june #ae1 #bjbe1 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 !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  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