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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 490 

Supporting the designation of the week of June 12 through June 18, 2023, 

as ‘‘National Men’s Health Week’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 9, 2023 

Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CARSON, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SMITH

of New Jersey, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. LIEU, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Mississippi, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. MENENDEZ) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the designation of the week of June 12 through 

June 18, 2023, as ‘‘National Men’s Health Week’’. 

Whereas, despite advances in medical technology and research, men continue to live an average of more than 5 

years less than women, and American Indian/Alaska Native and African-American men have the lowest life expectancy; 

Whereas heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and unintentional injuries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, lead to death in men at a higher percentage 

than women; 


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Whereas suicide is among the top 10 causes of death for 

men, and ranks as the second highest cause of death for 

men in 2 age groups, from ages 1 through 19 and ages 

20 through 44; 

Whereas men on average experience a heart attack 7 years 

earlier than women; 

Whereas testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers 

in men between the ages of 15 and 34, and when detected early, has a 95-percent survival rate; 

Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, the 

number of colorectal cancer cases among men is expected 

to be over 80,000 in 2022, and over 28,320 men are expected to die from it; 

Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 13 out of every 100 American men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime; 

Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 268,490 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2022, and an estimated 34,500 of them will die 

from the disease; 

Whereas African-American men in the United States have the 

highest incidence of prostate cancer; 

Whereas African-American men are 1.7 times more likely to 

be diagnosed with, and 2.1 times more likely to die from, 

prostate cancer than White men; 

Whereas significant numbers of predominantly male-related 

health problems, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, infertility, and colon cancer, could be detected and 

treated in the early stages if men were more widely aware 

of the many early detection and screening tools and preventive measures currently available; 


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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 diseases; 

Whereas appropriate use of tests such as prostate-specific 

antigen (PSA) exams and blood pressure and cholesterol 

screens, in conjunction with clinical examination and selftesting for problems such as testicular cancer, can result 

in the detection of many of these problems in their early 

stages and increases in the survival rates to nearly 100 

percent; 

Whereas, according to the 2019 Cleveland Clinic MENtion It 

Survey, two-thirds (65 percent) of men tend to wait as 

long as possible to see their doctor if they have any 

health symptoms or an injury, and among men surveyed, 

men ages 35 to 54 are more likely to agree they tend to 

tough it out as long as possible before going to the doctor 

(72 percent), compared to men 55 and up (59 percent); 

Whereas women are twice as likely as men to visit the doctor 

for annual examinations and preventive services; 

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 reasons, including 

fear of learning or confirming health status or condition, 

embarrassment, lack of health insurance, lack of information, and high out-of-pockets costs; 

Whereas ‘‘National Men’s Health Week’’ was established by 

Congress and first celebrated in 1994 and urges men and 

their families to engage in appropriate health behaviors, 

and the resulting increased awareness has improved 

health-related education and helped prevent illness; 


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Whereas the Governors of all 50 States have issued proclamations annually declaring Men’s Health Week in their 

States, as have mayors of over 350 cities; 

Whereas, since 1994, ‘‘National Men’s Health Week’’ has 

been celebrated each June by hundreds of States, cities, 

localities, public health departments, health care entities, 

churches, and community organizations throughout the 

Nation that promote health awareness events focused on 

men and families; 

Whereas the ‘‘National Men’s Health Week’’ website has 

been established at www.menshealthmonth.org and features proclamations from Governors and mayors, and 

‘‘National Men’s Health Week’’ events; 

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 screenings; 

Whereas men and their families are encouraged to increase 

their awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, 

regular exercise, and medical checkups; and 

Whereas June 12 through June 18, 2023, is ‘‘National Men’s 

Health Week’’, which has the purpose of heightening the 

awareness of preventable health problems and encouraging early detection and treatment of disease among 

men and boys: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the annual ‘‘National Men’s 

3 Health Week’’; and 

4 (2) requests that the President issue a procla5 mation calling upon the people of the United States 


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1 and interested groups to observe ‘‘National Men’s 

2 Health Week’’ with appropriate ceremonies and ac3 tivities. 

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