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- Title:
- News from DHR: Men's health in Georgia: living longer, but problems persist [June 8, 2001]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
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- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
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- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
- Date of Original:
- 2001-06-08
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- Georgia
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- Ceased with July 14, 2009.
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June 8, 2001
Contact: Barbara Joye at 404/657-1385 brjoye@dhr.state.us
DHR Office of Communications
Men's health in Georgia: living longer, but problems persist
Men in Georgia are living longer than ever before to an average age of 74 but they still die nearly seven years younger than women. The 2000 Report on the Status of Men's Health in Georgia: A Picture of Men's Health and Well-Being, released by the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health, suggests some reasons for this difference and looks at major health issues affecting men in Georgia. Possible reasons for lower life expectancy include behavior choices that affect men's health; less use of and access to health care; and pressure to live up to society's expectations for men.
"We released a report on women's health last year, because many public health services focus on women's problems. We recognized that we needed to take a similar look at men's health issues," says Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H, director of the Division of Public Health. "This report describes the unique health issues affecting men, and offers some ideas about what needs to be done to help men take better care of themselves."
The report shows some improvement: For example, more men in Georgia are using seat belts and getting screened for colorectal cancer. Colon and prostate cancer both declined among men during the 1990's. However, several long-standing health issues such as unintentional injury, homicide, and tobacco use, continue to be major problems for men.
Some health issues affect men differently depending on their age and race. Conditions that occur later in life, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and arthritis are on the rise due to the increase in life expectancy. Suicide and substance abuse are more common among young white men, while homicide affects more young African American men. HIV/AIDS is the most common cause of death among men 35-44, while pneumonia and influenza are most significant among older men.
The report calls for more attention to developing or improving services, programs and policies that address men's health, and recommends that public health officials work with policy makers, health care providers, community groups and consumers to see that health care is more specifically tailored to the social, economic and cultural needs of Georgia's men.
"We have one excellent opportunity to do this by assisting the Commission on Men's Health that was established by the 2000 General Assembly," says Sean Johnson, Men's Health Initiative coordinator for the Division of Public Health. "We hope to help them develop guidelines that will educate men in Georgia about better health practices."
For a copy of the 2000 Report on the Status of Men's Health in Georgia, contact Sean Johnson at 404-651-7441 or on the Internet go to http://health.state.ga.us/programs/women/pdfs/menshealth00.pdf.
June 8, 2001
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