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Latest News / Mens Health Week - 8-14 June 2015 (Newsflush, June 2015)

Our industry is male dominant so it makes sense then that Mens Health Week should feature on your radar – be it for yourself, your father, your son, your grandson, your brother, your mate …

Here are some cold, hard facts about NZ mens health taken from the menshealthweek website.  Did you know:

·         NZ men live on average four years less than women, and yet still remain much less likely to talk to a GP about their health

·         Latest statistics available tell us that one New Zealand man dies every three hours of a potentially avoidable illness

·         6 out of 10 New Zealand males are overweight

·         Nearly a quarter of New Zealand men smoke

·         27% of men have potentially hazardous drinking patterns

·         Men have fewer years free from disability and poor health (Health and Independence Report 2005, MOH)

·         Latest research shows that men are at greater risk of stroke than women, with stroke being the second biggest single cause of death and the largest cause of disability in adults in New Zealand. We’ve got to get more men taking the simple steps to prevent early death and disability

By visiting the menshealthweek website you can get some ideas on what you can do for your health right now, for example:

• Learn some proactive ways to safeguard your health (or if not yours - your dad’s, your son’s, your brother’s, your mate’s …)
   
• Find “your score” on the Mens Health Survey
   
• Locate a local Life or Unichem pharmacy near you in order to access a free mens health check

Stay well   *   Look after yourself   *   Be proactive with your health   *  

Get involved in NZ Mens Health Week 8-14 June 2015