Men's Health

Federal Government:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Men's Health
www.cdc.gov/health/mens_health.htm

Description: The CDC, recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people, provides credible information to enhance health decisions and promotes health through strong partnerships. The agency serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

Information Available: Health topics include: dating violence, heart disease, impaired driving, intimate partner violence, reproductive health, National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign, skin cancer, sexual violence, prostate cancer, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and water-related injuries.

MEDLINEplus-Health Information
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealthissues.html

Description: MEDLINEplus, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, includes a vast amount of health information on over 600 diseases and conditions. The site offers authoritative, up to date and appropriate health information for both health professionals and consumers.

Information Available: Latest news, general overviews, anatomy and physiology, clinical trials, diagnosis and symptoms, nutrition, prevention and screening, research, specific conditions, treatment, genetics, statistics and links to other relevant MEDLINEplus pages.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Real Men. Real Depression. Campaign
menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/

Description: NIMH has launched the Real Men. Real Depression. campaign to educate the public about depression in men. By sharing personal stories of depression, treatment and recovery, the men found in this campaign help NIMH reach out to increase awareness of this disease in men.

Information Available: Basic facts about depression in men, signs and symptoms, treatment, real stories of depression, resources for health care providers, publications, fact sheets and Public Service Announcements.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
HealthFinder
www.healthfinder.gov

Description: Since 1997, Healthfinder has been utilized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. Healthfinder links to carefully selected information and web sites from over 1,700 health-related organizations.

Information Available: Health topics include: AIDS, cancer, fatherhood, heart disease, physical activity, prostate cancer, substance abuse, testicular cancer, vasectomy and general health in men.

National Organizations and Foundations:

The Commonwealth Fund
Men's Health
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=221385

Description: The Commonwealth Fund seeks to understand and minimize barriers to effective health care services for all people. The Fund supports research into the state of men's health in the United States. A large proportion of American men have limited contact with doctors and the health care system in general. Many men fail to get checkups, preventive care or counseling on their health, and they often ignore symptoms or delay seeking medical attention when sick or in pain. These and other findings point to a need for greater efforts to address men's health concerns and risks and their attitudes toward health care.

Information Available: Publications and journal articles related directly to men's health issues.

Community Voices: HealthCare for the Underserved
Men's Health
www.communityvoices.org/Issues.aspx?ID=1

Description: Community Voices focuses on making health care available to all. They are helping ensure the survival of safety-net providers and strengthening community support services. Launched in 1998 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the eight sites involved in the project are part of a national effort to sort out what works from what does not in meeting the needs of those who receive inadequate or no health care.

Information Available: Policy briefs, Community Voice communities working on this issue, related websites, press releases, public service announcements and specific program highlights.

The Fathers Network
www.fathersnetwork.org

Description: The Fathers Network celebrates and supports fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities. They provide up-to-date information and resources for fathers, family members and care providers.

Information Available: Products and curriculum, current news, press releases, articles, conferences, seminars, personal stories from fathers and resources for providers.

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC)
www.gmhc.org

Description: GMHC, a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization, is committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. They work to reduce the spread of HIV disease, to help people with HIV maintain and improve their health and independence, and to keep the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV an urgent national and local priority.

Information Available: Programs and services; HIV/AIDS health topics include: specific populations, HIV basics, treatment, nutrition, testing, sexually transmitted infections, government insurance and benefits, a HIV glossary and statistics; newsletter; public policy; activism; prevention; research; events; hotline and links.

The Men's Health Network
www.menshealthnetwork.org

Description: MHN was founded in 1992 by a group of men's activists and writers interested in improving the health and well-being of men, boys and families. It exists as an informational and educational organization recognizing men's health as a legitimate social concern.

Information Available: MHN coalition, educational campaigns, data clearinghouse, National Men's Health Week, other awareness weeks, hotlines, surveys, specific initiatives and programs, reference library and men's health links.

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI)
www.fatherhood.org

Description: NFI leads a society-wide movement to confront the problem of father absence and to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible and committed fathers.

Information Available: Resources, Public Service Announcements, events, NFI newsletter, links, trainings and programs, fact sheets, legislative updates and a catalog of fatherhood resources.

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
Men's Health
www.noah-health.org/en/healthy/men/

Description: NOAH began in October 1994 as a demonstration project partially funded by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP). The website provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased.

Information Available: Health care guidelines for men; screening tests; health disparities; basic anatomy; specific issues include: divorce, fertility, hair loss, parenting, cancer, prostate and specific diseases and conditions.

WebMD Health
Men's Conditions Health Center
my.webmd.com/

Description: The WebMD content staff blends award-winning expertise in medicine, journalism, health communication and content creation. The mission of WebMD is to bring objective, trustworthy, and timely health information to the public.

Information Available: News headlines; health conditions such as: back pain, cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and prostate cancer; video library; message boards; newsletter and health alerts; events; symptoms; health and wellness information; nutrition and prevention strategies.