best practieces for men's and women's heatlh - presentation

8/17/2019 Best Practieces for Men's and Women's Heatlh - Presentation

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Best PracticesBest PracticesMen’s and Women’s HealthMen’s and Women’s Health

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Men Are At

Increased Risk

Reasons men are likely to have

a shorter life expectancy

than women:

• Abdominal fat accumulation

• More likely to adopt unhealthy life

styles• Risky activities

• May not seek medical/psychological

care


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Health Risks for Men

Leading Causes of eath MalesUnited States, 2002

All Races! Males "ercent

1) Heart disease 2!"

2) #ancer 2"!1

$) %nintentional in&uries '!

") (troke '!2

') #hronic obstructive pulmonary disease '!1

) *iabetes 2!+

,) -nfluen.a and pneumonia 2!"

) (uicide 2!1

+) idney disease 1!

10) #hronic liver disease 1!'

Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention


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Health Concerns

for Men#ymptoms of $enign "rostatic

Hypertrophy %$"H&:

• (training to urinate

• (trong and sudden urge to urinate

• -ncomplete emptying of bladder

• eeding to urinate 2 or more times

per night

• %rinary retention

• -ncontinence


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Health Risks for 'omen

Leading Causes of eathFemales - United States, 2003

All Races! (emales "ercent

1) Heart disease 2!0

2) #ancer 21!

$) (troke ,!,

") #hronic loer respiratory disease '!$

') Al.heimer3s disease $!

) *iabetes $!1

,) %nintentional in&uries $!1

) -nfluen.a and pneumonia 2!+

+) idney disease 1!

10) (epticemia 1!'

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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Concerns for 'omen

)steoporosis:• #haracteri.ed by lo bone mass

• -ncreased risk of bone fractures

• Affects omen more often then men

• *etected ith bone density test


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"regnancy and

Menopause

"lanning for "regnancy:

• 4ind a trusted healthcare provider

• 5ake prenatal vitamins• 5ake folic acid before and during

pregnancy

Menopause:

• ormal biological process• May begin in omen ages $06"0 and can last past

'03s and 03s


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"reventing isease

*ips for living a healthy life:• 7uit smoking

• 8ngage in physical activity

• 8at a healthy diet


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"reventative Measures

*ips for living a healthy life:

• Maintain a healthy eight

• Receive necessary vaccines

and immuni.ations• Manage stress levels


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"revention #creening

Routine Screenings or Men and Women!Cholesterol Levels: (tarting at age $' for men and

"' for omen9 folloed up at least every ' yrs :start

at 20 if family history of heart disease)

$lood "ressure: (tarting at 19 at least

every 2 years if reading is typically 1$0/0

:more fre;uently if higher readings)


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"revention #creening

Routine Screenings or Men and Women!Colorectal Cancer: (tarting at age '0!

*iscuss ith your doctor

#exually *ransmitted iseases %#*s&:5alk to your doctor


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#creening *ests

for Men

"rostate cancer is the +nd most common

form of cancer in men,

Check with your doctor a-out these routinescreenings:

•


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#creening for 'omen

Routine Screenings!"ap *est:• (creening for early detection of cervical cancer • (creen yearly if you have been se=ually active for $

years or 21 yrs old9 hichever comes first• H :Human


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#creening for 'omen

Routine Screenings!Mammogram:• (tart screening at age "0• (creen every 162 years• -f you have family history check ith

your doctor

)steoporosis: • (creen routinely after age '


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#ummary

• ?e aare of your on health risks

• Make an appointment ith your health care

provider to discuss risk factors

• 8at a healthy diet

• 8=ercise regularly

• Manage stress levels


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#ources

Center for isease Control and "revention

!cdc!gov

.ational Institutes for Health!nih!gov

Medline"lus

!medlineplus!gov

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