Movember: A Month of Awareness for Men Health

Each November, millions of us around the world get together for Movember — an annual month-long event to raise awareness about men’s health issues such as mental health and prostate and testicular cancer. To create where men today are shaving off their whiskers and growing moustaches around the world as a global movement to talk about their health issues. However, men still have some way to go in terms of being aware of or engaging with their health (Movember: 2023). In this post we will discuss some up-to-date statistics, major health problems for men and practical ways to improve men’s health in the United States.

U.S. Trends on Men and Awareness of Their Own Health

Interest in men’s health initiatives has been gradually increasing over the last five years across the United States. Nevertheless, compared to women, men are still less likely to seek help or take part in health awareness events. Now, the awareness and engagement rates for men health over the years are as follows:

• 2019: 32%-ish of U.S. guys are doing men’s health awareness stuff
• 2020: 38%-the COVID-19 pandemic spurred greater health consciousness.
• 2021: One additional percentage point of Engagement (40%) as telehealth opened further.
• 2022: The engagement rate reached 43% due to an increased prioritization of mental health and workplace wellness initiatives.
• 2023: Reaching a record 46% engagement, almost half of U.S. men participated in awareness-raising activities but there is still work to do.

But those improvements are only narrowed toward the low-hanging fruit population not nearly all men benefit from health screenings, mental health care and preventative care.

Top Health Issues of Men

Men have specific health threats that are inadequitely adressed via awareness and treatment. Three main areas affecting men’s health are:

Prostate Cancer

To clarify, prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers to affect men. Statistics from American Cancer Society show that 1 in every 8 men can expect to be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, and it is the second leading cause of cancer death amongst American men.

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