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ABOUT MEN'S HEALTH
NETWORK
Founded in 1992, Men’s Health Network (MHN) is a Washington, DC-based
nonprofit educational organization composed of physicians, researchers,
public health workers and other health professionals. MHN is committed to
improving the health and wellness of men through education campaigns,
partnerships with retailers, other private entities, workplace health
programs, data collection, and health care providers to offer better
programs and funding on men's health needs.
There is an ongoing, increasing and predominantly silent crisis in the
health and well-being of men. Due to a lack of awareness, poor health
education, and culturally induced behavior patterns in men’s work and
personal lives, men's health and well-being are deteriorating steadily.
MHN's Goals
- To save men's lives by reducing the
premature mortality of men and boys
- To increase the physical and mental
health of men so that they can live fuller and happier lives
- To significantly reduce the cycles of
violence and addiction that afflict so many men
- Energize government involvement in men's
health activities so that existing government health networks can be
utilized to increase the health and well being of men and boys
- Encourage women to expand on their
traditional role as the family's health care leader and activist for
enhancement of health care services
MHN's Strategies
- National educational campaigns to promote public and media awareness of
men's health issues and to disseminate vital information on how to prevent
disease, violence and addiction
- Comprehensive public and retail screening and awareness programs that
serve to make men aware of their health care needs and the importance of
tending to those needs
- Develop a data collection system that allows MHN to act as a national
clearinghouse for information about men’s health issues
- Provide and maintain an ongoing network of health care providers and
services that deal with men's health issues, combined with providing a
telephone and mail referral service enabling MHN effectively to guide men
and boys to the physical and psychological help they need
- Work actively with health care providers and agencies to support better
government programs on men's health issues and to spotlight the need for
adequate funding of research and education on men's health needs
To contact Men's Health Network:
202-543-MHN-1 (6461) x 101
Fax: 202-543-2727
info@menshealthnetwork.org
www.menshealthnetwork.org
Men's Health Network
P.O. Box 75972
Washington, DC 20013
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