Health Equity Archives - Healthy Men Reimagining Healthcare In A Guy-Friendly Way Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:05:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/staging.healthymen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-HMI-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Health Equity Archives - Healthy Men 32 32 230898146 Why We Need an Office of Men’s Health—Now! https://staging.healthymen.org/why-we-need-an-office-of-mens-health-now-2/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 19:54:12 +0000 https://staging.healthymen.org/?p=16636 Dear Healthy Men: More than a year ago, I read a column of yours that mentioned that while there are several Offices of Women’s Health in the federal government, there isn’t a corresponding Office of Men’s Health. Is that still true? And if not, why not? A: The answer to your first question is easy: There […]

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]]> 16636 Health Disparities: Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men? https://staging.healthymen.org/health-disparities-why-do-women-live-longer-than-men/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:54:11 +0000 https://staging.healthymen.org/?p=16386 On average, men’s lives are less healthy—and shorter—than women’s. This health disparity exists in part because women take better care of themselves than men do. But several recent studies have found that in many cases, a man and a woman with the exact same condition may respond to it quite differently. Logic would dictate that […]

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]]> 16386 Unequal Justice: Gender-Based Disparities in the Courts https://staging.healthymen.org/unequal-justice-gender-based-disparities-in-the-courts/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:47:49 +0000 https://staging.healthymen.org/?p=16036 Dear Healthy Men: I’ve been reading about actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, who were recently sentenced for their part in the college admissions scandal. What really struck me was the difference in their sentences. She got two months in prison, a $150,000 fine, and some community service. He got five months in prison, a […]

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]]> 16036 Maternity Leave: Great Idea, but What About Dad? https://staging.healthymen.org/maternity-leave-great-idea-but-what-about-dad-2/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:19:51 +0000 https://staging.healthymen.org/?p=16021 Dear Healthy Men: I just read that the United States is one of the only industrialized countries in the world without a paid maternity leave program. Where do you stand on that issue? A: We support it—and we’re glad to see that President Joe Biden and others in his administration have come out in support […]

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]]> 16021 National Minority Health Month: Fighting for Health Equity Year ‘Round https://staging.healthymen.org/national-minority-health-month-fighting-for-health-equity-year-round/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 21:01:49 +0000 https://staging.healthymen.org/?p=15845 April is National Minority Health Month, making it the perfect time to focus on the often-significant disparities in health and wellbeing that affect racial and ethnic minorities across our country. But it’s important to remember that these inequities exist every single day of the year, not just in April.   What do we mean by […]

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