{"id":2265,"date":"2018-11-28T19:42:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/menshealth\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2019-10-23T10:53:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:53:11","slug":"the-mens-health-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/menshealth\/the-mens-health-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Men&#8217;s Health Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The average man pays less attention to his health than the average woman. Compared to women, men are more likely to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drink alcohol<\/li>\n<li>Use tobacco<\/li>\n<li>Make risky choices<\/li>\n<li>Not see a doctor for regular checkups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The gap in health behaviors between men and women, including preventative screening and medical treatment, has contributed to a widespread, silent health crisis. Compounding the problem, gender-based health research is overwhelmingly focused on women, with fewer resources devoted to men.<\/p>\n<p>The ºÚÁÏÍø Men&#8217;s Health Program aims to close this gap and substantially improve care for men.<\/p>\n<p>This infographic breaks down men&#8217;s health issues by the numbers:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/menshealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/935\/2018\/11\/img-medctr-menshealth-infographic.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive oscitas-bootstrap-container oscitas-res-image\" alt=\"mens-health-crisis-infographic\"\">\n<p><!-- Twitter universal website tag code --><br \/>\n<script>\n!function(e,t,n,s,u,a){e.twq||(s=e.twq=function(){s.exe?s.exe.apply(s,arguments):s.queue.push(arguments);\n},s.version='1.1',s.queue=[],u=t.createElement(n),u.async=!0,u.src='\/\/static.ads-twitter.com\/uwt.js',\na=t.getElementsByTagName(n)[0],a.parentNode.insertBefore(u,a))}(window,document,'script');\n\/\/ Insert Twitter Pixel ID and Standard Event data below\ntwq('init','o1chr');\ntwq('track','PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<!-- End Twitter universal website tag code --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gap in health behaviors between men and women, including preventative screening and medical treatment, has contributed to a widespread, silent health crisis. 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