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Men’s Health Month



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  • Personal Author:
    Powell S
  • Description:
    The month of June can be important to people for many reasons. Not just because it marks the beginning of summer break (for some) but it also means Father's Day. If you are lucky like me, you have or had a father in your life that did everything he could for you to have a great life. My dad fought hard to give me and my sister opportunities that would positively affect us for the rest of our lives. He was always there for us no matter what. He continues to play a major role in our family. Our dad is the strongest person I know. Our father would do anything he could for us. To him, that included going to doctor appointments, getting screening, and taking care of his body and mind. He was diagnosed with Hashimoto's syndrome about 5 years ago. This disease occurs when the body's immune system attacks the thyroid causing a handful of symptoms. They are treatable and fairly easy to manage if you take care of your health. Around the same time, my paternal grandfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was always reluctant to seek medical care, but my dad encouraged him get things checked out before it got worse. My grandfather had many friends who passed away from health issues that never got treated simply because they didn't take their health seriously. They left their loved ones behind and in need. These two stories are important to me because they represent two men that believed seeking care was not only beneficial to them, but also to their families. They know that a short-term investment in their health could lead to a lifetime of benefits. As the saying goes "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Newsletter
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20058171
  • Citation:
    Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2019 Jun; :website
  • Email:
    agcenter@uthct.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2019
  • NORA Priority Area:
    Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20010930
  • Source Full Name:
    Monthly Safety Blast
  • End Date:
    20270929
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:124f81f4c540d99da8ed4609ffbd8adfc9d9a6f26fd83dfd4cd81d139df15604ea1efa9749f1885d106598c26dd80bab59e1556f013d6230882becad04aa2613
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    Filetype[PDF - 488.45 KB ]
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