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In reply to the discussion: ACA: Setting aside the issue of cost. [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)28. Would you agree that being male carries a greater health risk?
If so, what public efforts would you support to address it?
http://bewell.stanford.edu/mens-health
Simply put, men carry a higher health risk than women. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), men are half as likely as women to make doctor visits for preventive services. In addition, men face societal pressures that discourage healthy behaviors, have elevated risks associated with behaviors during youth and are often employed in the most dangerous professions.
While all of these factors are significant, the reluctance to seek preventive care in the form of a physical exam or health screening means men are less likely to prevent the onset of a more serious condition. Translation: a shorter life. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in the 1920s the life expectancy gender gap between a woman and a man was only one year, but by 2007 women were living 5.2 years longer than men.
At BeWell, we recognize that the Stanford community is not immune to national trends. In fact, while 73% of female employees took the Stanford Health and Lifestyle Assessment (SHALA) in 2010, only 48% of male employees completed the survey that same year. As the SHALA is the gateway to our wellness program, these numbers are consistent with the CDCs statistics that men are less likely to seek preventative health care.
BeWell aims to bridge the gender gap on campus. By reporting on this discrepancy, we hope to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
While all of these factors are significant, the reluctance to seek preventive care in the form of a physical exam or health screening means men are less likely to prevent the onset of a more serious condition. Translation: a shorter life. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in the 1920s the life expectancy gender gap between a woman and a man was only one year, but by 2007 women were living 5.2 years longer than men.
At BeWell, we recognize that the Stanford community is not immune to national trends. In fact, while 73% of female employees took the Stanford Health and Lifestyle Assessment (SHALA) in 2010, only 48% of male employees completed the survey that same year. As the SHALA is the gateway to our wellness program, these numbers are consistent with the CDCs statistics that men are less likely to seek preventative health care.
BeWell aims to bridge the gender gap on campus. By reporting on this discrepancy, we hope to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
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Exactly. "Men" have always been the default. But for those whose hobby is to make it about
Squinch
Oct 2013
#78
The people with the weakest arguments don't even try to make them to the person they disagree with
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#106
Or maybe I just wasn't talking to you. I see JR high kids assuming they need to be the center of
Squinch
Nov 2013
#108
Right. In your world, talking to anyone other than you is non-courageous. Check.
Squinch
Nov 2013
#111
I've come to the conclusion that much of what passes for progressive attitudes on gender
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#32
I'm not saying that at all, and it's impossible to honestly read that in anything I've said.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#50
You'd think, with all the deterministic excuses for short male lifespans
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#64
First...you do understand the MOST dangerous part of ANY surgery is anesthesia..
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2013
#90
So... tubal ligation should be... free?... because it requires anesthesia? n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#95
You haven't given a good reason why vasectomy should not be free like a tubal ligation is.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#100
Didn't you just post upthread about how comparatively dangerous tubal ligation is?
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#103
There should be a blind eye when it comes to treatment, research, care and coverage ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#65
Honestly, from a women's health perspective, I see risks to the ACA approach
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#66
We should try and be as equitable as possible whether it be gender or race ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#74
I agree, but sometimes the the pendulum swings too far and others are hurt ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#77
Did you not not read my original post where I said we need to turn a blind eye ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#91
There's nothing in the law that suggests that a main purpose is to protect fetuses. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#97
I could buy that argument if most of the freebies in the law weren't contraceptive. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#101
The ACA is essentially a health coverage bill, not a health care bill.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#114