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health needs of
men
Out lines:
Epidemiology of mens health
Diagnostic reasoning in the health care of men
Planning and implementation health care for
men
Evaluating health care for men
heart disease
malignant neoplasm
unintentional injuries
cerebrovascular disease
chronic lower respiratory disease
D.M
pneumonia and influenza
suicide
nephritis,nephritic syndrome,nephrosis
chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
4-Sociocultural considerations:
Includes:
5-Behavioral considerations:
Seem to make greater contribution to mens health
status than to women, because men are generally
more likely than women to engage in high risk
behaviors.
Behavioral considerations to be addressed in
assessing mens health include consumption
patterns, exercise and leisure, sexual activity, and
other behavioral risk factors
Consumption patterns: includes diet as well as
substance use and abuse in US men are more likely
than women to be overweight but less likely to be
obese.
Exercise and leisure: men tend to be active in
competitive contact sports and choose leisure
2-Secondary prevention
Involve earliest detection of health need through
effective screening
3-Tertiary prevention
Follow up and rehabilitation
The goals are to assist in coping with the
continuing manifestation of illness and reduce
future episodes of illness
Evaluating health care for men