Men's Health Caucus

Why create a Men’s Health Caucus?

American men on average are living about 5 years less than our female counterparts.
1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
Men die at a higher percentage from 9 out the 10 top causes of death
Men are victims of over 92% of the workplace deaths in our nation.
CDC report: Women are 100% more likely than men to seek preventative care.
U.S. Administration on Aging report (2001), “More than half of elderly widows now living in poverty were not poor before the death of their husbands.”
2000 Census Bureau report, “For women who marry men approximately their own age; over 14% are widows as they retire (age 65-69).”