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>Date:  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:07:49 -0400
>Sender: Research Network in Healthy Cities <[log in to unmask]>
>From:  Adriane Griffen <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      NEW Men's Health Resources at healthfinder.gov
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>For Release June 3, 1999
>Contact: Damon Thompson (202) 205-1842
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>U.S. SURGEON GENERAL LAUNCHES MEN'S HEALTH RESOURCES AT HEALTHFINDER.GOV
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>Washington, DC - Surgeon General David Satcher today unveiled new features
>and services oriented to men's heath at www.healthfinder.gov, the government
>gateway Web site for health information.  Healthfinder(r) brings under one
>umbrella the vast health information resources of the federal government and
>its many partners.  Healthfinder(r) offers a broad range of reliable
>consumer resources and serves, on average, more than 350,000 consumers each
>month - more than 5.3 million visitors since it was launched.
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>"It is time to heighten the awareness of men and those around them to the
>importance of prevention for men's health.  Men can live longer and
>healthier lives by making sound health choices and through early detection
>and treatment of diseases common or unique to them," stated Surgeon General
>Satcher in a press release.  "The new resources at healthfinder.gov come
>just in time for National Men's Health Week, June 14-20 (concluding on
>Father's Day).  Men can find health information for their special needs,
>along with a broad range of health resources of interest to them in their
>many roles."
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>To access the new men's health information resources click on "men" under
>"Just for You" on the healthfinder.gov homepage.
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>The new men's health resources at healthfinder.gov were developed in
>response to consumer demand, but were also driven by the fact that many men
>are not educated about the value of prevention for prolonging their life
>span and maintaining their role in their family.  Heathfinder(r) offers
>health information in a private and confidential manner that some men will
>find more comfortable as a starting point to becoming more pro-active in
>their health.
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>According to national advocacy groups such as the Men's Health Network,
>men's health is more than a man's issue.   Because of its impact on wives,
>mothers, daughters and sisters, men's health is truly a family issue.  And,
>considering that women are often the main influences on health and medical
>care in their own families, they are in a unique situation to influence
>men's health choices.
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>Healthfinder(r) offers rapid access to 400 government Web sites and 5000
>other reliable links, including online and print publications, libraries,
>clearinghouses, referral services, research and clinical information,
>databases, discussion and self-help groups.  In addition to the new men's
>health resources, Just for You also provides a menu of easily accessible,
>pre-selected health information in topic areas of particular interest to
>women, Spanish speakers, families, children and other groups.
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>To reach the site, go online to www.healthfinder.gov.  Those without
>personal Internet access are encouraged to check their local libraries or
>call the National Health Information Center at 1-800-336-4797.
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>Healthfinder(r) is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
>Services' Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in collaboration
>with other HHS agencies.
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