Thank you Rhonda, just what I was thinking, between looking after the kids,
cats, dogs, eye examines, rabies shots etc, there is just too much for
 women to look after.  And I think if we look at who does live longer we
will see that married men are far ahead of everyone else.

Maybe the resource you are attempting to create should empower men to take
control of their own health, become responsible for it and this
knowledgeable.

S

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On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Richard Edwards wrote:

>  <snip> Also, if the exam isn't available, it's not
> the habits of the men that should be blamed for lack of use.


And, to this I would add..please examine the implicit assumption in this
work that somehow women should assume responsibility for motivating men.
I'm not trying to fan the flames of "gender war" but women have been, and
have been relegated to being, the caretaker of family health for too long,
I would assert.


Good luck,
Rhonda


>
> On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:26:08 -0800 Eve Sangenito wrote:
>
> > From: Eve Sangenito <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:26:08 -0800
> > Subject: men and routine medical exams
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >      Hi,
> >
> >      I need help finding some sources for an article I'm writing.
> >
> >      The article is supposed to provide tips for women about how to
> >      motivate the men in their lives to have routine medical checkups.
> >      I have found a number of sources supporting the fact that men do
> >      have routine exams less often than women, and that that could be a
> >      contributing factor to why women tend to live longer than men. But
> >      I'm having trouble finding sources to support any motivational
tips
> >      to encourage men to break this unhealthy habit.
> >
> >      Does anyone have any ideas?
> >
> >      Thanks,
> >
> >      Eve S.
>