MEN across the Bass Coast and South Gippsland are being urged to stop putting their health on hold as Men’s Health Week runs this week with a simple message that there are plenty of reasons to book that overdue check-up.
It is a message that lands close to home in a region where blokes are well known for soldiering on, working the land, the boats and the trades, and leaving their own health at the bottom of the list.
The national campaign runs from Monday June 15 to Sunday June 21 and carries the theme 101 Reasons to See Your GP this year, building on last year’s push to get men through the clinic door.
The message is blunt because the statistics are.
Research shows two in three Australian men wait too long before seeking help when something does not feel right.
Men face higher rates of heart disease, diabetes and several cancers, yet many delay care until a problem becomes serious.
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