National Headache Awareness Week: June 6-12, 2004

The goals of National Headache Awareness Week are to 1) gain recognition of migraine pain as a real and legitimate condition, 2) create awareness to sufferers of new treatments, and 3) encourage sufferers to seek proper diagnosis and treatment.

70% of migraine sufferers are female. Fortunately, migraines can be managed by seeing your healthcare provider for an accurate diagnosis to gain the full benefits of a migraine prevention and treatment program.

The National Headache Foundation is introducing a Headache Sufferer Identification Wallet Size Card. This card and Headache Help is available by calling 888-NHF-5552 Monday – Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or visit www.headaches.org.

Sources: National Headache Foundation; Headachecare.com

Resources:

• The Cleveland Clinic: Headache Center
• American Council for Headache Education
• American Pain Society

National Men’s Health Week: June 14-20, 2004

National Men’s Health Week is celebrated each year as the week leading up to and including Father’s Day. The purpose is to create awareness of health education and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among males.

There is an ongoing silent crisis in the health and well-being of American men. Due to a lack of awareness, poor health education, and few male-specific health programs, men's health and well-being are deteriorating steadily. The deterioration of men's health is best illustrated by the life-expectancy gap. In 1920, the life expectancy difference between men and women was one year. By 1990 that had increased to seven years with men having a higher death rate for each of the top 10 leading causes of death.

Sources: Office of Men's Health Resource Center; Men's Health Network

Local Resources:

• The Cleveland Clinic Health Information Center
• University Hospitals Health Systems: Men's Health Center