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Guys are being encouraged to take greater control of their physical and mental wellbeing this week.
Men’s Health Week 2010 will launch in Auckland at a breakfast hosted by Men’s Health Trust New Zealand at Eden Park on Monday, June 14.
The campaign is designed to coincide with International Men’s Health Week, which runs from June 14 until June 20.
Men’s Health Trust chairman Colleen Thurston said the week needed to be supported and promoted, especially with New Zealand men dying daily of preventable illnesses and with death rates for Maori men double that of non-Maori.
"It's time for men to stop, take time out — think about their health and visit their GP more regularly," she said.
General Practice New Zealand (GPNZ) executive chair, Dr Bev O‘Keefe, said "statistics show that New Zealand men live on average four years less than women, and yet still remain much less likely to talk to a GP or nurse about their health".
He recommended a yearly checkup with a family doctor.
More information can be found at www.menshealthweek.co.nz
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