{"id":69694,"date":"2016-06-10T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69694"},"modified":"2016-06-10T00:41:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T04:41:14","slug":"national-mens-health-week-men-can-do-less-and-improve-their-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69694","title":{"rendered":"National Men\u2019s Health Week:\u00a0Men can do less and improve their health"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_69695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69695\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=69695\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69695\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69695\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mens-Health2-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of handsome man wearing helmet riding bike in countryside\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mens-Health2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mens-Health2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mens-Health2-400x298.jpg 400w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Mens-Health2.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of handsome man wearing helmet riding bike in countryside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Oneida County Health Department encourages men of all ages to make their health a priority.\u00a0In doing so, men are role models for their children as well as friends and other family members.<\/p>\n<p>Men without insurance may be eligible for a free colon cancer screening through the Oneida County\u00a0Health Department\u2019s Cancer Services Program of Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison Counties. Men\u00a0ages 50 to 64 can call (315) 798-5248 to determine if they are eligible for a free, easy in home screening kit.<\/p>\n<p>During this week, men can begin by doing less to improve their health, and initiate habits <!--more-->that will\u00a0be healthier for themselves and their loved ones:<\/p>\n<p>1. Consume less alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>2. Kick the tobacco habit.<\/p>\n<p>3. Stop drowsy driving\u2026get more sleep.<\/p>\n<p>4. Decrease the number of sex partners.<\/p>\n<p>5. Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun.<\/p>\n<p>6. Reduce stress.<\/p>\n<p>What can men do to lead healthier lives?<\/p>\n<p>They should get regular check-ups with their doctor, including vaccinations as needed. Discuss with\u00a0health care providers ways to get healthy and stay healthy. Health care providers can guide men on\u00a0the subject of which preventive screenings and vaccinations are necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Eating healthy combined with physical activity on a daily basis will help men maintain a healthy\u00a0weight as well as encouraging their loved ones to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information on how to be proactive and make health a priority, see Centers for\u00a0Disease Control and Prevention Men\u2019s Health Week website: https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/men\/nmhw\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oneida County Health Department encourages men of all ages to make their health a priority.\u00a0In doing so, men are role models for their children as well as friends and other family members. Men without insurance may be eligible for a free colon cancer screening through the Oneida County\u00a0Health Department\u2019s Cancer Services Program of Oneida, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}