Item B3 B3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3
Craig Cates,District 1
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
' David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
May 15, 2024
Agenda Item Number: B3
2023-2440
BULK ITEM: DEPARTMENT: Commissioners Aid
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Corie Abel 305-453-8787
9:00 AM
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Proclaiming June 2024 as Men's Health Awareness Month.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Men's Health Month is a time to recognize the mental and physical health needs of men and boys while
encouraging fathers to be role models through preventative health screenings, healthy living, and
seeking needed help.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DOCUMENTATION:
Men's Health Procla ation.pdf
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
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Men's Health Proclamation
WHEREAS, Men's Health Month is part of an ongoing international effort to educate men, boys, and
their families about receiving regular disease prevention screenings and living a healthier lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, Nationwide, life expectancy for men averages five years fewer than that of women, with men
experiencing higher rates of health problems such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease, and
premature mortality; and,
WHEREAS, Men's Health Month is a time for the public to recognize the mental and physical health
needs of men and boys while encouraging fathers to be role models for their children through
preventative health screenings, healthy living and seeking needed help; and
WHEREAS,The growing epidemic of suicide and substance abuse requires special effort to raise
awareness of unrecognized and undiagnosed depression and mental stress in boys and men; and
NOW,THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the County Commission of Monroe County, Florida,June 101n_
16t", 2024 Men's Health Month.
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