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MEN’S HEALTH WEEKJune 15 - 21stPukekohe Family Health Care10 West Street Pukekohe09 237 0280HOW IS YOUR MOTOR RUNNING ?Every bloke that has a Men’s Health Check at a localPro-Care practice in the next month should get a Men’sHealth Pack and a voucher to take to Pukekohe VTNZ fora discount on your car’s next WOF.Pukekohe Family Health Care nurses are runningMens Check clinics for our registered patientsduring June - book an appointment today!For more info:www.sparc.org.nz/getting-active for information that may help you Push Play;www.alac.org.bnz for a quick quiz to check out your drinking;www.quit.org.nz for information about how to get help to give up smoking;www.nhf.org.nz for an on-line heart risk assessment which includes suggestionsabout ways to decrease your risk;www.outoftheblue.org.nz for information and help with depresison;www.m5project.com.au run by GPs to help with the appalling statistic that inAustralia, 5 men every hour die from potentially preventable illnesses.Franklin Healthy Lifestyles GroupProudly Presents …PARKandPLAYIt’s FREE !!Check out the PARK closest to you.For Men’s Health PromotionThis is an invitation for all Dads,Uncles, Brothers and Grand Dadsto bring along the kids to PLAY atyour local PARK.THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:Find the FACTS orienteering course“OLD SCHOOL” RELAYSe.g. egg and spoon, three legged raceRIPPA RUGBYTUG OF WARIS IT TIME FOR YOU TOHAVE AN ANNUALWARRANT OF FITNESS?Dr Rod Wynne-JonesMEN’S HEALTH FACTSAccording to research, eight out of ten men admit to waitingtoo long before going to their doctor. Men from all walks oflife often ignore health symptoms and delay seeing thedoctor when if seen earlier, preventative treatment couldhave been taken.Cardiovascular disease is still the highest cause of death inNew Zealand men. Often simple measures like controllingblood pressure, cholesterol and testing for diabetes have notbeen done, basically because men have been apparentlytoo busy to have a check up.A ‘Well Man’s Check’ at your doctor would also check manyother things. This check would include checking for weight,alcohol and smoking status, your family history, a skin cancercheck, exercise levels, stress/mood as well as blood and urinetests.Cancer is the second biggest killer. Lung cancer still has thehighest cancer death rate in New Zealand. Ask your medicalprofessional about smoking cessation support. Medicationslike nicotine replacement therapy can increase your chanceof success by 50%, especially if given as part of a supportivestop smoking programme which can even be web based.Bowel cancer is the second leading cause of cancer. It isimportant to report any rectal bleeding or a change in theway your bowel works to your doctor. A family history ofbowel cancer substantially increases your risk. Bowel cancerscreening is undertaken overseas and soon to be trialed inNew Zealand.Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer(other than skin cancer) and is the 3rd largest cause ofcancer death. In New Zealand around 2 500 men arediagnosed with prostate cancer each year and around 600men will die from it. Although screening men who don’t havesymptoms is controversial, many men choose to have aprostate check as part of a ‘Well Man’s Check’. This isespecially important if there is a family history of prostatecancer. This would involve a PSA blood test and sometimes aphysical examination.TuakauDr. Lightbody ReserveSunday 7th June10am-12pmPukekoheBledisloe ParkSunday 14th June1am-3pm18Port WaikatoMarae Fields, Stack RdSunday 21st June1pm-3pmWaiukuHamilton Estate FieldsSunday 28th June1pm-3pm