Movember is the month formerly known as November, where men and women across the globe join together to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues. Men grow a Mo (moustache) for 30 days to become walking, talking billboards for our men’s health causes - specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health, with a particular focus on suicide prevention.
Death at any age, by any cause, is a tragedy. But when death comes sooner to men, in ways that are largely ... Meer lezen
Movember is the month formerly known as November, where men and women across the globe join together to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues. Men grow a Mo (moustache) for 30 days to become walking, talking billboards for our men’s health causes - specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health, with a particular focus on suicide prevention.
Death at any age, by any cause, is a tragedy. But when death comes sooner to men, in ways that are largely preventable, it’s a crisis.
Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends are facing this health crisis and it’s not being talked about.
We can’t afford to stay silent. We need to talk about it. We need to act.
There is a lot being done, but it’s not happening fast enough to have real impact. The Movember Foundation is uniquely placed to address the crisis at a global level. We’re engaging with men where they are, to understand what works best, to help make change happen sooner, before it’s too late.
The current state of men’s health isn’t acceptable. There’s a job to be done to stop men dying too young, missing out on life, on family, on friendship.
Men experience worse longer-term health than women and die on average six years earlier. Over the age of 65, in developed countries, women outnumber men by a quarter. The crisis is worsening. Prostate cancer, the second biggest cancer affecting men, is set to double in the next 15 years. Three quarters of suicides are men. Poor mental health leads to half a million men taking their own life every year. One man is taking his own life, every minute of every day.
Our work at the Movember Foundation helps men live healthy, happy lives and prevents men from dying too young. We provide a platform for talking about men’s health. We help men develop a healthier attitude and behavior toward their health. We encourage men to talk more with those around them and feel better able to cope with difficult feelings and circumstances.
We want our men alive, well and enjoying life.
Without people like you, talking, taking action and giving money, nothing will change. As the minutes and days pass, more and more men will leave us. Once they are gone, we are powerless to do anything.
It’s time to take action…sooner rather than later. There are three ways you can raise money:
➔ Grow a moustache, the moustache is our ribbon for men's health.
➔ Move - challenge yourself to get active to raise funds for men's health
➔ Host an event
Directly donating to the Movember Foundation is of course one other way to Join the fight for men’s health at Movember.com
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