Whereas despite advances in medical technology and research, men continue to live an average of more than 5 years less than women, and American Indian/Alaska Native and African-American men have the lowest life expectancy; Whereas 9 of the 10 leading causes of death, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, affect men at a higher percentage than women; Whereas men on average experience a heart attack 7 years earlier than women; Whereas testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers in men between the ages of 15 and 34, and when detected early, has a 95-percent survival rate; Whereas the number of cases of colorectal cancer among men is expected to be over 75,000 in 2018, and over 27,000 men are expected to die from it; Whereas the likelihood that a man will develop prostate cancer is 1 in 9; Whereas an estimated 164,690 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018 and an estimated 29,430 of them will die from the disease; Whereas African-American men in the United States have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world; Whereas significant numbers of male-related health problems, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, infertility, and colon cancer, could be detected and treated if men’s awareness of such problems were more pervasive; Whereas educating both the public and health care providers about the importance of early detection of male health problems will result in reducing rates of mortality for these diseases; Whereas appropriate use of tests such as Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) exams and blood pressure and cholesterol screens, in conjunction with clinical examination and self-testing for problems such as testicular cancer, can result in the detection of many of these problems in their early stages and increases in the survival rates to nearly 100 percent; Whereas women are twice as likely as men to visit the doctor for annual examinations and preventive services