Wear BLUE Day – Third Friday of June
The Friday before Father’s Day or the third Friday of Men’s Health Month (June) is Wear BLUE Day. The day raises awareness for the men in your life to take care of their health and the importance of men’s health-related issues.
For 2022, Wear BLUE Day is Friday, June 17.
Wear Blue day is all about raising awareness and money for education about health issues directly and specifically related to men. Awareness can mean many different things like making healthy lifestyle choices, making regular visits to the doctor, getting educated about heart disease or diabetes, or even just starting general health conversations.
Men can and should make health a priority. There is no better time to start taking daily steps to make yourself healthier and stronger, so start today.
What is Men’s Health Month
June is Men’s Health Month which aims to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
This month gives health care providers, public policymakers, the media, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular checkups, medical advice, and early treatment for disease and injury. The response has been overwhelming with hundreds of awareness activities all over the globe each year.
There are many easy things men of all ages can do to improve their health and stay healthy.
- Getting a good night’s sleep
- Eliminating tobacco use
- Eating healthy
- Exercising Often
- Taming stress
- Routinely seeing a doctor
Wear BLUE Day History
Wear BLUE Day is sponsored by the Men’s Health Network (MHN), show your support for the men in your life by wearing blue on this day. Men’s Health Network is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men, boys, and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health prevention messages and tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities, and patient navigation.
How to observe Wear BLUE Day
Wear BLUE on this day to raise awareness about the importance of male health, and to encourage them to live a healthier and longer life. Like Healthy Women, Healthy Men and Boys mean healthy families and communities, and that’s good for everyone.
You can wear anything BLUE from a shirt, suit, dress, hat or a tie. Learn more about Men’s health and common health issues that affect men, their signs and symptoms, and preventative treatment measures for them. Show your support on social media using the hashtag #ShowUsYourBlue or #WearBlueDay in your post.
Host a Wear BLUE day to raise awareness and money for education about men’s need to seek regular checkups, testicular cancer education, prostate cancer education, or other health issues that affect men. (Cardiovascular disease, skin cancer, lung cancer, diabetes, gout, and more.) You can use an online told to plan your event with friends, family, coworkers, and colleagues. Find out more information at www.menshealthnetwork.org.
Whether it is your friend, brother, dad, boyfriend, spouse, or boss, show them you care about them and their health by wearing blue. If Friday of Men’s Health Week doesn’t work for you then pick any other day of the year and start a fun Wear BLUE day at work.
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