June Wrap-Up: Promoting Men’s Health

During June—Men’s Health Month—the NICHD focused on encouraging men to make their health a priority.

We shared important men’s health research findings, tips, and resources on our website and through our social media channels, covering a range of topics: among them, men’s reproductive health, traumatic brain injury, heart disease, and depression.

Here’s a round-up of the men’s health information we shared in June:

• Infographic:
  • Dads—Help Baby Sleep Safe
• Meet Our Researchers Interview:
  • Finding the Genes That Drive Male Fertility with NICHD grantee Dr. Mary Ann Handel of the Jackson Laboratory
• Spotlights:
  • Men’s Health is the Focus in June
  • New Research on Male Contraceptive Methods, an interview with Dr. Diana Blithe, Director of NICHD’s Male Contraceptive Development Program
  • Research Continues on Genetics of Prostate Cancer, an interview with Dr. Constantine Stratakis, Director of NICHD’s Division of Intramural Research
• Twitter Chats:
  • Men’s Health Month #HealthTipsChat hosted by HealthCentral
  • Men’s Health Month #ManUpChat hosted by HHS’s Office of Minority Health

Originally Posted: June 30, 2014 

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