Blair Daly of Washington Initiative for Boys and Men teamed up with UW Medicine today prior to the Huskies’ dramatic win over the Oregon Ducks. At the University of Washington’s fan festival before the game, men’s health was the topic du jour at UW Medicine’s booth. Others who staffed the booth included Hunter Wessels, Chair of the UW Department of Urology and President of UW Physicians, and Jennifer Blume, Director for Philanthropy with UW Medicine Advancement.
Those working the booth distributed cards with guidelines showing at what ages men should carry out which types of screenings and checkups. They also handed out flyers for the Real Talk on Men’s Health event being held on Wednesday, October 25. The event is 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Seattle campus of Temple De Hirsch Sinai (1511 E. Pike St).
In addition to men’s health information, UW Medicine gave away swag items like hand sanitizer and bandage travel packs.
The matchup between Washington and Oregon, two teams ranked in the top ten nationally, ended with a score of 36 to 33 after the Ducks missed a game-tying 43-yard field goal at the end of the 4th quarter.
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KING-5 features doctors Richard Pelman and Eugene Yang in video promoting upcoming men’s health event
Last week KING-5 News published on their website and on YouTube a video promoting the upcoming Real Talk on Men’s Health event. The event is presented by the Washington State Urology Society, with support from the Washington Initiative for Boys and Men. It will feature six different men’s health topics, plus a briefing on the Washington State Commission on Boys and Men bill (House Bill 1270).
The topics covered will be:
- Longevity: Living Better & Longer | Matt Kaeberlein, PhD, UW Medicine
- Sexual Health, ED & Testosterone | Marah Hehemann, MD, UW Urology
- Heart Health: Keep Your Heart Beating | Eugene Yang, MD, UW Cardiology
- Benign Prostatic Enlargement | Will Fuller, MD, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Urology
- Men’s Cancers: Prostate & Testicular | Yaw Nyame, MD, UW Urology
- Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes & Obesity: Updates in Management & Medications | Josh Thaler, MD, UW Endocrinology
The Washington State Urology Society is inviting anyone who is interested in having a similar educational event held in their city to tell them via this this webform.