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National Prostate Health Month (NPHM) is observed every September in North America by health experts, health advocates, and individuals concerned with men’s prostate health. Designating a month for the issue serves the purpose of: * Increasing public awareness of the importance of prostate health * Providing easily accessible prostate health screenings * Educating about risk factors and symptoms of prostate related diseases and * Advocating for further research on prostate health issues. ==Origins== September was first designated (National Prostate Health Month ) by the American Foundation for Urological Disease (AFUD) in 1999. AFUD is now known as the Urology Care Foundation. Originally the aims of observing NPHM were more proscribed, concentrating on making the public better informed about prostate health issues In 2001, Senate Resolution 138 sponsored by Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) endorsed the week and affirmed that Prostate Health Month would be observed annually. In a 2003 presidential proclamation, President George W. Bush voiced his support for the month, but instead of designating the month to be for prostate health in general, specifically named the month “National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Prostate Health Month」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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