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National Prostate Health Month

National Prostate Health Month is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National Prostate Health Month rather than just read about it. In short: National Prostate Health Month (NPHM), also known as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, is observed every September in North America by health experts, health advocates, and individuals concerned with men's prostate health and prostate cancer. Designating a month for the issue serves the purpose of: Increasing public awareness of the importance of prostate health and prostate cancer awareness Providing easily…

Key takeaways

National Prostate Health Month belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect National Prostate Health Month to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of National Prostate Health Month from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

National Prostate Health Month (NPHM), also known as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, is observed every September in North America by health experts, health advocates, and individuals concerned with men's prostate health and prostate cancer. Designating a month for the issue serves the purpose of:

Increasing public awareness of the importance of prostate health and prostate cancer awareness Providing easily accessible prostate health screenings and prostate cancer screenings Educating about risk factors and symptoms of prostate health and prostate cancer Advocating for further research on prostate health issues and prostate cancer

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". September 2015 was designated National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by the Obama administration.

Related observances In 1989, a decade before the creation of National Prostate Health Month, the week of September 17 to September 24 was chosen as Prostate Cancer Awareness Week. After the creation of NPHM, September came to incorporate observances of other related health weeks. Prostatitis Awareness Week is observed from September 10 to September 16 and Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Awareness Week is observed from September 24 to September 30. However, not all men's health issues are commemorated in September. Testicular Cancer Awareness Week, for example, is celebrated during the week of April 1 to April 7.

9/10 – 9/16: Prostatitis Week 9/17 – 9/24: Prostate Cancer Week 9/24 – 9/30: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Week 4/1 – 4/7: Testicular Cancer Awareness Week

Events Oncology funds, health systems, medical centers, and NGOs, such as Men's Health Network, are just a few of the US organizations that sponsor events during National Prostate Health Month. Free screenings for prostate-related diseases are offered at hospitals, health centers, and the workplace. Physicians are sent information on how NPHW can be used as a way to remind their patients about prostate health. The Prostate Cancer Education Council uses the popularity of sports to spread awareness of prostate health effects and resources. For example, NFL teams dedicate home games to prostate cancer awareness, and golf tournaments and 5k races distribute informational material to audiences and participants in exchange for the incentive of prizes.

References

PCaAware | National Prostate Cancer Awareness Foundation

Sources "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month". www.prostatehealthguide.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is about Being Aware and Informed". Retrieved 17 October 2015.

External links Urology Care Foundation Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Men's Health Network Prostate Health Guide

Illustrations

National Prostate Health Month: A light blue ribbon is the symbol for prostate cancer — A light blue ribbon is the symbol for prostate cancer

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with National Prostate Health Month

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what National Prostate Health Month claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to National Prostate Health Month before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about National Prostate Health Month ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of National Prostate Health Month

In research: National Prostate Health Month appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses National Prostate Health Month in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: National Prostate Health Month is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Awareness months, Awareness months in the United States, Cancer awareness, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for National Prostate Health Month outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study National Prostate Health Month in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what National Prostate Health Month means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain National Prostate Health Month out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is National Prostate Health Month in simple terms?

Why does National Prostate Health Month matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study National Prostate Health Month?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on National Prostate Health Month.