What is the content of male preventive health knowledge training?

At present, the core of men's preventive health knowledge training through formal channels is practical science popularization in both physical and psychological dimensions covering all age groups. It is not at all the pseudo-health content that is circulated in the market such as "strengthening yang and nourishing kidneys".

In the past two years, I worked with the public health team of the community health department to compile three editions of men's health training handouts, and also ran more than 20 offline trainings in companies, communities, and construction sites. The content was actually dynamically adjusted according to the age group of the audience, but the core first step was to break away the false knowledge that everyone had heard too much about. In the performance we gave to the Internet Industrial Park last month, most of the audience were young men aged 25 to 35. The most popular question was "Is backache and frequent urination due to kidney deficiency?" Some people showed us several thousand-dollar kidney-tonifying tablets they bought overseas. We calculated it on the spot. After sitting for 12 hours a day, holding in urine, and drinking iced drinks, the prostate was compressed to the point that it was like a water bag that had been held for a long time, and it was dehydrated. The swelling was weird. There was no need to take those useless supplements. I taught everyone to stand up for 2 minutes every 40 minutes, and the correct levitation movement - not pinching the buttocks blindly, but contracting the pelvic floor muscles for 3 seconds like holding a stool and then relaxing. When I came back two weeks later, a 28-year-old programmer said that his frequent urination problem was mostly cured. Before, he thought he was going to do some expensive physical therapy.

When providing training to men over 40 years old in the community, the focus will be on chronic disease prevention and control and reproductive health screening. Controversial points that are not yet completely unified in the academic community will also be mentioned here, such as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening. Some domestic guidelines recommend that men over 50 years old should undergo screening every day. Some people think that men with no family history of prostate cancer can wait until the age of 55 before being tested to avoid excessive punctures caused by false positives. We will clearly explain the basis of both recommendations, so that everyone can choose based on their own family history and the judgment of the attending doctor, and we will not forcefully recommend examinations to everyone. There is also a lot of quarrel now about whether young men should have sex hormones checked regularly. We will also present the viewpoints of both sides. Those who often stay up late and are preparing for pregnancy can check as needed. If there is no discomfort, there is no need to over-check.

Many people don’t know that there is psychological content in this type of training. This is a section we have specially added in the past two years. Many men always feel that “if you are in a bad mood, you can just let it go.” In fact, the recognition rate of depression in domestic men is nearly 40% lower than that in women. Many people have insomnia, headaches, and general discomfort. If they check for physical problems and there are no physical problems, it is actually caused by anxiety. There was a 37-year-old steel worker at a construction site who couldn't eat for two months in a row. He thought he had a serious problem with his stomach. He spent more than 2,000 yuan on a gastroscopy and found no problem. After listening to the class, he tried to go to the psychological department for a few counseling sessions, and he recovered in half a month. Later, when he met us at the construction site for missionary work, he even gave us a bottle of ice mineral water to express his gratitude.

In fact, to put it bluntly, this kind of training does not teach you how to maintain a metaphysical health and take supplements, but it gives you a reliable guide to how to use the body. When you encounter minor problems, don’t blindly believe in street advertisements, don’t just carry on. It’s enough to know when to adjust your living habits and when to go to a regular hospital to register.