HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius statement on National Men's Health Week and Father's Day

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2013-06-15 19:09

Article here. Excerpt:

'WASHINGTON, Jun 10, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A father's love and full involvement in his children's lives is crucial to their health, well-being, and development.

Fathers influence the physical well-being of their children in a number of ways -- by being engaged in their lives, supporting a mother's health, or by ensuring that children get the preventive services, such as vaccinations and well-baby checkups, they need to stay healthy. Fathers make a difference.

Studies have shown a father's own health makes a difference to their children's health. Active toddlers, for example, are more likely to have fathers with a lower Body Mass Index than less active children.

National Men's Health Week, June 10-16, which concludes with Father's Day, is a good time to focus on how men can take care of their own physical and mental health for themselves and for the well-being of their families. That means eating right, being active, and getting health insurance to ensure their families' security and peace of mind.'

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... what you can do for others rather than just for being a human being?

Leaving aside the blatant shilling for the ACA, notice nothing in her statement says "We care about men/fathers because, well, they are human beings and valuable for that reason alone." -- or anything close to it. No, fathers/men are valuable as a means to an end: mothers and children. That's why you need to get healthy, guys. So you can be useful to others. Actually staying healthy because it's inherently good for you because you are inherently worthwhile as a person seems to be an utterly foreign concept to this statement.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2013-06-15 21:10