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Representative urges designation of June as Male Wellness Month to boost preventive care
Summary
A proponent asked the Senate Health Committee to designate June as Male Wellness Month and create a 'Take Your Dad to the Doctor and Dentist Day' to reduce stigma and encourage preventive visits, arguing family advocacy can improve men's physical and mental health.
Representative Rogers (proponent) asked the Senate Health Committee to adopt House Bill 207 to designate June as "Male Wellness Month" and the third Monday in June as "Take Your Dad to the Doctor and Dentist Day," saying the measure would normalize routine care and reduce stigma around men seeking medical and dental services.
Rogers said the bill is a "clarion call" to families and noted his own experience accompanying older relatives to appointments, arguing that family advocates can help patients understand diagnoses and follow treatment plans. "Strong men go to the doctor and dentists," he said, urging the committee to support the Male Wellness Act and its addition of dental care to the day’s designation.
Ann Naber of the Ohio Dental Hygienist Association testified in favor, saying oral health is the "gateway to the body" and that adding dentists to the proposal will promote comprehensive preventive care. She thanked the bill’s sponsors for amending the measure to include dental professionals.
The committee made no immediate changes on the record; the proponent testimony concluded and the hearing was closed. The record will include written testimony the witnesses provided.
