UK's LGA highlights men's shorter life expectancy due to health disparities and calls for a national men's health strategy, along with local suicide prevention funding.

UK's Local Government Association (LGA) raises concerns over a "silent health crisis" affecting men in England, who die nearly four years earlier than women, with high rates of cancers, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and suicides. The LGA report shows that men living in deprived areas live up to a decade less than those in wealthier areas, with smoking and excessive alcohol consumption contributing factors. The LGA urges the UK government to recognize the issue as a national concern, implement a men's health strategy, and reinstate local suicide prevention funding.

August 23, 2024
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