Show Up ForYourHealth

You show up for your friends, your family, your kids’ soccer games and dance recitals…

Now it’s time you do it for yourself.

Schedule Your Annual Physical Get the Facts

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Get the facts about men’s health

One appointment a year changes the odds.

Men in the Lower Naugatuck Valley die from prostate and colorectal cancer at higher rates than the Connecticut average. Most of these cancers are highly treatable when caught early — and the way you catch them early is a checkup, even when nothing feels wrong.

1×/yr

One annual physical is the single best screening habit a man can keep.

The age colorectal cancer screening now begins for men at average risk.

90%+

Five-year survival for prostate and colorectal cancers when found at an early, localized stage.

Your checklist

What showing up looks like

Once a year

Annual physical

Even when nothing feels wrong. Especially then.

Every visit

Know your numbers

Blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar — write them down.

At 45

Colorectal screening

Start screening at 45. Earlier if colorectal cancer runs in your family.

At 50 — or 45

Prostate conversation

Talk with your doctor at 50 — at 45 if you’re Black or have a family history.

Any age

Mental health counts

Showing up includes saying something when you’re struggling.

This year, show up for you.

Griffin Health primary care physicians across the Valley are accepting new patients. Book the appointment — it takes less time than a soccer game.

Find a Doctor & Schedule

About HiM

The Health Initiative for Men

Griffin Health launched the Health Initiative for Men (HiM) in 2011 to help men in the Valley get screened and stay ahead of prostate and colorectal cancer. Made possible by Frank and Judy Michaud through the Health Initiative for Men Fund at the Valley Community Foundation, HiM has put men’s health guidelines into the hands of tens of thousands of men across the region.

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Funded through the Health Initiative for Men (HiM) Fund at the Valley Community Foundation