On the 8th June 2012, at the offices of Southern Health, Rob Koch launched the first Strategic Plan of Male Health Victoria.
This document aims to introduce Male Health Victoria Inc (MHV) to the State Government, to various sectors including Health, Ed...
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Male Health Victoria Strategic Plan Released
Better Blokes Expo, Tumut NSW
A FREE EVENT
Men and Women living in and around Tumut are invited to a light hearted day exploring men’s health issues.
With:
• Stephen Carroll – “Men’s Health Specialist
• John Harper – “Mate Helping Mate&...
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Sorry I took daddy – Federal Magistrate Tom Altobelli
Federal Magistrate Tom Altobelli published his decision on the court's website, ordering the boy, 11, and his sister, 6, to live with their mum and the dad's contact to be restricted to letters and birthday cards. A judge has taken the extraordinary s...
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The New Manhood – a series of extracts from Steve Biddulph’s new book
Men's Health Australia is proud to be able to present to you a series of three excerpts from Steve Biddulph's The New Manhood: The handbook for a new kind of man (with many thanks to Finch Publishing, Sydney).
We will be releasing one extract per...
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Parenting Support in the 21st Century – Dads Wanted for Research
Are you a father of a 2-12 year old that uses the internet to get parenting information and support?
Researchers at the University of Queensland are interested in finding out parents’ preferences for parenting support, and their use of different...
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Whyalla Male-Out Community Fun Day (SA)
The WHYALLA MALE-OUT COMMUNITY FUN DAY is fast approaching. The day is being held to coincide with National Men’s Health Week which runs from June 11-17, 2012. The Whyalla event is being held at the University of SA Whyalla Campus on Nicolson Av...
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"Science May Have Just Beaten Prostate Cancer" (USA)
How do you know when your new cancer drug is working better than expected? When they shut down the clinical trial so that every participating patient can receive it.
Johnson & Johnson's Zytiga is kind of a big deal. The FDA approved its use last y...
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Circle of Security for Dads
A Relationship Based Parenting Program
A 6 week parenting program with a focus on your relationship with your child and how to strengthen it.
Starting on Tues. 29th May 2012 1.30pm – 3.30pm and Wed 6th June, 6.00pm - 8.00pm
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Effective Men’s Health Promotion – men’s health promotion training program (Sydney)
EFFECTIVE MEN’S HEALTH PROMOTION men’s health promotion training program
Forum 1, Hyde Park Inn, 271 Elizabeth St, Sydney
EFFECTIVE MEN’S HEALTH PROMOTION is a new improved version of Australia’s leading men’s health...
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EMALE Issue 111 (June 2012)
In this month's issue:
'Mansome' examines men's self-image, grooming
‘Men Care’ project in Coffs Coast
Current Training Programs (Effective Ways of Engaging Men, Effective Men’s Health Promotion)
more than just a haircut
the high cost...
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Mental illness in men costs $3b, says report
"We must intervene early and invest smarter" ... the Minister for Mental Health, Mark Butler. Photo: Quentin Jones
MENTAL ILLNESS in young men costs the Australian economy more than $3 billion per annum, a new report to be launched by the minister for...
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Press Starting To See the Light in Abduction Case | Fathers & Families
This case has stirred the Australian press for almost a month now. I posted this piece about it some two weeks ago. It’s the case of the Australian woman who moved to Italy to study the language, met an Italian man, married him and ha...
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Father Absence, Father Deficit, Father Hunger | Psychology Today (Canada)
Despite President Obama’s 2011 Father’s Day lament on the irresponsibility of “deadbeat fathers” footloose and fancy free from taking responsibility for their children, in fact the two major structural threats to fathers’ ...
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Robyn Urback on shocking anti-male hatred on the SFU campus (Canada)
The student union at Simon Fraser University in B.C. has made the apparently contentious decision to finance the creation of a Men’s Centre on campus. Motivated, surely, by deep-seeated patriarchal values, the union approved a budget of $30,000 t...
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Men on the Move retreat
There are just a couple of spots left for the Men on the Move retreat for men at Serpentine this coming weekend.
If this has interest for you, we invite you to join with the other men who also seek a greater understanding of themselves; want to improve...
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Prostate Cancer Specialist Nursing Service
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Prostate Cancer Specialist Nursing Service
The Prostate Cancer Specialist Nursing Service is a new national program to help those affected by prostate cancer The service will be delivered by a team of expert pros...
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