From the 10th to the 24th October Mr Steve Widders, Dr Mick Adams and others will travel from Brisbane to Sydney in order to raise awareness of the importance of a healthy family. The project named ‘Walk and Ride Widders’ will be a walking...
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The Regional Men’s Health Initiative is a Royalties for Regions funded project aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of men in rural Western Australia. It was first developed in 2002, by the Central Wheatbelt Divison of General Practice t...
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What is Gamarada?
Gamarada, meaning ‘comrades or friends’ in the Gadigal language of the Eroa Nation is the name that has been given to our program by Uncle Shane Phillips (Tribal Warrior Association). The Gamarada men’s group eme...
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In this month's issue:
Gamarada reconnecting men with spirit
time to step back and think
Current Men’s Health SERVICES Training Programs
Effective Men’s Health Promotion
Proposed Graduate Diploma in Male Studies
men fare worse in educatio...
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Do you want to get serious about promoting male health?
AIMHS has just produced a complete male health promotion kit - the first of its kind in Australia.
The kit consists of a mobile stand of 40 high quality full colour brochures, covering topics on h...
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In February 2012 the ABS released its Gender Indicators Report accompanied by a media release titled Busy mums want more paid work that completely ignored male disadvantage (see Men's Health Australia report here).
Today they have redressed this i...
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President's Update
It's all happening!
Thanks for taking the time to read our very first e-newsletter! MHV exists to serve its members who are serving men, boys and ultimately the whole community. These newsletters will help you keep abreast of develop...
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Australia will be the first country to offer males free access to the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, after the federal government announced it would spend $21 million to immunise nearly 900,000 boys across four years.
The new program, which will sta...
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Register now for EFFECTIVE MEN’S HEALTH PROMOTION – Australia’s leading men’s health promotion training program.
SYDNEY AUGUST 3 Forum 1, Hyde Park Inn, 271 Elizabeth Street Sydney
MELBOURNE AUGUST 8 Hume Global Learning Ce...
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In this month's issue:
new report shows gaps in male health policy
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN - emale readers ticket offer
Men’s Health Week 2012 a huge success
PM’s partner promotes men’s health
Grants to study Māori men’s heal...
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The Hon. Mr Kevin Humphries MP, Minister for Mental Health, recently established the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Suicide Prevention as part of the implementation of the NSW Suicide Prevention Strategy 2010-2015.
Using the NSW Strategy as a refere...
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John Macdonald is Foundation Chair in Primary Health Care at the University of Western Sydney (UWS). John is currently the Director of the Men's Health Information & Resource Centre at UWS.
Presented by Margaret Throsby
John Macdonald has 10 years...
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When your life is committed to helping the world work for everyone – men and boys included – it’s easy to forget that most people don’t see the inequality and discrimination that men and boys face on a daily basis.
So to help us sp...
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The Rotary Ciub of Orange Daybreak (RCOD) is organising an exhibition on the evening of Friday, 14 and all day Saturday, 15 September 2012, at Orange Function Centre, Eyles St Orange.
The aim of this exhibition is to raise awareness of testicular and p...
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report on men’s health focuses the spotlight on widely unrecognised aspects of male health. This could mean that policy can now address men’s health in a much more holistic manner.
The ...
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Foundation 49 is conducting a survey on Accessing Health Information. To complete the survey go to http://www.strategyco.com.au/surveys/F49survey.htm.
This survey has been designed to be completed by men. Please let other men know about thi...
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