Political Activism

Your help needed: crowdfunding to save lives

June 24, 2016
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Your help needed: crowdfunding to save lives

A suicide can leave an empty space that hurts a family for generations, in addition to the tragedy of the life lost. But there are actions we can take to reduce suicide and you can help put them into action. The Australian Men’s Health Forum is ...
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Male Health in Australia – A call for action

June 9, 2016
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Male Health in Australia – A call for action

Despite three decades of adverse statistics, male health policy or rather the lack of it, continues to fail the Australian male Research continues to demonstrate a disproportionate gender differential in death and illness for males in Australia The Na...
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One third of domestic violence victims denied services

September 15, 2014
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One third of domestic violence victims denied services

Following last week’s launch of Our Watch – a new national initiative aimed to prevent violence against women and their children – the One in Three Campaign has released a new analysis of the latest Australian data on male victims of...
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More man-friendly health services needed to stem suicide flow

June 11, 2014
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More man-friendly health services needed to stem suicide flow

Suicide continues to be one of the top 10 causes of death amongst men, with suicide prevention campaigners using a Canberra conference to call for more "male friendly" health services to encourage men to seek help. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of ...
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More man-friendly health services needed to stem suicide flow

June 11, 2014
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More man-friendly health services needed to stem suicide flow

Suicide continues to be one of the top 10 causes of death amongst men, with suicide prevention campaigners using a Canberra conference to call for more "male friendly" health services to encourage men to seek help. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of ...
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High male death rates throughout the world must be tackled, says new global men’s health body

June 9, 2014
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High male death rates throughout the world must be tackled, says new global men’s health body

Globally, men die five years earlier than women and are 50% more likely to die between the ages of 15 and 60. In countries classified as ‘least developed’ and ‘less developed’ by the United Nations, adult mortality fell faster ...
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Domestic violence study ‘flawed’ say men’s health advocates

March 30, 2014
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Domestic violence study ‘flawed’ say men’s health advocates

A national coalition of men’s health advocates has made a formal complaint to the UNSW Ethics Committee about an ‘online study of young people’s attitudes towards domestic and family violence’ that it appears to have approved. ...
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EMALE Issue 132 (March 2014)

March 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 132 (March 2014)

In this month's issue: My Men’s Movement A PERSONAL VIEW FROM JED DIAMOND A unique training opportunity with Jed Diamond make 2014 a year of health reform, not regression helping our men to soldier on men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS...
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EMALE Issue 132 (March 2014)

March 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 132 (March 2014)

In this month's issue: My Men’s Movement A PERSONAL VIEW FROM JED DIAMOND A unique training opportunity with Jed Diamond make 2014 a year of health reform, not regression helping our men to soldier on men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS...
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Join the Fight Against Prostate Cancer in 2014

February 6, 2014
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Join the Fight Against Prostate Cancer in 2014

Want to join the fight against prostate cancer but not sure where to start? As the 6th most common cancer worldwide, prostate cancer impacts many men and their families. The good news is that you can make a difference. The Prostate Cancer Foundation o...
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EMALE Issue 131 (February 2014)

February 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 131 (February 2014)

In this month's issue: step back, best way forward for our boys shaping solutions for men in NSW marginal men revisited leading a sporting life men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS news briefs Testosterone therapy could raise risk of heart a...
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EMALE Issue 131 (February 2014)

February 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 131 (February 2014)

In this month's issue: step back, best way forward for our boys shaping solutions for men in NSW marginal men revisited leading a sporting life men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS news briefs Testosterone therapy could raise risk of heart a...
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Working with men and relationship issues – opportunities and challenges (Video)

January 8, 2014
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Working with men and relationship issues – opportunities and challenges (Video)

One of the highlights of the 2013 National Men's Health Gathering in Brisbane was the Men and Vulnerable Families Forum Plenary Session featuring presentations by Dr Warren Farrell (USA) and Glen Poole (UK). Titled Working with men and relati...
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Greater Health Spending Helps Men More Than Women, Study Finds (Canada)

January 5, 2014
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Greater Health Spending Helps Men More Than Women, Study Finds (Canada)

FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Increased health spending in developed countries tends to benefit men more than women, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from 27 developed nations to determine the efficiency of health care spending,...
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Men die earlier but women’s health gets four times more funding | News.com.au

January 3, 2014
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Men die earlier but women’s health gets four times more funding | News.com.au

A spectacular gender gap has resulted in men's health problems being allocated a quarter of the funding women's health research gets, ranked just ahead of parasitic infections. This is even though men die four and a half years earlier than women, and ...
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EMALE Issue 130 (January 2014)

January 1, 2014
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EMALE Issue 130 (January 2014)

In this month's issue: spirituality 101 for men First NSW State Men’s Health & Wellbeing Conference more health funding for women than men aussie men closing their eyes to blurred vision men’s health services TRAINING PROGRAMS news bri...
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