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Men’s Health Australia eNews, 5 May 2012

May 5, 2012
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Men’s Health Australia eNews, 5 May 2012

In this Men's Health Week edition: Only 4 weeks to go until International Men's Health Week 2012! Please Register Your Men’s Health Week Events Why Register? Your Men's Health Week Resource Pack is now available to order! Source: Men's Hea...
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Hair loss and self-esteem

May 3, 2012
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Hair loss and self-esteem

Approximately 60% of Australian men will suffer significant hair loss by the age of 50, and 80% of men will experience hair loss in their lifetime. For many men, hair loss has a detrimental effect on their self-esteem, leading to issues in aspects of d...
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EMALE Issue 110 (May 2012)

May 1, 2012
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EMALE Issue 110 (May 2012)

In this month's issue: choice and control the key to wellbeing a shed load of stories Current Training Programs Effective Ways of Engaging Men Role of Pharmacists in men's health Blacks back on track Qigong news briefs Men can suffer postnatal depress...
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Posted in Drugs & Alcohol, E-Male, Events: Health Promotion, Gay Males, Men's Health Week, Men's Sheds, Mental Health, New & Expectant Dads, Newsletters, Physical Health, Prostate Health, Self-development, Topics & Issues | No Comments »

EMALE Issue 109 (April 2012)

April 1, 2012
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EMALE Issue 109 (April 2012)

In this month's issue: Dear Doctor, these mags are killing me effects of the recession on European men Current Training Programs Effective Ways of Engaging Men Effective Men’s Health Promotion ‘Linking Up’ Conference, May 1 & 2 ...
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Posted in Conferences & Symposia, E-Male, Elders, Events: Health Promotion, Gender Equity, International Perspectives, Male-Friendly Services, New & Expectant Dads, Newsletters, Topics & Issues, Work | No Comments »

What about the men? White Ribbon, men and violence: a response to Dr Michael Flood by Men’s Health Australia

March 30, 2012
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What about the men? White Ribbon, men and violence: a response to Dr Michael Flood by Men’s Health Australia

The White Ribbon Foundation is an organisation that works to prevent male violence towards women – a goal that is extremely worthy and worth supporting. The White Ribbon website states that “all forms of violence are unacceptable,” ho...
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Posted in Domestic (Intimate Partner) Violence, Family Violence, Misinformation, Mythbusters, Mythbusters: Domestic (Intimate Partner) Violence, Mythbusters: Family Violence, Mythbusters: Misinformation, Mythbusters: Violence, Topics & Issues, Violence | No Comments »

Men’s Health Peer Education Magazine

March 20, 2012
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Men’s Health Peer Education Magazine

The Men's Health Peer Education (MHPE) program was funded as part of the supplementary package of support provided by the Australian Government in response to the validated findings of the Vietnam Veterans' Health Study. The MHPE program trains volunte...
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Men’s Quick Health Check online resource

March 20, 2012
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Men’s Quick Health Check online resource

The Men's Health Peer Education (MHPE) program was funded as part of the supplementary package of support provided by the Australian Government in response to the validated findings of the Vietnam Veterans' Health Study. The MHPE program trains volunte...
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Masters Degree in Family Studies

March 17, 2012
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Masters Degree in Family Studies

The Family Action Centre in conjunction with Interrelate Family Centres is developing a Masters Degree in Family Studies. They would like this program to assist you to meet your organisation's changing needs for qualified staff, and to be relevant and ...
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The Odyssey Program: In School Workshops For Adolescent Boys

March 17, 2012
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The Odyssey Program: In School Workshops For Adolescent Boys

The Odyssey Program is here to help Australian teenage boys become the best men they can be! The  Program  visits  secondary  schools with  a fun and  engaging day  of workshops jam-packed with information ...
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Posted in Boys, Boys' Education, Child & Adolescent Services, Rites of Passage, Services: SA, Topics & Issues | No Comments »

EMALE Issue 108 (March 2012)

March 1, 2012
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EMALE Issue 108 (March 2012)

In this month's issue: men’s health week 2012 launched marking World Kidney Day Training Programs Effective Ways of Engaging Men Effective Men’s Health Promotion Important new men’s health survey mate to mate program launched 2 out ...
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Posted in CALD (Ethnic) Men, Conferences & Symposia, E-Male, Events: Health Promotion, Men's Health Week, Mental Health, Newsletters, Research, Sexual & Reproductive Health, Special Days, Suicide & Self-Harm, Topics & Issues, Work | No Comments »

Men’s Health Week is about men, health and environMENts

February 29, 2012
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Men’s Health Week is about men, health and environMENts

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Men’s Health Week is about men, health and environMENts

February 29, 2012
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Men’s Health Week is about men, health and environMENts

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ABS Releases Gender Indicators and Ignores Male Disadvantage

February 7, 2012
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ABS Releases Gender Indicators and Ignores Male Disadvantage

Today the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia's so-called impartial statistical body released its Gender Indicators report: "a summary of gender specific data in six domains representing Economic security, Education, Health, Work and famil...
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First National Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference, 20-21 Nov 2012: Call for Abstracts

January 28, 2012
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First National Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference, 20-21 Nov 2012: Call for Abstracts

The Public Health Association of Australia in partnership with Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia invite you to participate in the first Australian conference to bring together practitioners, policy makers, scholars, educators and others enthu...
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Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys

January 26, 2012
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Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys

About The Program Choirmaster Gareth Malone teaches in a primary school in Essex for one term. It is a school like many across Britain, with a significant gap between girls' and boys' achievement in literacy. Last week we saw Gareth and the boys tree-...
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Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys (UK)

January 26, 2012
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Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys (UK)

About The Program Choirmaster Gareth Malone teaches in a primary school in Essex for one term. It is a school like many across Britain, with a significant gap between girls' and boys' achievement in literacy. Last week we saw Gareth and the boys tree-...
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