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Focus on Marketing and Making Initial Contact Where possible contact men in person; focus on engaging male service users via one to one out reach e.g. telephone contact or contact in person. This is often good in conjunction with or as a follow up to an advertising campaign. Use “snowball” or word of mouth recruitment to overcome what for many men can be an inherent suspicion of engaging with programmes. The use of ‘cold advertising’ or parachuting-in experts from outside the community is very often not as successful as simple word-of-mouth recruitment. Learning from other men’s experiences may support others to engage (“if he can do it so can I”). Use ‘gatekeepers’ in workplace or community settings to encourage other men to attend. People who hold local credibility and respect need to actively promote the project, which is likely to allay fears that some men might have of getting involved. One of the strongest forms of marketing is when someone, whom a man trusts, a) recommends a specific service or programme; and b) provides a telephone number and a specific name of a contact person. Use local newspapers, tap into existing local networks, local workplaces, other health service entry gates, pubs, clubs, sports centres etc. to advertise and create an interest in programmes. Use opportunistic and conversational ways to engage men at the initial stages of contact. Use positive images of men and respectful, solution focused language in any medium advertising a service. Give a clear outline of the service or programme and details of tangible outcomes.
Find a ‘Hook’; Provide Innovative Services that will Appeal to Men. Adopt an opportunistic approach to service provision for men; we know that there are “window periods” when men do access services. Men are more likely to seek out and to accept help and support during times of crises. Ensure that this ‘window of opportunity’ is not lost, by for example, returning phone calls promptly and using a solution focused approach to counselling. Men are also more open to engage health services when they become a father. Try and appeal to men’s desire to feel useful, to help others or to be the ‘fixer’. This means they can safely engage in and enjoy the activity and still be able to say ‘it wasn’t for me, it was for my child’. Engage men by issuing them with a challenge. Present issues in terms of fitness and good health may paradoxically allow men to admit to ill health. While an opportunistic health check e.g. in the community, may be a service in itself, it may also act as an initial hook to engage men in other services. Use incentives e.g. provision of lunch, can also appeal to men and support them to attend a service.
Consult and involve men in programme development and programme delivery Service providers should involve male clients in shaping and determining the most effective strategies in achieving programme outcomes. Local reference groups should also be established that involve the target group of men, and that provide important feedback about programme direction The manner in which services are delivered should be determined locally Men should also be included in all aspects of service delivery (as well as seeking their advice in needs analysis)
Create Male-Friendly Environments The creation of an open, friendly environment on initial contact helps men to overcome any mistrust or suspicions they may have about the service, and creates safety and enables men to relax. Men quickly access the ‘comfort level’ of new environments, and whether these places will meet their particular needs. Use positive images of men in posters and provide appropriate reading materials in waiting rooms that may interest men. In certain circumstances, ensuring anonymity and privacy are important in terms of protecting men from 'losing face'
Make Services Easily Accessible Use premises, where possible, that are easily accessible with car parking spaces and easy access to public transport. Provide services outside normal working hours. Consider also men’s other likely commitments – work, family and caring responsibilities, other interests and hobbies and local issues/events – there is generally no perfect time, but a locally assessed best estimate. Offer a choice of times if possible. Consider if it is possible to bring the programme to the men. Long waiting lists or complicated referral procedures are likely to cause men to get frustrated and to give up trying to access services. Where possible remove cost barriers; otherwise keep costs to a minimum.
Plan small and realistically Long-term strategic planning may be restrictive in moving into uncharted territory or getting smaller initiatives off the ground for men. Expect to start small, think short-term and build slowly. Focus on quality rather than quantity, and don’t be put off by small numbers particularly at the start– “three’s a starting point and five’s almost a crowd” Ensure that you have adequate resources to follow through and where possible to provide more sustainable initiatives for men. Try to provide the widest range of programmes possible that budgetary considerations will allow The issue or resource requirements need to be considered from a time and energy point of view as well as a financial one. Partnerships with local voluntary groups, social services and other healthcare workers might assist in sharing these burdens See Partnership paper from CMHP
Adopt a Positive Approach to Men’s Health Work Men work best with those who believe they are people of worth rather than a problem to be solved. Strive to adopt solution focused activities that develop a non-deficit approach to working with men. As a service or programme provider, consider your own motivation and value base for working with men - do you subscribe to a ‘deficit model’ of men’s health that instinctively apportions blame to men for their own problems or ill-health? Men are likely to see through and to be quickly turned off by such an approach.