The document discusses the National Men's Health Week 2011 organized by the Men's Health Forum. The week aims to raise awareness of men's health issues and encourage men to seek health information and services. Key objectives for the 2011 event include directing more men to reliable online health resources, developing new health apps and programs, and warning about counterfeit drugs online. The organizers hope to reach millions of men through community events and digital campaigns to improve men's healthcare.

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NATIONAL MEN’S HEALTH
WEEK 2011

2. Key issues
 About MHF
 About National Men’s Health Week
 Getting involved
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3. Men’s Health Forum
• An independent, authoritative advocate for
male health
• Tackling inequalities in policy and practice
• A Department of Health Strategic Partner
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4. Premature male deaths
 22% of men die of all causes before age 65
compared to 12% of women
 42% of men die of all causes before the age of
75 compared to 26% of women
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6. Men take risks
 Smoking
 Alcohol
 Diet
 Dangerous driving
 Sun exposure
 Physical activity
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7. Symptom awareness
 Middle-aged men twice as likely to have
diabetes as women
 Men twice as likely to not know they have
diabetes
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8. Men’s use of services
 GPs
 Dentists
 Pharmacists
 Health trainers
 Smoking cessation
 Weight management
 Contraception services
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9. National Men’s Health Week
 Every year since 2002
 Major event in annual public health calendar
 National and local
 Focus on prevention
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10.  Addresses inequalities
 A collaborative project
 Social action
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11. In 2011 …..
…… Get a man online
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15. What men say:
 Web easy to access for wide range of
information
 Good way to access information in private –
less embarrassment (most visited malehealth.co.uk
pages: testicles, erections, midlife crisis, hair loss)
 Ideal for general information
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16.  Signposting to help when face-to-face
engagement needed
 Concerns about quality – needs to be a trusted
source
 Benefits of being constantly updated
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17. “Male health telephone help lines, such as
MensLine, and internet websites have proved
popular, indicating that males are willing to
seek help from services which offer
confidentiality, anonymity and convenience.”
- Australian Government National Male Health Policy (2010)
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18. “The use of existing reputable men’s health
websites is evidence of men’s ‘appetite’ for an
interactive, electronic health advice service. With
the Internet, the same message can be produced
at different levels of complexity, tailored to attract
different socio-economic groups and meet
different literacy levels.”
- Irish Government National Male Health Policy (2008)
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19. Men’s Health Week 2011
Objectives
 More men seeking health information online
 Direct men to male-friendly and reliable health
websites
 Develop two new apps for men
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20.  Launch a new online men’s health
improvement programme
 Warn about the dangers of buying counterfeit
drugs online
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21.  15m men to be aware of the Week
 150k men to be reached directly via local and
community events
 15k men participating in 8-week programme
 150 VIPs at the launch event
 60 experts at a policy symposium
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22. Join us:
 Take action to improve men’s health
 Become a Men’s Health Week partner
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26. THANK YOU!
peter.baker@menshealthforum.org.uk
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