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MAN NEWS
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NATIONAL MALE HEALTH POLICYMEDIA RELEASE
The Men’s Advisory Network (MAN) congratulates the federal government on announcing the first ever national male health policy today. Click here for copy of pdf - National Male Health Policy
MAN has been calling on both the state and federal governments to develop a policy and strategic plan on men’s health for several years.
In the past it has appeared from the lack of a public policy response to the needs of men and boys that governments have not been serious about addressing these issues, which include:
- Men’s health - the health profile of men is much worse than that of women.
- Suicide - the suicide rate of men is four times that of women at the national level and eight times that of women in rural areas. More males take their own lives than are killed on our roads.
- Boys’ education - boys are generally not performing as well as girls on a range of measure of educational achievement and engagement.
- Violence - the ABS Personal Safety Survey (2005) found that a large number of men (10.8%) were the victims of violence in the past 12 months, which is almost double that of women (5.8%).
- Intimate partner abuse of men - the ABS survey also found that between 22% and 30% of victims of domestic violence were men, depending on what measure was used.
- Work-related injuries and illnesses - more than twice as many males as females experience work-related injuries and illnesses.
- Road traffic accidents - males experience 73 per cent of the burden of death and injury for road accidents in Australia.
Gary Bryant, MAN Executive Officer, said “This long overdue national policy is a great step forward. I hope that the state government will now follow suit and also develop a policy and strategic plan to deal with these issues that impact on men and boys.”
Leading WA businessmen John Langoulant and John Akehurst along with Kim Snowball, Tim Marney and Rob Donovan will be some of the speakers at the Healthy Men, Healthy Profits seminar that MAN is conducting on 9 August 2010 at the Hyatt Hotel. End.
For media response contact: Gary Bryant 0414 950 902
MAN is the peak body for service providers, organisations and individuals concerned with men’s health, wellbeing and other issues affecting men and boys in Western Australia. It receives financial support from the Department of Health.
MAN’s aim is that all men and boys in Western Australia have an excellent quality of life. This includes their physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing, plus interpersonal relationships.
Further information on MAN is available from Gary Bryant, Executive Officer
Phone/Fax: 9218 8044
Email: admin@man.org.au
Website: www.man.org.au
2011 NATIONAL CONFERENCES
MAN will host the 2011 National Men’s Health
Gathering, which will constitute:
- 9th National Men's Health
Conference
- 6th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait
Islander Male Health Convention
- 5th National Men &
Family Relationships Forum
MEN'S SHEDS & MENTAL HEALTHMAN and the Fremantle Men’s Shed received a grant from the Mental Health Council of Australia to undertake a pilot project to demonstrate how mental health services can be delivered through men’s sheds. A report plus a DVD have been produced and cost $35.00. For copies contact the shed on
9336 3959 or freowill@bigpond.com
E-MAIL NETWORKAn email network system that involves several men’s organisations, including MAN, Pathways WA, WA Men’s Gathering, Mankind Project WA, Men’s Work Project and The Grail WA was established with funds provided by Lotterywest. The website is: www.menswebb.org.au/public
ABORIGINAL MEN'S HEALTH
The
Executive Officer is a member of the Aboriginal Men's Health
Inter-Agency Group that has been established by the WA Office of
Aboriginal Health.
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