Boambee East Community Centre will be at the HARBOURSIDE MARKETS ON SUNDAY 19 JUNE for MEN’S HEALTH WEEK. Drop by and say "good day".
MEN’S HEALTH WEEK.
Celebrating Men’s Health Week each year is one of the best ways of recognising and celebrating the resourcefulness, determination, wisdom and stengths of Australian men in their efforts to build healthy environments, often in the face of significant adversity, disadvantage and neglect.It is also a time to raise community awareness about the still poor state of men’s health and wellbeing in Australia today.
There are many factors impacting on the physical, social, emotional, cultural and spiritual health of all Australian men and boys – changing social and economic roles and loss of identity; changing notions of men’s roles in society and families; relationship breakdown; racism; homophobia; negative attitudes towards disability; a propensity to specific life threatening diseases and injury; mental health issues including depression, anxiety and suicide; unemployment, low wages, working
patterns and hours, fathering and the issues of separated fathers; as well as services which are lacking in responsiveness to men’s health and wellbeing needs.
Much new research around Australia is showing that men are concerned about their health and wellbeing and are doing more to improve their emotional and psychological health as well as their physical health. They are keen to talk about their concerns in specific men’s programs and with other men in natural places where they feel comfortable, like work or sports clubs.
Men are changing their thinking around their health as their awareness of the need to improve their health is matched with more men friendly strategies for delivering health and wellbeing messages witnessed by the incredible growth of Men’s Sheds across Australia.
The health of men is often poor because of where they live, the work they do, their financial situation, their different emotional coping skills and cultural barriers and lifestyle issues. All these factors can make it hard for men to make the right changes to improve and monitor their health.
During Men’s Health Week 2011 we want to focus on men’s strengths in creating a healthy and happier world for themselves, their families and the community.
For more details see:
http://menshealthweek.org.au/
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