Raising Awareness for Men's Health Beyond Cancer
Men’s Health is not just about
prostate or testicular cancer
These are two unique health concerns to
men with over half of Health Research
Council funding allocated to projects
concentrating on these 2 types of cancer.
Prostate and testicular cancer
combined, account for just 4.4%
of all annual male deaths
The “
Grin and Bear it
” Attitude…
is alive and well
Men are on the backfoot from the start…
The picture only gets worse..
This Photo
by Unknown Author is licensed under
CC BY
Biology, social expectations
and systemic discrimination
For every $1.00 spent exclusively on women's health research, men’s health research received $0.06 cents
It isn’t much different from
Health & Safety is it???
Without active engagement
from our men, these statistics
are not going to improve
.
As employers we have a captive audience of men 5 days a week
Enabling Men to define what
health means to them
▸
To create change, we need the men in our lives/work
space, to start engaging and be aware of
themselves
…
▸
They cannot prioritise their health concerns if they do
not understand what they are…
▸
They need to be able to have the time and space to
understand what “good health” means to them, both
body and soul…
Without personal engagement
nothing changes
•
If, as a nation we are failing to put the funding into research for Men’s
Health – can we as employers, start to help in this direction?
•
We at BeSafe put the question/challenge out to all our businesses in
Taranaki, what can we do in this direction? It won’t take too much
either, the nation is not putting a great deal of emphasis on this.
A business is their people??
Tell us what you have incorporated into your business for your MEN. We can share.
Thank you
If you have any questions, don’t
hesitate to reach out to us.
How to contact us:
www.besafe.nz
021 1984 897
besafe@besafe.org.nz
Men's health encompasses more than just prostate and testicular cancer. This content highlights the need for broader focus and support, addressing social, biological, and systemic factors affecting men's well-being. It calls for personal engagement and active participation in defining and prioritizing health concerns to drive positive change.
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Mens Health is not just about prostate or testicular cancer These are two unique health concerns to men with over half of Health Research Council funding allocated to projects concentrating on these 2 types of cancer. Prostate and testicular cancer combined, account for just 4.4% of all annual male deaths
The Grin and Bear it Attitude is alive and well
The picture only gets worse.. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
Biology, social expectations and systemic discrimination For every $1.00 spent exclusively on women's health research, men s health research received $0.06 cents
Enabling Men to define what health means to them It isn t much different from Health & Safety is it??? Without active engagement from our men, these statistics are not going to improve. As employers we have a captive audience of men 5 days a week
Without personal engagement nothing changes To create change, we need the men in our lives/work space, to start engaging and be aware of themselves They cannot prioritise their health concerns if they do not understand what they are They need to be able to have the time and space to understand what good health means to them, both body and soul
A business is their people?? If, as a nation we are failing to put the funding into research for Men s Health can we as employers, start to help in this direction? We at BeSafe put the question/challenge out to all our businesses in Taranaki, what can we do in this direction? It won t take too much either, the nation is not putting a great deal of emphasis on this. Tell us what you have incorporated into your business for your MEN. We can share.
Thank you If you have any questions, don t hesitate to reach out to us. How to contact us: www.besafe.nz besafe@besafe.org.nz 021 1984 897
