This Men's Health Week (10-16 June 2024), we're inviting men across Australia to join our free Men's Health Check-Ins – a series of online lunchtime talks focusing on key health topics.
Topics include:
Theme: Moving More
Time: Monday 10 June, 12.00pm AEST - 1.00pm AEST
Presenter: Duncan Armstrong OAM, Stakeholder Manager, Exercise & Sports Science Australia
On average, men are more likely than women to stay healthy by being active. But most men aren’t active enough to stay healthy.
Being unfit is bad for our health. Research shows that 10 Australian men a day die as a result of being physically inactive.
A lack of exercise kills more men each year than prostate cancer or suicide or road traffic accidents.
In his talk, we share the information you need to know about exercise and men’s health. This includes:
Theme: Helping Mates
Time: Tuesday 11 June, 12.00pm AEST - 1.00pm AEST
Presenter: Jonathan Bedloe, Men’s Resources Tasmania
Do you want to know how to help a mate who's doing it tough? Would you like to have a helpful conversation with a mate who's struggling, but don't know where to start?
The How to Help a Mate Doing It Tough guide has been created with support from men's health workers with extensive knowledge and experience of having conversations with men.
This webinar provides an introduction into putting this simple approach into action with a man in your life who may be doing it tough.
Theme: Sleeping Better
Time: Wednesday 12 June, 12.00pm AEST - 1.00pm AEST
Presenter: Dr Alexander Sweetman, Senior Program Manager, Australasian Sleep Association
Why is sleep so important to our health? How can we tell if our sleep isn't healthy and what can we do if we experience sleep problems?
In this talk, we will clarify what 'good sleep' looks like and the physical and psychological risks of sleep disturbance to men's health.
Theme: Health Checks
Time: Thursday 13 June, 12.00pm AEST - 1.00pm AEST
Presenter: Glen Poole, CEO, Australian Men’s Health Forum
Did you know that getting a men’s health check can help you improve health and even save your life?
This talk highlights the positive benefits of health checks for men and provides information of the different checks that are available to men at different ages and stages of their life.
Most importantly, we’ll give you the opportunity to identify which health checks are most relevant to you and what action you can take to get checked.
Theme: Drinking Less
Time: Friday 14 June, 12.00pm AEST - 1.00pm AEST
Presenter: Jessica Taylor, Program Supervisor, FoundoBlue
Jessica Taylor is a psychotherapist and Program Supervisor at FoundoBlue, a counselling and mental health program for people in the construction industry.
This webinar will explore the links between substance use and mental health issues, with a particular focus on the impact on men’s health. Substance use and mental health conditions are often closely linked.
Today’s webinar explores ways men can support themselves and each other in developing and maintaining positive mental health, higher levels of resilience and protective factors.
