Australasian Men’s Health Forum NATIONAL MEN’S HEALTH POLICY Men’s Health Community Consultation FOCUS AREAS

Australasian Men’s Health Forum What groups of men and boys in your community do we need to focus on? e.g. younger, older men, Indigenous men, men in prison, CALD men, disabled men, gay men, fathers, boys at school, single men, refugees

Australasian Men’s Health Forum How can we make existing services more ‘male friendly’? How do we make new programs/services ‘male friendly’? e.g. access, timing, cost, appropriate staff, imagery & language, practice changes, staff training on men’s and boys needs

Australasian Men’s Health Forum Where should we be providing health and wellbeing information to men? e.g. health centres, pubs, workplaces, sports events, social events where men/boys meet, mosques, churches, Ethnic cultural centres, Men’s Sheds

Australasian Men’s Health Forum What are the most effective mediums for delivering health and wellbeing messages to men and boys?

Australasian Men’s Health Forum What social factors affect male health and wellbeing? e.g. money, family, employment, housing, commuting, flexibility of work hours, paternity leave, media, culture, systems

Australasian Men’s Health Forum In the context of men’s and boys lives, what attitudes and behaviours do we need to address to improve male health and wellbeing? How can we better support men and boys in changing attitudes and behaviours?

Australasian Men’s Health Forum In improving the provision of services to men and boys, what organisational changes need to occur? e.g. long term funding, resourcing, staff, commitment by organisations

Australasian Men’s Health Forum Who are the most effective types of workers to conduct programs for men and boys in the community? e.g. health educators, health promotion workers, doctors, nurses, a new men’s health specialist, or the use of volunteer peers? Men, women or both? Local area men’s health workers? Indigenous men’s workers?

Australasian Men’s Health Forum What are the priorities in men's health research? Who should fund this research?

Australasian Men’s Health Forum Thank you for being a part of this NATIONAL MEN’S HEALTH POLICY Men’s Health Community Consultation The Next Steps Are..