1. www.menshealthforum.org.uk About MHF Male mortality and morbidity Use of services Wot Works MENS HEALTH: Key issues

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4. Men’s Health Forum An independent, authoritative advocate for male health Tackling inequalities in policy and practice A DH Strategic Partner The Centre for Excellence in men’s health

5. www.menshealthforum.org.uk UK life expectancy 81.6 77.4

6. www.menshealthforum.org.uk Age-standardised mortality rates three leading causes of death, all ages, per million population, England and Wales, 2007 CirculatoryCancerRespiratorydiseases Males2,3032,133859 Females1,4601,545625

7. www.menshealthforum.org.uk Premature male deaths 21% of men die of all causes between the ages of 15-64 years compared to 12% of women In some areas and for some communities, male life expectancy is 65 years (or less)

8. www.menshealthforum.org.uk Life expectancy at birth by social class and sex England and Wales, 2002-5 Social classMalesFemales% difference 180.085.16.4 279.483.24.8 3N78.482.45.1 3M76.580.55.2 475.779.95.5 572.778.17.4

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10. Gender and social class

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13. Middle-aged men twice as likely to have diabetes as women Men twice as likely to not know they have diabetes.

14. www.menshealthforum.org.uk Melanoma incidence rate

15. www.menshealthforum.org.uk Melanoma mortality rate

16. www.menshealthforum.org.uk Men’s symptom awareness

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18. Men’s usage of the health service Source: General Household Survey, Office for National Statistics

19. www.menshealthforum.org.uk Men do not ask for help Services not responsive to men

20. www.menshealthforum.org.uk WORKING WITH MEN: EFFECTIVE APPROACHES www.menshealthforum.org.uk

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