The success of men's health nights and health sessions.
Men's health nights and men's health sessions have proven to be remarkably successful in rural and some suburban regions of Victoria. In the rural regions, enough interest has been generated to run follow-up health sessions on topics selected at the initial nights. Approximately 2000 men attended these events and 575 filled in questionnaires giving information such as age, occupation, health concerns and perceptions of health professionals. The results indicated that men's health nights appeal to older men who are more likely to be professional or retired. These men saw cardiovascular disease, cancer and stress management as their main health concerns. The majority indicated that they would be interested in attending more men's health sessions. The follow-up sessions provide initial pathways by which men may address the issues of their own health. The data collected contributed to the development of the Men's Awareness Network model for men's health.
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Centre of Research for the Advancement of Rural Health, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. a.verrinder@bendigo.latrobe.edu.au
Denner
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D000328:Adult; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014739:Victoria