Organizations
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Rebranding Men’s Mental Health: The Trojan Horse, A Bathroom Poster And Embracing The ‘Ands’
Working aged men account for the largest number of suicide deaths in the U.S., and they’re the least likely to receive any kind of support. In Mind Share Partners’ Mental Health at Work 2019 Report, women were nearly 40% more likely to have gotten a diagnosis or treatment.
Times are changing. In a recent interview with Men’s Health magazine, Patriot Act host Hasan Minhaj shared, “Now you have guys like Kevin Love talking about mental health. You watch LeBron meditating and focusing on his breathing on the sidelines. Charlamagne tha God speaking out. Politicians are talking about mental health. All these guys are guys who are functioning at a high level.” And organizations…
Resources
What Barbershops Can Teach About Delivering Health Care
One reason that an experiment to reduce high blood pressure in a high-risk population succeeded is that it adapted its approach to encourage trust.
Why Men Won’t Go to the Doctor, and How to Change That
Many men view health complaints as a sign of weakness. So health-care providers are looking for ways around their reluctance.
'We Just Don't Talk About It': How Movember Plans to Help Men’s Mental Health
The famous mustache non-profit has launched a new campaign to improve male mental health, which correlates to suicide rates and violence in relationships.
A Health Care Call to Action for Men: Is There an App for That?
We need a healthy wireless infrastructure and healthy pro-marketplace governmental policies to ensure health -- not just for men, but for our country and for our economy.
How Masculinity Is Killing Men
Literally! According to a new Rutgers study, men who subscribe to the fallacy of manhood are less likely to report their symptoms to doctors.
Men more reluctant to go to the doctor – and it’s putting them at risk
Men can expect to die approximately five years sooner than women, and men are more likely to die as a result of unintentional injury and suicide relative to women. These differences are not well explained by physiological differences between men and women. One possible explanation is that men are more reluctant to go to the doctor – and less likely to be honest once they get there.
Rebranding Men’s Mental Health: The Trojan Horse, A Bathroom Poster And Embracing The ‘Ands’
Times are changing. In a recent interview with Men’s Health magazine, Patriot Act host Hasan Minhaj shared, “Now you have guys like Kevin Love talking about mental health. You watch LeBron meditating and focusing on his breathing on the sidelines. Charlamagne tha God speaking out. Politicians are talking about mental health. All these guys are guys who are functioning at a high level.” And organizations like Movember—a nonprofit raising awareness around men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's mental health—are leveraging a “Trojan Horse” approach where they tackle serious men’s health topics through humor, levity and empowerment.
Foundation 49
Each hour in Australia, more than four men die from conditions that are potentially preventable. Foundation 49: Men’s Health is a direct response to this health crisis affecting 49% of the population — and is dedicated to improving the health status of men across each decade of life.
International Society of Men’s Health
The International Society of Men’s Health (ISMH) is the only international organisation dedicated to the rapidly growing field of men’s health. The comprehensive scope of men’s health brings together multiple disciplines such as urology, cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, gerontology, psychiatry, psychology, sexual and reproductive medicine, public health and others.
MaleCare
America’s largest volunteer men’s cancer support group and advocacy national nonprofit organization
Men's Health Forum
The Men's Health Forum's mission is to provide an independent and authoritative voice for male health and to tackle the issues affecting the health and well-being of boys and men in England and Wales.
Men's Health Forum in Ireland
The Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) works on an all-Ireland basis to enhance the health and well-being of men and boys. It is a diverse network of individuals and organisations, men and women, which seeks to identify the key concerns relating to male health and to increase understanding of these issues.
Men's Health Month
The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month gives health care providers, public policy makers, the media, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury.
Men's Health Network
Men's Health Network (MHN) is a non-profit educational organization comprised of physicians, researchers, public health workers, individuals and other health professionals. MHN is committed to improving the health and wellness of men through education campaigns, partnerships with retailers and other private entities, workplace health programs, data collection, and work with health care providers to provide better programs and funding for men's health needs.
Movember
We are the leading charity changing the face of men’s health. We know what works for men – and what doesn’t.
100 Black Men of America
The mission of the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. is to improve the quality of life within our communities and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all African Americans.
American Society for Men’s Health
The American Society for Men’s Health (ASMH) was founded in 2012 and is dedicated to the rapidly growing field of men’s health. The ASMH comprehensively brings together multiple disciplines such as urology, family medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, gerontology, psychiatry, psychology, sexual and reproductive medicine, public health and others.
European Mens' Health Forum
The European Men’s Health Forum (EMHF) is responsible for raising the profile of men’s health issues across Europe, developing Europe-wide policies and supporting the establishment and development of men’s health organisations that pursue similar objectives in each European country.
Men's Health Trust New Zealand
We’re a registered charity, in action since 2007, promoting good health for the men of New Zealand. We want all men to make good health choices, to take action to live healthier every day, and to have easy access to health information that relates directly to them.
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