EMALE Issue 115 (October 2012)

In this month's issue:

NATIONAL UPDATE: What’s happening across Australia to improve male health & wellbeing?

Queensland update:

MEN’S WELLBEING INC

Victoria update:

Male Health Victoria (MHV)

New South Wales update:

The Men’s Health Forum of New South Wales (MHFNSW)

The Men’s Health Information & Resource Centre

engaging men MEN’S HEALTH, WELLBEING & RELATIONSHIPS TRAINING SEMINAR

Other State updates:

Tasmanian Men's Health and Wellbeing Association (TasMen)

Men’s Health SA (supported by the Australian Institute of Male Health and Studies at the University of South Australia)

The Men’s Advisory Network (M.A.N.) Inc. (Western Australia)

WA MEN’S SHED CONFERENCE

Northern Territory update

news briefs

• Computers lower risk of dementia among elderly
• Pot linked to testicular cancer
• LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Strategy consultation
• Carers NSW Expression of interest - National Carer Counselling Program

The 13th Australian Transplant Games, Newcastle, September 29 through October 6

Australia’s most inspirational sporting event, the Australian Transplant Games, is held every two years. The Games provide living proof of the success of transplantation and encourage all Australians to discuss organ and tissue donation with their families.

The 13th Australian Transplant Games will be held in Newcastle, NSW, from September 29 through to October 6, 2012. The Games will bring up to 1,000 competitors and their families from all across Australia and various other countries together in Newcastle to celebrate their renewed life. For many people, competing in the Transplant Games provides an added incentive to regain health and fitness following a successful transplantation and are an important step on the path to returning to a normal life. Others use the Games as an opportunity to meet and socialise with fellow transplant recipients. For all competitors however, the Games are an opportunity to demonstrate how they are living life to the fullest following their recovery.

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Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten To Men) – Maximising the Utility of the Study

Population Health Congress 2012
Associated Event
SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2012 
2:00pm - 5:00pm 
Meeting Room 6, 
Adelaide Convention Centre 

Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and implemented by the Melbourne School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne, the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health will address current gaps in knowledge on the health of Australian males, who continue to have shorter life expectancies and poorer health outcomes than Australian women. 

The study will recruit 58,000 Australian men and boys aged 10-55, oversampling younger males and males from rural and regional areas. Participants aged 15-55 will self-complete a mail questionnaire, and boys aged 10-14 will complete a face-to-face interview. Wave 1 data collection will occur mid-2013, with follow-up waves every 3 years. 

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AIMHS Health Promotion Kits

Do you want to get serious about promoting male health?

AIMHS has just produced a complete male health promotion kit - the first of its kind in Australia.

The kit consists of a mobile stand of 40 high quality full colour brochures, covering topics on health, relationships, and mental health.

The kit also includes 8 full colour posters printed on rigid and durable plastic corflute, with positive messages for men. These posters are light enough to stick to a wall, and rigid enough to stand on their own for a range of applications.

This is the only set of resources specifically for male health promotion of its kind in Australia.

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HIV no longer means certain death

Survivor … David Polson was diagnosed with HIV in 1984 - among the first to be diagnosed in Australia. Photo: Tamara Dean

After David Polson was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus in 1984, he was advised to get his affairs in order.

He was among the first people in Australia to be diagnosed with HIV, and, at that time, people diagnosed with the little-understood virus could expect to die within a decade.

But, at 57, Mr Polson is still here, living comfortably in his Potts Point flat and filling his time with public speaking engagements to educate the broader community about HIV.

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