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Download HOM Report '04
Quick Clear Health Information For Boys and Men of All Ages Why Is Men's health Important? (Download PDF 15kb)
'SABR' - A NEW BRADFORD MANAGING STRESS /
ANGER GROUP FOR MEN
8th January 2009
SABR, a new managing stress/anger group for men, will
commence on the 8th January 2009 at the Claremont Community
Centre, Bradford, BD7. SABR is a partnership between the Claremont
Centre, Bradford & Airedale tPCT & Bradford District Care
Trust. This FREE group will meet every Thursday at 1:20pm for
12 weeks and is based on self referrals.
The Group will be run by Richard Carroll , a CBT
trained psychotherapist and will be co-facilitated by
Saquib Ahmad. The aims of the group are to help the clients that
refer themselves to SABR, to understand and reduce their stress/anger.
The group will also take into account elements of culture and
spirituality and use these to achieve the above aims. Each session
will be roughly one hour long and will involve group work, where
clients will interact with other members of the group.
For more information phone 01274 363216 or e-mail: thehelioscentre@yahoo.com
NOMADIC NURSES ROAM NORTH OF ENGLAND November 2008 The 'Nomadic Nurses' from Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust, is a new venture from Health of Men. As part of this initiative they are delivering health checks to men in Bradford District-wide locations - shops, cafes, pubs, job centres and workplaces. As well as recording blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the team also test for lung function and carbon monoxide levels. Chlamydia screening is soon to be also offered - this will supplement a whole range of advice on health topics including exercise, diet, sexual health, alcohol, drug use and prostate cancer. Andrew Harrison, who is a men's nurse at the PCT, said: 'Men are proven to be less likely to go to their doctor than women but because these checks are done outside of normal healthcare settings, they are even quicker and easier to access - a great way of making sure men are in good health, or highlighting areas where things could be improved - such as through weight loss or stopping smoking.' If you would like more information about the Health of Men team and its nomadic nurses, please contact Andrew Harrison on 01274 322 169 or email Andrew.harrison2@bradford.nhs.uk .
THE PROSTATE CANCER CHARITY APPOINTS FIRST SPECIALIST NURSE TO WORK WITH AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIESJuly 2008 African Caribbean men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer than their white counterparts. To recognise this, The Prostate Cancer Charity has appointed its first Support and Information Specialist Helpline Nurse to work specifically with African Caribbean communities. Suresh Rambaran has been
working in the field of cancer nursing for more that 30 years.
He joined The Prostate Cancer Charity in 2004 as a Support and
Specialist Information Nurse. He has also been actively involved
in many community activities such as the Trinidad and Tobago Nurses
Association and a number of Caribbean community groups as well
as health care professional organisations.
Men's Health Policy announced down underJune 2008 To coincide with this year's Men's Health Week, Australia 's new Labor government under Kevin Rudd has announced the country's first ever National Men's Health Policy. The paper 'Setting the scene: developing a men's health policy for Australia' will be launched by Minister for Health Nicola Roxon. In Australia :
The health of Indigenous men is also significantly worse than for any other group in Australia, with an average life expectancy of only 59 years some 20 years less than non-Indigenous Australian males. The government is promising funding for a National Suicide Prevention Strategy and funding to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners to help establish a 'Would you pass a Roadworthy?' campaign to encourage men to see their GP for preventive health checks. In its official announcement, the Australian government says: 'Men's health deserves attention. Over the next twelve months, the Government will develop a comprehensive men's health policy. We want to know what men consider to be the priorities for their health, and we want to look at how we can build up the evidence base in this area, including opportunities for research over the long term. Consultations will be held throughout Australia , including a forum to be held in Canberra towards the end of 2008'. For full article see:- www.menshealthforum.org.uk/userpage1.cfm?item_id=2555
SCREENING FOR BOWEL CANCER June 2008 A new NHS bowel cancer screening programme for people over 60 is now being rolled out nationally and will achieve nation wide coverage by 2009. As the programme is rolled out, further details of implementation will be sent to local GPs and announced in the local press. Screening aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage (in people with no symptoms), when treatment is more likely to be effective.
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. About one in 20 of us will develop bowel cancer during our lifetime but the good news is that if it is caught early enough it can be completely cured.
There are steps you can take to help reduce your risk of bowel cancer. For more information look at the leaflet to the right and visit visit these websites Also, if you have a question about the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme you can ring the freephone helpline on 0800 707 60 60.
GROUNDBREAKING HEALTH OF MEN RESEARCH - PUBLISHED BY LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY February - 2008
The Centre For Men's Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, have recently published their concluding Research paper ‘The Bradford & Airedale Health of Men Initiative: A study of its effectiveness in engaging with men'.
This five year study was set up to run concurrently with the Health of Men Project with the resulting data collected from 2003. A qualitative methodology was adopted to gain an in-depth understanding of men's decision-making with regard to their health behaviour. Findings are seen as of great relevance not only to the local Primary Care Trust, but will inform the development of services to men at Regional, National and International levels. The range of data collected has included:-
To view a pdf document of this report, please click on the link to the right
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feeling ill? Need some advice fast? Check out NHS direct online via the following link: nhsdirect This site represents the hard work and dedication of the health of men healthy living initiative. We are a Bradford based men’s health project dedicated to raising the awareness of men’s health, for further information on the Health of Men project please see the “About HOM” section On this site you will be able to find out information on men’s health topics such as blood pressure, fatherhood, impotence, the prostate and much more. These topics can be viewed on the “Men's Health Topics" section on the left of the screen. Please link to one and browse the information, you will also find related links to the topic you are browsing. To find out the latest men’s health news you can browse the news section on the navigation bar, however you can also discover what’s happening in Men’s health in the Bradford area by clicking on the local news link. You can also use this website to browse the directory of services related to men’s health and health in general, to do this please click on the directory link on the main navigation link. The health of men healthy living initiative has conducted some excellent groundbreaking work which can be viewed by downloading the annual report from the link above. We have also had some extensive professional research carried out by Dr Alan White from Leeds Metropolitan University. To view this excellent research click on the research and evaluation link above! |
 
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