ABSENT-MINDED: THE TREATMENT OF MEN IN GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH POLICY
(WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2024)

Men’s mental health problems are clear – not least their high rate of suicide – but they have been for too long overlooked in global mental health policy. GAMH’s report, Absent-Minded, was launched at the webinar, setting out how GAMH and others can make the case for policy change. The report’s authors, Dr Natalie Leon and Prof Chris Colvin, present their findings. Prof John Oliffe and Dr Wizdom Powell comment on the report followed by questions and comments from attendees. The webinar is chaired by Prof Derek Griffith.

GONE MISSING: THE TREATMENT OF MEN IN GLOBAL CANCER POLICY
(WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE 2023)

Men’s excess burden of cancer has been evident for many years. But it is a problem that has also been for too long overlooked, not least in policy. This GAMH webinar presented new evidence about the current treatment of men in cancer policy at all levels and discussed why and how this needs to change.

The principal speakers were Dr Natalie Leon and Prof Chris Colvin, co-authors of GAMH’s report, Gone Missing: The Treatment of Men in Global Cancer Policy which was launched at the webinar. Their presentation was followed by comments from Prof Richard Sullivan and Prof Hendrik van Poppel. There was then be an open discussion with the audience.

A recording of the webinar can be viewed here. Natalie’s and Chris’s slides are available here.

MEN’S HELP-SEEKING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH GENERAL PRACTICE
(MONDAY 13 MARCH 2023)

Speaker: Ruth Mursa. Ruth is a Registered Nurse and an Endorsed Nurse Practitioner. She is a highly experienced primary health care nurse and holds a MN (Advanced Practice) and a MN (Nurse Practitioner) as well as additional postgraduate qualifications in sexual and reproductive health and continence. Ruth is a PhD candidate at the University of Wollongong, researching men’s help-seeking and engagement with general practice.  Ruth co-authored the paper Men’s help-seeking and engagement with general practice: An integrative review. 

At the webinar, Ruth presented her research findings and discussed their implications for policy and practice.

A recording of the webinar can be viewed here.

MEN AND CANCER: SAVING LIVES, REDUCING SUFFERING
(MONDAY 10 OCTOBER 2022)

Men are more likely than women to develop and die from cancer. This webinar explored how better policy and practice can change that.

The speakers were:

• Dr Mohammed Saab, University College Cork, Ireland – Improving Men’s Awareness and Early Presentation
• Richard Price, European Cancer Organisation, Belgium – Putting men on the cancer policy agenda in Europe
• Amon Lukhele, Outreach Scout Foundation, Malawi – Tackling prostate cancer in Malawi
• Peter Baker, Global Action on Men’s Health, UK – Eliminating HPV-caused cancers in men

The webinar was chaired by Dr Anthony Brown, GAMH’s chair and supported by the International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health.

A recording of the webinar can be viewed here.

The presenters’ slides are available here.

ADDRESSING MEN’S HEALTH AND MASCULINITIES IN THE AMERICAS: A PUBLIC HEALTH IMPERATIVE
(THURSDAY 30 JUNE 2022)

A webinar on men’s health and masculinities in the Americas was hosted jointly by GAMH, PAHO (the WHO Region for the Americas) and the Center for Men’s Health Equity at Georgetown University (USA) on 30 June 2022.

Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Health of Guyana, made an opening statement. He was followed by Dr Benno de Keijzer Fokker (Instituto de Salud Pública, Universidad Veracruzana, México) who gave an overview of men’s health and masculinities in the American region.

Dr Sonja Caffe, Regional Advisor on Adolescent Health at PAHO) presented the findings of a forthcoming PAHO report on men’s health and masculinities in the Caribbean. Isabel Yordi Aguirre (Gender and Health Programme Manager, WHO Europe) talked about the European Men’s Health Strategy and Dr Noel Richardson (Director, National Centre for Men’s Health, IT Carlow, Ireland, and a GAMH member) discussed Ireland’s national men’s health strategy. Isabel’s and Noel’s presentations provided case-studies of what might be possible in the American region.

This webinar is a clear indication of PAHO’s interest in men’s health and we hope it will also prove to be a spingboard for a deeper-level of engagement, ultimately leading to the development of a regional men’s health strategy. PAHO’s next step is, by September, to publish a technical report on men’s health and also the report on men’s health in the Caribbean.

More information about the webinar, including the video recording and Benno’s and Sonja’s slides, is available here.

MEN IN MIND: ADDRESSING MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
(MONDAY 6 JUNE 2022)

Men’s mental health and wellbeing continues to be overlooked in policy and practice despite increasing evidence of men’s distress and its consequences, such as alcohol and drug misuse, gambling and other addictions, body image disorders, aggressive and violent behaviours as well as suicide. This webinar explored some key issues in male mental health and what needs to happen if progress is to be made. It will contribute to GAMH’s policy work on the issue, including a forthcoming report which will inform our advocacy programme.

The speakers were:

• Black men’s mental health – Professor Derek Griffith, Centre for Men’s Health Equity at Georgetown University (USA)
• Men and trauma – Cody Ragonese, Senior Program Officer at Promundo-US
• MindFit Toolkit and digital resources – TC Carling, President and CEO, Canadian Men’s Health Foundation

The speakers were followed by a  discussion on next steps in policy and practice

The webinar was chaired by Steve Robertson, Emeritus Professor of Men, Gender and Health at Leeds Beckett University (UK) and Editor, International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health.

A recording of the webinar can be viewed here. Abstracts of the webinar presentations are here.

(This GAMH webinar was supported by the Center for Men’s Health Equity at Georgetown University (USA), Promundo-US, Canadian Men’s Health Foundation, and the International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health.)

DELIVERING MEN’S HEALTH
(MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2021)

Too many men are still dying far too young. But we now know what needs to be done. This webinar highlighted programmes and projects that have successfully engaged men and improved their health outcomes. It demonstrated how the ideas and tips in Global Action on Men’s Health’s Delivering Men’s Health report can be put into practice.

This event was organised by Global Action on Men’s Health and its official journal, the International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health.

The speakers were:

A recording of the webinar can be viewed here. Abstracts of the webinar presentations are here.

IF NOT NOW, WHEN? MEN’S HEALTH POLICY
(MONDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic has made very clear the need for an urgent and comprehensive men’s health policy response.

This webinar shared information about progress on men’s health policymaking around the world and about how the case can be made for its further development.

There were presentations on national men’s health policies, local men’s health policies, how men’s health has been incorporated into other health policies, and current campaigns for men’s health policies, followed by a discussion.

GAMH’s latest report, Delivering Men’s Health: A Guide for Policymakers and Service Providers, was also launched at the webinar.

This event was organised by Global Action on Men’s Health and its official journal, the International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health.

The speakers were:

• The case for men’s health policies and opportunities for and barriers to progress – Peter Baker, GAMH Director
• Regional policy: The European Men’s Health Strategy – Alan White, Emeritus Professor of Men’s Health, Leeds Beckett University
• National policy: The Australian Men’s Health Policy – John Macdonald, Emeritus Professor and Foundation Chair in Primary Health Care at the Western Sydney University; former Director of the Men’s Health Information and Resource Centre 
• Local policy: The Quebec Men’s Health and Wellbeing Action Plan– Philippe Roy, Professor of Social Work, University of  Sherbrooke, Canada
• Men’s health in other policies: Denmark’s policy on fathers’ mental health – Svend Aage Madsen, Director, Men’s Health Society Denmark
• Current campaigns for men’s health policies: Germany – Doris Bardehle, Men’s Health Foundation Germany

The webinar was chaired by GANH chair  Anthony Brown.

A recording of the webinar can be viewed here. Abstracts of the webinar presentations are here.

Other GAMH webinars are also available to view:

Men’s Health Week (29 April 2021)

From the Margins to the Mainstream (17 June 2020)

From the Margins to the Mainstream  (1 July 2020)