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Health Promotion International Advance Access originally published online on July 1, 2008
Health Promotion International 2008 23(3):283-289; doi:10.1093/heapro/dan019
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Men’s health promotion: a new frontier in Australia and the UK?

James A. Smith1,2,* and Steve Robertson3,4

1Department of Paramedic and Social Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2 Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 3Department of Nursing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK 4 Centre for Men’s Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK

* Corresponding author. E-mail: james.smith{at}adelaide.edu.au


  Abstract

The field of men’s health has grown markedly over the past few decades. Increased activity specifically relating to men’s health promotion in both Australia and the UK has been noted during this period. There has, however, been a reticence to critically examine men’s health promotion work within a broader discourse relating to gender and gender relations. Indeed, the vast majority of health-related gender discussion to date has been focused on women’s health experiences and their health practices. In this paper, we argue that grounding men’s health within this broad gender discourse is important for building an evidence base in, and advancing, men’s health promotion work at a range of levels. We specifically explore the research, practice and policy contexts relating to men’s health in Australia and the UK, and describe the facilitators for, and barriers to, promoting men’s health. We conclude by suggesting that a critical gender lens ought to be applied to current men’s health promotion work and provide strategies for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to move towards this new frontier.

Key words: men’s health; gender; health promotion; masculinity


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