You can find out about the training that is of offer from Helping Men in Australia here.
You can see our blog about Day One of the gathering here.
This week he's at the 2015 National Men's Health Gathering in Terrigal, Central Coast, New South Wales.
The event combines two conferences: the 11th National Men’s Health Conference and the 8th National Aboriginal and Torres Island Strait Male Health Convention
It runs until Friday at the Crowne Plaza, Terrigal NSW Plaza. This year’s them is Sharing the Knowledge: Male health is everyone’s business.
3.30 pm
There are five concurrent sessions this afternoon including:
1.30 p.m.
Julian Krieg, AMHF President, presides over the official opening of the 11th National Men's Health Conference.
This session includes a key presentation from Michael Moore, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia and President Elect of the World Federation of Public Health Associations.
Moore says we shouldn't talk about "equality" we should talk about "equity" when it comes to men's health.
I disagree, we should talk about both.
Equality is objective and measurable. Equity is subjective and open to never-ending debate and disagreement.
How do we know where we need to take action to address men and boy's health and wellbeing is we don't first measure which types of men are experiencing inequality and where they are unequal?
Moore shares his 10 steps to influencing politicians and policy, which seem to be based on Kotter change theory.
Advocacy: 10 Steps To Influence
The morning was dedicated to cultural visits. I went on a site visit that was masterfully hosted by Stuart McMinn, Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Male Health Conference, a man wise beyond his years. More on this later.
3.30 pm
There are five concurrent sessions this afternoon including:
- Aboriginal cultural workshop focusing on spiritually guiding young men
- Men's health promotion with presentations from Mates In Construction, Dr Neil Hall on Over 35s football and men's wellbeing, and the Men's Sheds experience
- Men's Mental Wellbeing, including a session on mindfulness, a session on depression in young men and a presentation on an Aboriginal men's depression support group
- A session of Royal Commission on childhood sexual abuse and how it is responding to Aboriginal men
I've attended the session with the following three national and state paper presentations:
- The Brazilian and Australian men's health policies
- A documentary on masculinity and mental health
- Behind the seen---the impact of PTSD amongst emergency services responders
Julian Krieg, AMHF President, presides over the official opening of the 11th National Men's Health Conference.
This session includes a key presentation from Michael Moore, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia and President Elect of the World Federation of Public Health Associations.
Moore says we shouldn't talk about "equality" we should talk about "equity" when it comes to men's health.
I disagree, we should talk about both.
Equality is objective and measurable. Equity is subjective and open to never-ending debate and disagreement.
How do we know where we need to take action to address men and boy's health and wellbeing is we don't first measure which types of men are experiencing inequality and where they are unequal?
Moore shares his 10 steps to influencing politicians and policy, which seem to be based on Kotter change theory.
Advocacy: 10 Steps To Influence
- Establishing a sense of urgency
- Creating the guiding coalition
- Developing and maintaining influential relationship
- Developing a change vision
- Communicating the vision for buy in
- Empowering broad-based action
- Being opportunistic
- Generating short-term wins
- Never letting up
- Incorporating changes into the culture
Good question in the Q&A session from Anthony Brown (Men's Health Information & Resource Centre). He asks what he can we do to ensure NGOs and others name "men's health" and talk about it?
Moore promises: "You'll start to hear me talking about men's health both nationally and internationally".
AM: Cultural VisitsMoore promises: "You'll start to hear me talking about men's health both nationally and internationally".
The morning was dedicated to cultural visits. I went on a site visit that was masterfully hosted by Stuart McMinn, Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Male Health Conference, a man wise beyond his years. More on this later.
