Men's Health Week 2008:

Press Pack

• For Press Enquiries related to Men's Health Week 2008, email: mhf@berkeleypr.co.uk or call Berkeley PR on 01454 629 741.  

Headlines - embargo Monday 9 June

The Men's Health Forum is calling for health services targeted at men to be delivered through the workplace. It wants:

• Investment by business and the NHS in initiatives that deliver 'male friendly' health improvement services in the workplace. 
• The establishment of local planning partnerships. 
• A more flexible NHS.  Many services traditionally delivered in NHS settings should be taken into the workplace (eg. basic health checks, screening services, routine GP appointments). 
• A formal structure for the dissemination of existing good practice, including training opportunities for key staff on working with men.
• Full gender impact assessment of policy developments arising from Dame Carol Black's recent review , including specific consideration of the potential of workplace health improvement initiatives to help address men's less effective use of other forms of health services.

Press Releases - embargo Monday 9 June

• Men's Health Forum urges action on men's health in the workplace (PDF) 
• New Men's Health Forum manual encourages men to get healthy at work (PDF)
• Jim Royle is couch potatoes' choice as most unhealthy man (PDF)
• Man Found 'Guilty' in Men's Health Forum Trial (PDF)

Policy

• Improving male health by taking action in the workplace -  A policy briefing paper (PDF)

Events

• National event: Man in the Dock
• Regional events

Resources

• Men And Work mini-manual
• Resource Pack for event organisers
• Work-related health info and advice from men of all ages from the MHF's malehealth website