The Department of Health in Northern Ireland recently issued a report on Northern Ireland’s Health Survey 2017/18.  This analyses information on the health behaviours of the population, and includes responses from 3,355 people, aged 16 and over, living in private households in Northern Ireland.  The report gives an overview of topics such as general health, mental health, long-term conditions, sense of wellbeing, use of IT to improve health, smoking, alcohol consumption, weight, diet etc.  Copies of the report, and the associated technical data, can be accessed online at: www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/health-survey-northern-ireland-first-results-201718

‘Heads Up’ (previously known as Mojo) will be delivering a short six week programme for men aged 18+ in the New Year.  This will focus upon personal development, stress reduction and choice theory, and will take place in the ACE Enterprise Park, Bawnouge, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.  The course will begin on 14th January 2019, and run from 2.00pm - 4.00pm each week.  For more information, contact Catherine Mooney at Tel: 087 1471152  |  Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion at St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, is running four, free, six week, stop smoking courses next year.  These courses are open to any smoker who would appreciate support to quit smoking.  The courses are run on Monday evenings, from 5.30pm - 7.00pm, each week for the six weeks.  Although they are open to anyone, you must register for a place in advance with the hospital’s Health Promotion Staff via Tel: 01 2214958 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   The courses are completely free, but you will have to pay a deposit of €20 at the first session which will be returned at the last session.

The Building the Community-Pharmacy Partnership (BCPP) programme financially supports communities and community pharmacists to work collaboratively to address locally defined needs - so that people make connections, listen to and understand each other better, and work together to address the social determinants of health and health inequalities.  Find out more about the scheme, and how to apply for either a Level 1 or Level 2 grant, at: https://cdhn.org/bcpp

To mark and celebrate International Men’s Day (IMD) on Monday 19th November 2018, you are invited to a concert to raise awareness of men's mental health issues and raise funds for suicide prevention work.  This musical event, being organised by Men's Action Network, will: take place in the Millennium Forum in Derry~Londonderry; feature local artists; focus upon building hope, support and inspiration.  Find out more at: https://twitter.com/MAN_IN_DERRY

This report provides an overview of results from the fourth wave of the Healthy Ireland Survey - an annual, interviewer administered, face-to-face survey, commissioned by the Department of Health in the Republic of Ireland.  Survey data plays a number of roles, including supporting the Department in ongoing engagement and awareness-raising activities in the various policy areas, as well as supporting better understanding of policy priorities.  The fourth wave consisted of 7,701 interviews, conducted with a representative sample of the population aged 15 years and older living in Ireland.  A summary of the findings can be found at: https://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Healthy-Ireland-Survey-2018.pdf

This study - on being a young man in Australia - is the first comprehensive research that focuses on the attitudes to manhood and the behaviours of Australian men aged 18 to 30.  It involved an online survey of a representative sample of 1,000 young men from across the country, as well as focus groups with two gatherings of young men.  The findings shed new light on the social pressures to be a ‘real man’ and the impact this can have on the young men’s wellbeing, behaviours and the safety of the wider community.  Find out more at: https://jss.org.au/what-we-do/the-mens-project/the-man-box

 

 

This free programme is open to all men and offers: weekly health information talks; physical activity sessions; dedicated staff to support you with your goals; health checks.  It will run for ten weeks - every Thursday, at 7.00pm, from 10th January to 14th March 2019 - and will be held in Banbridge Leisure Centre, Banbridge, Co. Down.  If you are interested in hearing more, contact Frances Haughey (Health Improvement Officer, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council) at Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  |  Tel: 07500 772905.