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{jcomments off}‘Healthy Food Made Easy’ is a HSE funded six week nutrition and cookery course. It aims to help people of all ages and abilities to make healthier choices when shopping, cooking and eating. Courses can be run for local clubs or individuals, and requests from men’s groups are particularly welcome. For more information, contact Linda Scanlan in Northside Partnership on Tel: 01 8485608 or visit: www.northsidepartnership.ie/healthy-food-made-easy
{jcomments off}The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) is offering comprehensive one-day training on the basics of sexual and reproductive health. This training is recommended for health professionals, educators, carers, youth, social and community workers, or anyone who wants to know more about sexual and reproductive health. The course content includes: contraception; sexually transmitted infections; unplanned or crisis pregnancy; sexual health; healthy relationships; legislation and the age of consent. The next training takes place on Thursday 17th September 2015. To find out more, visit: www.ifpa.ie/Education-Training/Programmes/Sexual-Health
{jcomments off}The Health, Sport and Exercise Science Department within Waterford Institute of Technology is seeking to recruit a full-time Research Assistant (on a nine month contract) to help with an evaluation of the 'Men on the Move' (MoM) initiative. MoM is a community-based physical activity programme for adult men. This study will investigate the impact of the programme on the physical fitness, weight status and general health of the men who attend, and will explore how it could inform the development of a model of good practice that could be adopted elsewhere. The closing date for applications is Thursday 11th June 2015. Further details can be found at: www.irishjobs.ie/Jobs/Research-Assistant-Ref-No-014858-7574649.aspxÂ
{jcomments off}Not everybody knows about Men’s Health Week (MHW), what it hopes to do, why it needs to happen, or how they can get involved. That’s why there is a MHW 2015 ‘Toolbox for Action’. This useful resource can be downloaded at: www.mhfi.org/mhw2015toolbox.pdf
{jcomments off}Absolutely everyone can do something to support and celebrate Men’s Health Week (MHW) 2015. The focus for this year (i.e. ‘Creating Culture Change’) lends itself to a wide range of ways to mark this occasion. However, you don’t have to stick rigidly to this particular topic. Anything which encourages men and boys to lead healthier lifestyles, to be more aware of preventable health problems, and to seek early detection and treatment for health difficulties will be very welcome. You might have time, energy and resources to plan something big. However, even if you can’t, there are still simple and easy ways to get involved. These could include, for example ...
Doing one or more of these simple (and cost-free) things would contribute hugely to MHW 2015!
For even more ideas, download a copy of our paper on what you can do to mark MHW 2015 at: www.mhfi.org/mhw2015celebrateit.pdf
{jcomments off}Even if you don’t do anything else to support Men’s Health Week (MHW) this year, you can at least put up a poster to let everyone know when it’s taking place! Former international rugby player Tony Ward (Irish sporting legend, prostate cancer sufferer, and champion of men’s health) will be acting as the ‘face’ of Men’s Health Week 2015 in Ireland when he stars in a nationwide poster campaign. The posters are free, and are available in A3 size hard copy as well as in a range of electronic formats (from the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland website). You can find details of how to get copies of these posters at: www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-2015.html#Poster If you don’t have space to put up a poster in your workplace, college, community centre, church, shop, Men’s Shed ... why not leave some of the new postcards lying around or, better still, send some of them to the men you know? The front of the postcard is a smaller version of the poster image, and the back has a pre-written message and a space for an address. These postcards are only available in hard copy, and details of how to order them can be found at: www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-2015.html#Postcard
{jcomments off}A newly updated, free, 32 page, 'Challenges and Choices' Man Manual is now being distributed by the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland to mark Men’s Health Week 2015.  This poses ten simple and practical health challenges to men and, to meet every challenge, it offers three choices. To find out how to order copies, visit: www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-2015.html#Challenges
{jcomments off}Every year there are hundreds (possibly even thousands) of events throughout Ireland to celebrate Men’s Health Week. Some of these are well publicised, but most are only known about by a few people! This year, the Men's Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) will have a section on its website to promote the details of any activities or events that are being held throughout Ireland during Men’s Health Week 2015. This will help everyone to find out what is happening during the week, where it will take place, and how to join in. It will also give some recognition and publicity to all those groups across Ireland that are doing something for and with men. Your activity might be health checks, or a conference, or a launch, or a game, or a seminar, or a competition, or a workshop, or a lunch, or a course, or a drama, or a display, or a health fair ... Whatever it is, if you would like to have the details included on this website, please complete and submit a MHW Event Form at: www.mhfi.org/mhw/promote-an-event.html Other submission options are available at: www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-2015.html#TellOthers