The Lazy Person’s Guide to Men’s Health Week 2011

Men’s Health Week (MHW) will look different this year.  For the first time, there will be a common logo, an image pack, and a poster which can be used by everyone in Ireland who wishes to raise awareness of the week.

MHW will run from Monday 13th until Sunday 19th June 2011 - so, there’s still plenty of time for you to plan for it!  In Ireland, the focus is on: "Promoting and Supporting the Health and Well-Being of Men and Boys during Challenging Times".  The world of males, and the roles that they play in it, have certainly changed dramatically in a very short period of time.  All of these changes bring new challenges (both positive and negative), and many have a direct impact upon the health and well-being of men and boys.  Therefore, the key message for this week will be ‘let’s talk about it’.

Of course, there are many things that you could consider doing to mark this week.  However, even if you don’t have the resources, time or energy to organise a full-blown campaign or activity, here’s some very easy ways to get involved ...  Put a MHW poster (or two) up in your workplace / office / meeting space.  Insert the new MHW logo onto the bottom of your outgoing emails for the month of June.  Display the MHW banner on your website.  Visit the MHW Facebook page / become a ‘friend’ / say you like the site / send the link to all your contacts.  Check out the MHW Twitter page to hear all the latest news.  Make the MHW logo your desktop ‘wallpaper’ during June.  Send an email to everyone in your contacts list to tell them about Men’s Health Week and ask them to forward the message to all their contacts ...  Details on the logo, poster, image pack and Facebook / Twitter pages will soon be available at: www.mhfi.org/mens-health-week-2011.html