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D.I.Y Men's Health Pec Check

Men get breast cancer too!

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, MATE!

CHECK YOUR PECS WHEN YOU SHOWER

GRAB YOUR PECS AND GIVE ‘EM A GOOD RUMMAGE:

CHECK FOR A NEW LUMP

(THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM OF BREAST CANCER IN MEN IS PAINLESS LUMP CLOSE TO THE NIPPLE)

LOOK FOR CHANGES TO THE NIPPLE LIKE CRUSTING, ULCERS, REDNESS OR INVERSION

CHANGES IN THE PEC SKIN, LIKE REDNESS OR DIMPLING

CHANGE IN SIZE OR SHAPE

UNUSUAL PAIN THAT DOESN’T GO AWAY

DISCHARGE FROM NIPPLE

 

If you find any of the above, take yourself and your pecs to your GP right away. (to find a GP in your area, go to refer to GP directory on this site)  don’t delay because early diagnosis gives the best prognosis.

For more information go to: 
www.bcna.org.au/content/view/125/604

www.nbocc.org.au/men/
www.breastcancer.org.au

Men and Mental Health

'Get it off Your Chest'

Men’s mental distress is a hidden problem. An examination of
the evidence suggests that gender and the way we are
socialised into different cultural norms could be having a big
impact on the way men interact with mental health services.
The image of the tough, resilient male who hides emotion is
deeply ingrained in society and may effect men’s help-seeking
behaviour.

Click here to view the report summary

Foundation 49
'A Whole New Ball Game'. Health advice for Australian Men
Issue 10, August 2009

Click here to view the publication of A Whole New Ball Game

Some useful websites to visit for Men's Health...

• The Better Health Channel
• The site’s aim has always been to provide free health and medical information in an easy to understand format and language.
  The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
   
• Go For Your Life
• Go For Your Life is a Victorian Government initiative which aims to promote healthy eating and increase levels of physical activity. Search the A to Z index for hundreds of ideas to help you stay happy, healthy and active.
   
• Australian Doctor
• Australian Doctor is the leading news and information website for Australian General Practitioners. A weekly newspaper sent to GP's, prescribing specialists and senior RMOs, has a hard-hitting approach together with a long tradition of editorial excellence.
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• The Royal Australian College of General Practioners
  This article discusses issues impacting on men's health, the GPs4Men network, and future directions for improving men’s health.
   

ABC Health Updates

Each week the Health & Wellbeing team brings you the most interesting and
inspiring health stories the ABC has to offer.

== WHAT'S NEW ON HEALTH AND WELLBEING ==

Click here to browse the ABC Health website

Western Australian Council of Social Services Inc
(WACOSS)
 

'Making a difference through advocacy, training and social policy'

Click here to subsribe to the newsletter

Australian Men's Health Forum News (AMHF)
September 2009 #28 Newsletter
 

The link to past AMHF Newsletters is as follows:
http://www.menshealthaustralia.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=40&Itemid=116

 

The M5 Project is a collaborative effort involving the following not-for-profit organisations and Government departments who all share a passion for the wellbeing of men.

As men, we have a long history of fighting for things. Having a belief and standing up for it. We have fought for land, religion, peace, equality and attention.
As men — fathers, sons, brothers, partners and friends — we have a new cause to fight for — our health.

To view the M5 Project website click here www.m5project.com.au
 

Primary health care - draft strategy
The Federal Department of Health and Ageing has released a draft primary care strategy "Building a 21st Century Primary Health Care System: A Draft of Australia's First National Primary Health Care Strategy"

www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/nphc-draft-report-toc

A background document to support the draft strategy has also been released "Primary Health Care Reform in Australia - Report to Support Australia’s First National Primary Health Care Strategy"

www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/nphc-draftreportsupp-toc


Involving consumers in research
The University of Western Australia is running a summer school course in "Consumer and Community Involvement in Research, a course for researchers".
The course takes place in December 2009.

More information is available online http://www.sph.uwa.edu.au/courses/summer-school/involvement-research