Recent articles
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Men and Cancer: Saving Lives expert report
26/11/14
The Men’s Health Forum's report asks why men are more likely to be diagnosed with and to die from nearly all common cancers. The Forum also produced a supporting report with Cancer Research UK and others, highlighting the extent of the problem. Men a ... More
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Men's use of online health info
27/04/15
A review of the literature on men’s health-seeking behaviour and use of the internet published as part of the Haringey Man MOT project. The report says that the internet has helped men access health information but that it doesn't change social norms ... More
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Best practice: Delivering Male - mental health guidelines
10/10/16
The first ever set of guidelines addressing the mental health needs of men and boys have been launched by the Men's Health Forum and Mind. Commissioned by the National Mental Health Development Unit following Mind’s 2009 Get it off your Chest campaig ... More
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Try to see it my way - relationship counselling
16/05/16
A new report from the Men's Health Forum has revealed the lack of emotional support for men in relationship difficulties. Try to see it my way: Improving relationship support for men, published with Relate, explores men’s attitudes to seeking relat ... More
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Haringey health data report
27/04/15
The first publication from the Men's Health Forum's landmark Haringey Man MOT project assesses local needs and shows the importance of looking at gendered data. The Haringey Men’s Health Intelligence Data 2013, which pulls together all the healt ... More
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Key data: Men's life expectancy
08/04/15
Key data on Men's Health: life expectancy and healthy life expectancy Compiled by the Men’s Health Forum, December 2014 Summary Life expectancy in the UK for males is 78.2 years and for females 82.3 years Healthy life expectancy in the UK for males i ... More
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Key data: cancer and circulatory diseases
08/04/15
Key data on cancer and circulatory diseases in men. Compiled by the Men’s Health Forum, March 2013 Cancer Cancer is more common in men than women. Men have a 14% higher risk of developing cancer. In the UK in 2011, the European age-standardised incidence ... More
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Best practice: Slow on the uptake? Improving bowel cancer screening
05/02/15
The report from the Men's Health Forum, Slow On The Uptake?, highlights the paradox of bowel cancer. Although men are more likely than women to die from bowel cancer, they less likely to be screened. The report looks at how screening practice can be ... More
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Million men activity challenge
28/03/14
The Million Men challenge sets out the Men's Health Forum's challenge to government, NHS, local authorities, sports organisations and charities to work together to get one million more middle-aged men more active. Action is urgently needed, the ... More
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Key data: diet, weight and diabetes
13/08/18
Statistics on men's diet, weight and diabetes. Compiled by Men’s Health Forum, July 2014. Updated January 2017. Men generally eat a poorer diet than women and are less knowledgeable about healthy foods. 24% of men and 29% of women consumed the recomm ... More