Recent articles
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Key data: physical activity
08/04/15
Statistics on men and physical activity Compiled by Men’s Health Forum, June 2014 Men are more likely than women to be physically active. In England in 2012, 67% of men and 55% of women aged 16 and over reported that they met the government’s recommendati ... More
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Key data: mental health
22/09/17
Statistics on mental health and men. Compiled by the Men’s Health Forum, June 2016. Update September 2017. Summary Just over three out of four suicides (76%) are by men and suicide is the biggest cause of death for men under 35 (Reference: ONS) 12.5% of m ... More
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Key data: mortality
13/01/17
Statistics on mortality Compiled by Men’s Health Forum, December 2014. Revised January 2017. Summary The mortality rates in England and Wales for males were 1,156.4 deaths per 100,000 population and for females 863.8 deaths per 100,000. In the UK one ma ... More
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Key data: alcohol and smoking
03/04/20
Statistics on alcohol and smoking Compiled by Men’s Health Forum, December 2014. Updated April 2020. Summary Men are more likely than women to smoke, smoke more cigarettes per day and smoke hand-rolled tobacco. In England in 2018, 16.4% of men report smok ... More
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Key data: understanding of health and access to services
05/01/17
Statistics on men's health literacy and use of services Summary Men have lower levels of health literacy than women with men twice as likely to have inadequate health literacy Men are less likely than women to use a general practice or visit a pharma ... More
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Best practice: Men and pharmacies
26/03/14
Racks of make up and no spanners is the report on the Men's Health Forum's project looking at men's use of community pharmacies to improve their health. The Men's Health Forum received funding from the Department of Health, the Nationa ... More
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Best practice: Action at work can reduce salt intake
26/03/14
Workplace interventions can improve men's awareness of the effect of salt in their diets and even, it appears, alter behaviour. With a Pinch of Salt, is the Men's Health Forum's study of men's use of salt in their diet sponsored by the ... More
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Gender and Access to Health Services Study
25/03/14
The Gender and Access to Health Services Study: final report was commissioned by the Department of Health from the Men's Health Forum in partnership with the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. The Department of Health's inte ... More
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Best practice: weight - loss programmes
28/11/16
The first 'How to...' guide and tips on men's weight-loss programmes based on extensive research on the treatment of obesity in men. The Men's Health Forum, supported by Public Health England has published 'How to make weight-loss ... More
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Best practice: tips for weight - loss programmes
13/11/14
Key lessons from the Aberdeen review. The first best practice tips for effective men's weight-loss programmes. Read the introduction first to understand these practice tips Key lessons 1. Policies and services to prevent and treat obesity should ... More