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National Men’s Health Action Plan Healthy Ireland - Men HI-M 2017-2021 Working with men in Ireland to achieve optimum health and wellbeing

Hdl Handle:
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/621003
Title:
National Men’s Health Action Plan Healthy Ireland - Men HI-M 2017-2021 Working with men in Ireland to achieve optimum health and wellbeing
Authors:
Department of Health (DoH). National Steering Committee. International Year of the Child; Healthy Ireland (HI)
Citation:
Department of Health,
Publisher:
Department of Health (DoH)
Issue Date:
Dec-2016
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/621003
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Description:
Ireland became the first country in the world to publish a National Men’s Health Policy [NMHP] in 2009 and has been to the forefront, internationally, in advancing men’s health at a research, policy and advocacy level. Underpinning its approach to men’s health policy development and implementation has been an explicit focus on gender-specific strategies related to community engagement, capacity building, partnership and sustainability. Much of the work to date has revolved around excellent partnerships between the statutory, community/voluntary and academic sectors, resulting in a strong evidence base. Although ostensibly a men’s ‘health’ policy, the Policy has had an explicit focus on mainstreaming men’s health across a broad spectrum of policy areas (within and outside of health) and contributing to more effective implementation of other policy areas. There remains a strong rationale for maintaining a specific focus on men’s health. This is grounded in: continued sex differences in life expectancy and mortality; health inequalities between different subpopulations of men; a substantial body of evidence supporting a gender-specific approach; and the imperative to build on the momentum and key milestones achieved in men’s health over the past ten years. The New Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty provides a mandate for maintaining a policy focus on men affected by marginalisation (e.g. Traveller men, ethnic minority men and gay men).
Keywords:
HEALTH SERVICES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT; MEN'S HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION

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DC FieldValue Language
dc.contributor.authorDepartment of Health (DoH). National Steering Committee. International Year of the Childen
dc.contributor.authorHealthy Ireland (HI)en
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-09T12:13:52Z-
dc.date.available2017-01-09T12:13:52Z-
dc.date.issued2016-12-
dc.identifier.citationDepartment of Health,en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/621003-
dc.descriptionIreland became the first country in the world to publish a National Men’s Health Policy [NMHP] in 2009 and has been to the forefront, internationally, in advancing men’s health at a research, policy and advocacy level. Underpinning its approach to men’s health policy development and implementation has been an explicit focus on gender-specific strategies related to community engagement, capacity building, partnership and sustainability. Much of the work to date has revolved around excellent partnerships between the statutory, community/voluntary and academic sectors, resulting in a strong evidence base. Although ostensibly a men’s ‘health’ policy, the Policy has had an explicit focus on mainstreaming men’s health across a broad spectrum of policy areas (within and outside of health) and contributing to more effective implementation of other policy areas. There remains a strong rationale for maintaining a specific focus on men’s health. This is grounded in: continued sex differences in life expectancy and mortality; health inequalities between different subpopulations of men; a substantial body of evidence supporting a gender-specific approach; and the imperative to build on the momentum and key milestones achieved in men’s health over the past ten years. The New Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty provides a mandate for maintaining a policy focus on men affected by marginalisation (e.g. Traveller men, ethnic minority men and gay men).en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDepartment of Health (DoH)en
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES AND THEIR MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectMEN'S HEALTHen
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTIONen
dc.titleNational Men’s Health Action Plan Healthy Ireland - Men HI-M 2017-2021 Working with men in Ireland to achieve optimum health and wellbeingen
dc.typeReporten
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