A national male health screening program has seen 5,000 men referred for potentially life-saving surgery in the UK. The AAA program screens for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, a condition that kills 1,670 men a year.

The program has been so successful that it has the highest take-up rate of any national screening program, proof that men do care about their health and are willing to access help when “the system” targets men effectively and offers help.

Male-friendly services are kicking goals across Europe, where male football fans turned up for health and lifestyle classes at their favourite clubs.

The 12-week, group-based initiative was speared by EuroFIT, an EU-funded project that harnesses “the love of the game” to engage football fans in health-promoting lifestyle changes through their connection to clubs.

A New South Wales pharmacy that is building stronger links with its community through initiatives like men’s health talks and “brain and body workshops” for rural men, has reached the final of the 2019 Pharmacy of the Year.

On three consecutive nights in far north Queensland later this month, men over the age of 18 are invited to enjoy a free night in celebration of mateship at the 2019 Wellman Tour.

Australian fatherhood experts have called for dads to be included in national efforts to screen new parents for depression.

Screening mothers for mental illness before and after birth is now standard practice in Australia, but the mental health of dads is not routinely assessed at any point. 

An LA men’s health project that uses barbershops to reach African American men has recorded a sustained reduction in blood pressure among at-risk males.

A group of pharmacists based themselves in barber shops across Los Angeles County to offer blood pressure check-ups and medication.

Not-for-profit organisation The Fathering Project has received a $5.4 million grant from the Federal Government to help expand its activities across Australia. 

The Western Australian group was started in 2013 by Dr Bruce Robinson, with the purpose of helping dads have more involvement in the lives of their children.

A world-first program for fathers of pre-school-aged children is helping dads and their kids to enjoy healthier lifestyles.

The program, initiated by the University of Newcastle, focuses on rough and tumble play, healthy eating, active play and sport skills.

Schools should broaden reading material to encourage a wider group of boys to enjoy the activity, a reading expert claims.

According to Education HQ, Dr Laura Scholes, a specialist on boys and reading from Queensland University of Technology, studied 15 boys aged 10-12 from working-class backgrounds in South East Queensland where unemployment was high and school completion low.  

This article by Dr Laura Scholes of Queensland University of Technology is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

Year 3 reading outcomes of 2017 NAPLAN testing once again demonstrate a gender gap, with boys underachieving compared to girls. A focus on teaching for the test has not closed the gender gap and only reduced student motivation and well-being.