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General Recommendations
for Actions
• Recognition of men’s physical and mental health as an area of public
health concern. Gender mainstreaming should be expanded to have
a more explicit focus on men.
• Inclusion of men’s health within the decision making processes relating
to the impact on men’s health of the social determinants of health
• Recognition of the difference between sex and gender with regard to
men’s health as well as women’s health.
• The establishment of a research agenda that can identify:
• The causes of male specific diseases and those conditions where
men seem most vulnerable
• The role of gender and male socialisation processes on health
behaviour
• Barriers to men’s use of health services
• How best to communicate with men with regard to their health
needs
• The promotion of men’s health should not be at the expense of
women’s health and should not pose a threat to the resources currently
utilised tackling the specific health and wellbeing needs of women
• Involve politicians on an on-going basis in increasing the policy spotlight
on men’s health and in working towards solution-oriented outcomes in
addressing men’s health. There is an urgent need to increase awareness
at government level within member states and in the EU of the breadth
of issues impacting on men’s health
• The importance of education and environment in influencing men’s
health
• The importance of focusing on prevention.
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