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The health status of males in most countries, including Australia, is generally poorer than that of females. In Australia, Men's Health Week provides a platform for challenging and debating key issues in men's health and to raise the profile of men, their health outcomes and health needs around the country each June.
Our approach celebrates the strengths of men, the contributions they make and the important role they play in society. It is as much as week of celebration and engagement of men with a serving of health on the side!
Men's Health Week was started in the United States by the US Congress in 1994 to heighten awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
In 2002, the 2nd World Congress Of Men's Health was held in Vienna and brought together six leading men's health organisations including MHIRC to run international events in June each year, just before the United States and United Kingdom Father's Day.
THE VIENNA MEN'S HEALTH DECLARATION
The Vienna Declaration set out to establish:
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Men's_Health_Week and www.imhw.org.
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