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| Executive Summary Workplace Men’s Health Information Sessions 10th-12th August 2004 Presenter: Bernard Denner Organised by Goldfields Men’s
Health Inc. (GMH) In partnership
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| Introduction:
Goldfields
Men’s Health Inc. (GMH) secured the full funding to enable Bernard
Denner, an internationally renowned men’s health professional, to
visit to the Goldfields for 3 days during August (10th, 11th &12th
2004).
GMH distributed a letter asking mining companies for expressions of interest from those wanting Bernard Denner to visit their workplace and present to their employees, free of charge. GMH liaised with OHS staff on each site to establish the content of the presentation, to be individually site specific. Appropriate dates and times for the presentations were also determined. Background: Mr.
Denner had previously visited Kalgoorlie and presented at the men’s
health information night, as part of Men’s Health Week 2003. At
this event there were 70 attendees and the feedback from his visit was
extremely positive. As a result, GMH planned to extend the reach of the
male health promoting focus in 2004 by directly targeting male dominated
workplaces in the Goldfields, such as mine sites.
The presentations offered by Bernard cover a wide variety of topics including physical health, stress, depression, relationships and sex, family and self, and work/life balance. Results: This was an excellent opportunity for employers to promote and enhance employee’s health by increasing their knowledge and awareness of the issues directly affecting men’s health and wellbeing. The
structure of the presentations encouraged men to consider their health
in a proactive manner, by providing practical tips and coping strategies
that are easily implemented in daily life. Bernard’s light hearted
approach worked well to engage the audience, whilst dealing with serious
health issues.
Participants
were asked to complete an extensive workplace questionnaire at the completion
of the workshop, to assess their perception of the needs of the men in
their work environment and issues surrounding work and family. The following
is a report based on these results from 7 mine sites/mining companies
that took advantage of Bernard’s visit. The findings will enable
workplaces to more effectively target future health promotion activities.
Heather Hingston Goldfields Men’s Health Project Officer. Information Survey and Speaker Evaluation Mine
site participants: 140
Respondents: 103 Evaluation response rate: 74% Work
status
Miner 31.1% Other e.g. contractor 23.3% No response: 20.4% Management 17.5% General duties: 7.7% Participants
ranking of the top 10 listed health issues (in order)
Health Services:
Health professionals
most important to respondents: Following the session:
What causes you to feel ordinary or depressed? Relationships 44.7% of participants are happy with their relationships Sex/intimacy 44.7%
of participants are happy with sex/intimacy
Work: 31.1% of participants indicated that stress/tension makes them feel ordinary. 27.2% of participants indicated that long hours make them feel ordinary 21.4% of participants indicated that management makes them feel ordinary. 18.4% of participants indicated that uncertainty of the future makes them feel ordinary. 16.5% of participants indicated that uncertainty of employment makes them feel ordinary. 7.8% of participants indicated that lack of qualifications makes them feel ordinary. 6.8% of participants indicated that isolation makes them feel ordinary. 6.8% of participants indicated that retirement makes them feel ordinary. 6.8% of participants indicated that unemployment makes them feel ordinary. 3.9% of participants indicated that uncertainty of income makes them feel ordinary. 27.2% of participants are happy with work/income Additional comments:
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