Scope of Issues

Among a vast array of health and social issues that make up the broader field of men’s health, the EMHF has already worked in or will consider developing work in the following areas. The list is not presented in any order, nor is it exhaustive.

• Use of health services, access to treatment
  
  
• Self care and self medication
  
  
• Health literacy, information to patients
  
  
• Health promotion, health in the workplace
  
  
• Health education, professional training
  
  
• Health determinants ⁽¹⁾
  
  
• Ageing, fatherhood
  
  
• Long term medical conditions ⁽²⁾
  
  
• Gender mainstreaming, health inequalities
  
  
• Environmental impact on health

⁽¹⁾ Include physical activity, nutrition, alcohol abuse, smoking prevention
⁽²⁾ Mostly cancers, diabetes, CVD, RA, HIV, mental health