{"title":"The NSW Men's Health Network","authors":"G. Sliwka","doi":"10.1071/NB01113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01113","url":null,"abstract":"The Men’s Health Network (MHN) was established in early 2000, following recommendations made in Moving Forward in Men’s Health. It consists of representatives from all area health services in NSW (Table 1). The chief executive officers from all 20 area health services were requested to nominate a men’s health representative. Some areas had an existing representative, while others sought nominations from staff members interested in men’s health issues. The MHN is coordinated through the Men’s Health Information and Resource Centre (MHIRC), which provides advice and support to the MHN.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"296 9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114014582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Males and mental health: A public health approach.","authors":"B. Nielsen, Elena Katrakis, B. Raphael","doi":"10.1071/NB01110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01110","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the mental health of men and boys in NSW and their utilisation of mental health services. Factors that are driving change in government policy that aim to improve mental health are explored, including the strategies of the NSW Department of Health.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115752905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Men's use of general practitioner services.","authors":"Michael Woods","doi":"10.1071/NB01112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01112","url":null,"abstract":"The use, or rather the non-use, of health services by men is currently one of the main concerns in men’s health. The Health of the People of NSW—Report of the Chief Health Officer, 2000 notes that men access health services (that is, hospital and general practitioner services as well as other providers such as naturopaths and telephone counselling services) at a lower rate than females. It also notes that men use preventive health services at a lower rate than women (although there are fewer preventative and screening services directed at men). Given that men show a higher level of serious morbidity, and have a lower life expectancy in all age groups, this comparatively low usage of services is surprising.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"171 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133711039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Aboriginal Men's Health Implementation Plan.","authors":"V. Williams, M. Kakakios","doi":"10.1071/NB01106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01106","url":null,"abstract":"Despite an overall improvement in the health of the NSW population, Aboriginal men continue to suffer mortality and morbidity at much higher rates than non-Aboriginal men. Aboriginal men have a reduced quality of life, and unacceptably high rates of illness and premature death. The success of efforts to improve their health has been limited because these efforts have often failed to recognise that Aboriginal men experience health and illness differently from non-Aboriginal men, and that they also approach and use health services in a different manner. These differences are culturally-determined, and have a significant influence on the health outcomes of Aboriginal men.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"160 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121208970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The wellbeing of boys.","authors":"Richard Fletcher","doi":"10.1071/NB01108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01108","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the current health status of boys between 0?14 years, and suggests ways that their wellbeing could be improved.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127413909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Men's health -- The way forward.","authors":"M. Kakakios","doi":"10.1071/NB01105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01105","url":null,"abstract":"Gender-based inequities in the health of women have been acknowledged by policy makers and health service planners since the mid-1980s. However, it has only been in recent years that inequalities in health outcomes for men have received attention, and gender-based issues in men’s health have been examined for potential solutions. men have received attention, and gender-based issues in men’s health have been examined for potential solutions.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129258266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The health of males in NSW","authors":"Marcello Gizzi, A. Monaem","doi":"10.1071/NB01107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01107","url":null,"abstract":"Gender is increasingly recognised as a significant determinant of health. Not only are there marked differences in measures of health between men and women, but also among men themselves. This article briefly describes the health of males in NSW as presented in readily available sources, in particular The Health of the People of NSW—Report of the Chief Health Officer 2000 and the 1997–1998 NSW Health Survey Report.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114676464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Men's perceived health needs.","authors":"A. Dobson, R. Fletcher, N. Higginbotham","doi":"10.1071/NB01109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01109","url":null,"abstract":"Different influences have guided the evolution of ‘men’s health’ and ‘women’s health’ as political issues. Social discourse about women’s health has been grounded in women’s public dissatisfaction with existing health care services. In contrast, claims for attention to men’s health are made on the basis of epidemiological evidence of inequality, particularly in mortality rates.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127399243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of a general practice staffed casualty service on overall primary medical services.","authors":"P. Bolton, M. Mira, Michael Jones","doi":"10.1071/NB01099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01099","url":null,"abstract":"The Balmain Hospital General Practice Casualty (GPC) is a GP-staffed casualty-style service that meets the needs of the local community when local general practitioner services are not available. This article describes the effects of the GPC on the volume of services provided by nearby general practices.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132214522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using the International Classification of Diseases with HOIST.","authors":"D. Muscatello, S. Travis","doi":"10.1071/NB01097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB01097","url":null,"abstract":"This article provides assistance with using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) with the Health Outcomes and Information Statistical Toolkit (HOIST), which is a collection of databases (data warehouse) maintained by the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch of the NSW Department of Health. The article is for readers who have access to HOIST or who want to learn how to use HOIST. Please note that HOIST is only available to staff of the NSW public health system.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125258171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}