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Public release date: 19 October 2008
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Australia is developing a national men’s health policy
The Australian Government is developing the National Men’s Health Policy. To make sure the Policy meets the varied needs of Australian men—in the cities, in the country, across their lifespan, they started consultations with consumers, the community, health service providers, and state and territory governments
This paper aims to outline of some of the issues impacting on men health, and ideas for possible ways forward. The document will focus on reducing barriers in accessing health services, tackling reticence to seek treatment, improving male-friendly health services, and raising awareness of preventable health problems.
During Men’s Health Week in last June, the Australian government said officially: 'Men's health deserves attention. Over the next twelve months, the Government will develop a comprehensive men's health policy. We want to know what men consider to be the priorities for their health, and we want to look at how we can build up the evidence base in this area, including opportunities for research over the long term."
By developing this policy, the government wants to improve the health of Australian boys and men throughout their lives by making sure that the health system is responsive to their needs and supports men in taking more care of their own health.
This policy will take into consideration that risk factors and health issues for boys and men are often different to those for girls and women. The risk factors also change across the lifecourse.
Boys aged 0– 14 years
Boys have a higher risk of injury than girls at every age after infancy. Boys 6 –14 years are diagnosed with significantly higher rates of ADHD and conduct disorders than girls of the same age.5
Young males aged 15 – 24 years
Transport accidents and suicide are leading causes of death in young males. While suicide in young males has declined, the death rate remains almost three times higher than for females. Alcohol and illicit drug use are also major contributors to the burden of disease in this age group. With increasingly early ages of first sexual encounters, sexual health issues affecting this age group include contraception, sexually transmitted infections and sexual identity and gender diversity.6
Working age males aged 25 – 64 years
Some of the leading causes of death and morbidity in men of working age can be linked in part to behavioural risk factors such as excessive drinking, smoking, risky driving and risky leisure activities, eating less healthily and making less use of medical services. Heart disease, work related accidents, and circulatory diseases affect significantly more men than women in this age group.
Sexual health is an important issue for this age group, with one in five men over the age of forty experiencing erectile dysfunction.7
Older males aged 64 and over
High proportions of male deaths in this age group are from heart disease, respiratory disease and lung cancer. Prostate cancer is also significantly more prevalent in older men. While suicide rates for women are lowest in this age groups, suicide rates for men increase.8
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