This section offers links to some research, statistics, policies and reports which address the needs of men and boys. Please click on the (blue) links below to find out more ...
Facing the Challenge - The Impact of the Recession and Unemployment on Men’s Health in Ireland (PDF, 1.9MB): A study by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland.
Gender Equality Strategy Statistics - 2011 Update (PDF, 735KB): Prepared for the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland (OFMDFM) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
Getting Inside Men's Health: Outcomes of a research project to inform the development of a National Men's Health Policy in the Republic of Ireland.
Men in Northern Ireland (MiNI) Series: Headline factsheets on males, presenting key statistics relating to demography, work, health, education, family life and caring responsibilities (prepared by staff from ARK).
Men's Attitudes and Values Research: Organised by The Male Link in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties during 2000, this study questioned 632 males, aged 15 years and over, about a range of issues affecting men.
Men's Health in Ireland: The Men's Health Forum in Ireland's seminal report in 2004, which provided the most comprehensive overview of key statistics on men's health on the island of Ireland ever collated up to that time. This provided clear evidence of men's health needs in Ireland.
Men's Life and Times: A module within the 2000 and 2004 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, conducted by the ARK team within Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster. This research explores the attitudes of both men and women to issues affecting men.
North Leitrim Men's Research: Report, in 2001, on research conducted by the North Leitrim Men's Group into the needs of single rural men.
Report on the State of Men's Health across 17 European Countries: European Men's Health Forum publication which examines a broad range of men's health issues and health inequalities throughout 17 European countries.
Social Focus on Men: Produced by National Statistics, this report provides an overview of the changing lives and roles of men in the United Kingdom in terms of their health, work, income, education, family situation and lifestyle in 2001.
The State of Men's Health in Europe: A report launched on Tuesday 14th June 2011 which compares men's health status between and within European Union countries. Please Note - this is a large (3.63MB) PDF file.
Australian National Men's Health Policy: The main policy document, as well as other supporting materials, which were considered when it was being drawn-up.
Improving Men’s Health in Northern Ireland: Policy recommendations for improving men's health, produced by the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland.
Irish National Men's Health Policy 2008-2013: The Republic of Ireland is the first country in Europe to have a policy on men's health. This link is to a PDF of the full policy document.
Men’s Health in Northern Ireland: Tackling the Root Causes of Men’s [Ill] Health - Policy Briefing Paper No 1 (PDF, 965KB): Prepared by the Men's Health Forum in Ireland to inform the work of the Man Matters partnership.
Best Practice Approaches to Tailoring Lifestyle Interventions for Obese Men in the Primary
Care Setting (PDF, 237KB): The key findings from an MA thesis conducted at the Centre for Men’s Health in the Institute of Technology Carlow.
Men's Health Activities in the Republic of Ireland: A PDF version (211KB) of the annual report detailing progress made during 2009 in the area of men's health in the Republic of Ireland, as presented to the National Implementation Advisory Group.
Men's Health Around the World: PDF copy (2.6MB) of a European Men's Health Forum publication reviewing policy and progress across 11 countries.
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