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Sunderland Men’s Health Network
Sunderland Men’s Health Network
The aim is:
• Reduce Health inequalities in men• Proactively engage with men in health
promotion • To reduce premature death in Men by having
a multiagency public health approach• To empower men of Sunderland to access
primary care services
Who is the Steering Group?• Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust’s Promoting Health
Engagement team• Promoting Health Engagement team volunteers • South Tyneside Foundation Trust’s Occupational Health, Safety &
Security • B Active N B Fit• Sunderland City Council Wellness Team• Northern Engagement into Recovery from Addiction Foundation • North East Council for Addictions• Lifeline• Washington Mind • Headlight• South of Tyne Bowel Cancer Screening Programme• Sunderland Link
The Steering Group
The following are the main contributors to Sunderland male mortality rates:
• Cancers (lung, Prostate, Testicular, Skin, Bowel) • Cardio Vascular Disease (Due to Alcohol, Smoking,
Obesity)• Emotional Health and wellbeing
ONS (2008) Quarterly Health Statistics
Contributors to male mortality rates
Sunderland’s Men’s Health Network
Sunderland Men’s Health Steering Group Plan
Community Engagement
Virtual NetworkFace to Face
Network
Health Priority Areas There are 10 health priority areas in Sunderland
• City Centre• Port and East End• Hendon• Thornhill • Hetton Downs and Warden Law• Southwick• Witherwack• Marley Pots• Thorney Close• Ryhope
Commissioned WorkB’ Active ‘N’ B’ Fit & Men’s Health
• B Active N B Fit were commissioned by SOTW in Sunderland to actively target men to raise awareness of prostate cancer .
• Systematic targeting of working men's clubs in areas of deprivation and health deprived areas
• Great results 944 men were targeted across Sunderland
Good local press coverage
We need you for our men’s health
network!!
Date: Monday 12th March 2012
Time: 10am to 12pm
Venue: Gentoo Living, Akeler House, Doxford International Park, Sunderland,
SR3 3XR
To book a place email [email protected] or call Janice
Ellison on 0191 5297199
Men’s Health Network
Sunderland Men’s Health NetworkNHS South of Tyne and WearSunderland Public HealthLoftus HouseColima AveSunderlandSR5 3XB Tel: 0191 5297200Email: [email protected]
Men’s Health Contact
