Lorraine’s determination to lose weight pays off
Lorraine Muller started the New Year motivated to lose weight. She could feel her clothes getting tighter and couldn’t stand the ‘tummy bulge’ when she sat down.
‘SHEDDERS’ TURN FOCUS TO HEALTH
A group of Queensland Men’s ‘shedders’ has swapped wood lathes for workbooks, in an effort to reduce their risk of chronic disease.
Happy new you
New Year is traditionally a time of renewal when we resolve to make some life improvements.
One for the blokes
Following on from the research, My health for life is undertaking a trial of several men-only health groups to support men to get their healthy.
“He’s too much of a man to do that” – why do men reject health screening services?
Why do some men find it difficult to keep their health in check, instead waiting until something serious occurs?
What QLD men think
More than half of Queensland’s adult men are unhappy with their bodies, a My health for life study has found.
The research, undertaken by the Queensland Government-funded lifestyle program also identified one in four men frequently feel anxious or depressed.
In other program news (Aug 2019)
Over the next 12 months My health for life will work in partnership with the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) and Apunipima Cape York Health Council to deliver the program in the Cape and Torres region.
The team expands into Toowoomba
My health for life has welcomed Danielle Richter to the team who will be based in Toowoomba.
Men’s only health group being trialled in QLD – recruits wanted
After identifying a major gap in available research into men’s health in Queensland, My health for life recently undertook a study of its own to determine what the State’s men think about health and their lifestyle habits.
“She’ll be right” wrong when it comes to Queensland men’s health beliefs
Nearly half of Queensland’s adult men are unhappy with their bodies, a new study has found.
Research, undertaken by the Queensland Government-funded lifestyle program My health for life, also revealed that one in four men frequently feel anxious or depressed.
Despite this, program director Lyn Hamill said Queensland men over-estimate how healthy they are – and this is a problem.
