NEWS

“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.

In other program news (Apr 2019)
Talks are underway with Apunipima Cape York Health Council, Cape and Torres Hospital and Health Service, newly formed Torres Health Indigenous Corporation and Alliance partners Northern QLD PHN and Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council about the My health for life program being delivered in the Cape and Torres Strait this year.

Exploring the digital world of healthcare
Delivering healthcare digitally is a rapidly evolving space. Mobile health technology presents exciting opportunities for the health sector to provide effective, low cost interventions to people living with or at risk of chronic disease anywhere and anytime.

Hello 2019
As of April this year more than 144,000 Queenslanders have taken part in program health checks while 10,000 people have gone on to enrol in the program. The number of program completers has now passed the 5,300 mark.