Could 26, 2025
by Kim Trengove
This Males’s Well being Week (9–15 June 2025), Wholesome Male and the Centre for Male Well being have launched a brand new marketing campaign urging males to prioritise their wellbeing and ebook a GP go to—earlier than taking recommendation from folks with out medical levels.
The “See Your GP” message is: Earlier than you’re taking everybody else’s recommendation, discuss to your physician.
On the coronary heart of the marketing campaign is a brand new devoted web site: healthymale.org.au/see-your-gp, which supplies sensible instruments to assist males get essentially the most out of their physician’s go to. The positioning contains:
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A GP go to guidelines
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Suggestions for reserving appointments
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Steerage on what to convey and which inquiries to ask
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Options when seeing a health care provider in particular person isn’t attainable
A serious function of the location is its service locator device, which permits males to seek for close by normal practices, males’s well being clinics, sexual well being companies, psychological well being suppliers, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander well being companies.
The marketing campaign additionally highlights key well being check-ups males shouldn’t ignore:
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Pre-conception well being (earlier than beginning a household)
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Coronary heart well being (over 45)
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Bowel most cancers screening and sort 2 diabetes (from age 50)
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Bone density (over 70)
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Prostate most cancers threat, notably from age 50
This Males’s Well being Week, the marketing campaign is looking on males to skip the beginner recommendation and get skilled assist. Whether or not it’s for an everyday check-up or a brand new concern, step one is easy: See your GP.
For extra info or to seek out your nearest well being service, go to healthymale.org.au/see-your-gp.
