https://ijmsch.com/index.php/IJMSCH <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health (IJMSCH) is an interdisciplinary journal that aims to contribute to the advancement of men’s health by publishing high quality research, policy and practice papers of contemporary relevance. There is specific focus on health experiences, social context and on community-based approaches to maintaining or improving men’s and boy's health and wellbeing. The publication is the offical journal of the Global Action on Men's Health <a href="http://www.gamh.org">www.gamh.org</a></p> <p>Original papers addressing empirical, theoretical, and applied aspects of men’s health and wellbeing, as well as opinion pieces, critical reviews and studies analysing innovative intervention strategies, are all encouraged. IJMSCH is pleased to consider papers that address men’s experiences of ill-health but particularly seeks contributions that recognise the wider determinants of health and those that explore the relationships between gender and health for men. As such, it also welcomes submissions from sectors such as social care, education, employment and community networks providing the the relevance to men’s health and wellbeing is clear.</p> The Dougmar Publishing Group en-US International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health 2561-9179 <p align="justify"><span style="color: rgba(0,0,0,0.870588); font-family: 'Noto Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">Copyright of articles published in all DPG titles is retained by the author(s). The author(s) grants DPG the rights to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. The author grants DPG exclusive commercial rights to the article. <span style="text-align: justify; color: rgba(0,0,0,0.870588); font-family: 'Noto Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;">The author grants any party the rights to use the article freely for non-commercial purposes provided that the original work is properly cited.</span></span></p> https://ijmsch.com/index.php/IJMSCH/article/view/100 <p>A definition is required for men’s health that captures current thinking around men and their health and well-being globally. A new definition of men’s health should reflect greater complexity than that has existed in previously accepted, over-simplistic definitions of what constitutes “men’s health.” In addition, the most com-monly used definitions in the field that originated from the westernised countries of the Global North do not seem to be inclusive of the heterogeneity among a significant proportion of the world’s population. Definitions are important as they help drive academic endeavour, practice and policy; they also help shape organisations working in men’s health and, as such, they need to be as broad as possible. This paper outlines the limitations<br>and conceptual concerns in the current definitions and argues for a more inclusive definition.</p> Alan White Raewyn Connell Derek M. Griffith Peter Baker Copyright (c) 2023 International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-02-09 2023-02-09 6 1 e1 e9 10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.100 https://ijmsch.com/index.php/IJMSCH/article/view/106 <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Background:</strong> Australian men are likelier to die younger than women, often from preventable diseases or conditions. Gendered health promotion has improved men’s engagement with health services, with nurses playing a central role in information and healthcare design. The primary aim of this research was to survey<br>senior clinical and executive nurses on their understanding and perception of men’s health.<br><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional quantitative online survey was attended by senior nurses within a single hospital setting in metropolitan Sydney between June 2022 and July 2022. Sampling selection was conducted of nurses who currently hold senior clinical or management roles within the health district (Nurse Manager, Nurse Unit Manager, Director of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Transitional Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Educator) with descriptive analysis applied to interpret the data sets.<br><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 84 responses were received, representing a 33% survey participation rate. A key finding was that 89.1% of senior nurses believed that traditional masculine traits affected health-seeking behaviour. However, 60.2% had not discussed men’s-specific agencies with male patients, and 33.7% of senior nurses believed that gender was not a determinant of health. There was strong endorsement (74.6%) for a men’s health education program to be developed specifically for nurses.<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results of this single-site online survey of senior nurses illustrate that while foundational understandings of gender as a determinant of health were divided, there remained strong endorsement for targeted men’s health promotion to patients and the development of men’s health educational programs to support nurses in providing holistic care for their male patients.</p> Michael Whitehead Mary Hayes Christina Whitehead Copyright (c) 2023 International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-06-15 2023-06-15 6 1 e20 e30 10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.106 https://ijmsch.com/index.php/IJMSCH/article/view/109 <p>The Men and Cancer webinar was organised by Global Action on Men’s Health in collaboration with its official journal, the International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health. The event was generously supported by an educational grant from Advanced Accelerator Applications, a Novartis company.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> Mohamad Saab Richard Price Amon Lukhele Peter Baker Copyright (c) 2023 Global Action on Men's Health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-03-18 2023-03-18 6 1 e10 e19 10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.109