EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES

Professional Development Sessions
Local Doctors
Health Workers/Teachers
and
Workplace Health Sessions

Presented by
Bernard Denner

May 2001

Organised by
North Okanagan Health Region,
British Columbia

Another Program of
Affiliate Centre for Rural & Regional Health Education
Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION : LOCAL DOCTORS

• 15 Practitioners responded to the Evaluation
• 100% felt the Session was valuable for them
• 93% felt that because of the session that their dealings with men and adolescents will be different
• 100% felt that the session was valuable in giving them a greater understanding of Male Health
• 93% would be interested in supporting a Men's Health Night
• 86% felt that the session made them think about their own health and wellbeing
• 33% indicated that they will visit a Physician as a result of the session
• 46% indicated that they already visit a Physician
• 13% indicated that they will think about it

  The Top 5 issues for men's health in the area are:

Heart Disease
Relationships
Stress
Cancer
Workplace

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION : TEACHERS/HEALTH WORKERS

• 65 participants responded to the Evaluation
• 95% felt the Session was valuable for them
• 61% felt that because of the session that their dealings with men and adolescents will be different
• 87% felt that the session was valuable in giving them a greater understanding of Male Health
• 63% would be interested in supporting a Men's Health Night
• 80% felt that the session made them think about their own health and wellbeing
• 16% indicated that they will visit a Physician as a result of the session
• 60% indicated that they already visit a Physician
• 13% indicated that they will think about it

  The Top issues for men's and adolescent's health in the area are:

Stress
Relationships
Wellbeing
Drugs and Alcohol
Suicide/Depression
Cancer
Risk-taking behaviour
Adolescent Health, Contraception
Pregnancy, Access to FDs/Walk in clinics
Sex, Confidentiality

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
WORKPLACE HEALTH SESSION

• 94% of the respondents were male, 6% were female
• 35% of the respondents were in the 40-49 year age group
• 29% were 30-39, 23% 50-59, and 5% in the 60+ years age group
• 52% of the respondents were in the Category of Professional
• 17% were semi professional, 11% were in the Trades, 5% were in a Manual Occupation and 11% were in Sales
• 82% were married, 11% were with a common law partner, 5% were never married
• 76% of the respondents were a parent, 17% were not parents
• 47% had children living at home and 47% had children not living at home
• Age ranges of the children were between 2 and 22 years of age
• The respondents felt that they had a good relationship with their children, average 8 out of 10
• The respondents felt that their children rated them the same 8 out of 10
• The respondents rated their general level of health and their level of content, lower than the relationship with the children, averaging 7.5 out of 10

  The top issues in regard to the areas of men's health important to them were:

Exercise/Fitness
Stress Management
Wellbeing
Heart Disease
Cancer
Cholesterol
Retirement
Blood Pressure
Alcohol
Diabetes

• 29% of the respondents had not visited a Family Doctor in the last year.
• 35% had visited once, 23% had visited 2-3 times, 5% visiting 6-7 times or more than 8 times
• 41% of the respondents rated their last experience with a Family Doctor as Good. 29% rated in satisfactory and 23% very good
• 41% visited in the Family Doctor in regard to issues, 29% for sickness and 23% for a injury
• 29% had seen another health professional in the last year 2-3 times, 23% had been once, 35% had not visited another health professional
• As a result of the program 82% of the respondents are more likely to visit a Family Doctor
• 55% felt that their was not enough being done to address Health Issues in the workplace
• 94% felt that the Company should invest in their Health and Wellbeing by conducting more Sessions like this
• Most of the respondents were happy with their relationships, although some felt that their relationships with:
  Partners
  Workmates
  Self
  Children
  Friends
  and Ex-Partner
  made them feel depressed or ordinary
• Most respondents were happy with their sex/intimacy within their relationships, although some felt depressed or ordinary in regard to:
  Lack of Good Sex
  Lack of Sex
  Intimacy/Love
  Lack of opportunity
  Inability to perform
• Most respondents were happy with their work/income although some felt the issues of:
  Stress/Tension
  Retirement
  Long Hours
  Isolation
  Management
  made them feel depressed or ordinary
• The issues that they would like to address most are:
  Health and Wellbeing
  Relationship/Family Issues
  Sex
  Workplace