Men and their health: a primary care initiative: Part 1. Health status, attitudes and behavioural patterns of middle aged men in a general practice in an urban area of Dublin. Part 2. Stress and anger management in middle aged men in primary care.

摘要

I am pleased to welcome this report on men's health in primary care, which is both inform·udative and innovative. The study confirms that men are interested in their health but thatudbarriers do exist in terms of attitudes and access.udWe must promote the fact that the health system is interested in men and in their health.udIt is encouraging to see primary care playing an increased role in men's health and it isudalso important that men see primary care as an appropriate setting for health services forudthemselves. Men have unacceptably high rates of cardiovascular disease cancer andudsuicide and so everyone needs to playa part in improving the health of men.udI wish to congratulate the team in the GP practice in Tallaght for engaging in this work andudfor producing a report which I hope will be of interest to everyone who is committed toudimproving our health services for men.udI am delighted that the South Western Area Health Board has been able to support thisudproject, which has provided so many insights into the health of men. This information willudhelp inform the development of services as we go forward.