A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME HEALTH ADVICE FOR

AUSTRALIAN MENISSUE 3 // SEPTEMBER 2007

2 Tobie takes the one-pot challenge

6 Calling all employers: Are you driving productivity by promoting a healthy male workforce?

I don’t know how well you know Foundation 49, but we’ve been spreading our wings lately, reaching out into the Australian community to deliver a pretty simple message: Men need to take care of themselves, to protect their health and to do it before they get sick.

During International Men’s Health Week, Collingwood Football Club ran through a banner sending the Foundation 49 message – live long, live well. We conducted free health checks in shopping centres and did lots of media about activities men were getting into, funded by Foundation 49 grants. Have a look on pages four and five for details. We travelled to a remote prison in South Australia where inmates played a footy match, to a Victorian regional meat works where Sudanese workers learned about health issues.

At our fundraising dinner, we enjoyed great entertainment and some superb prizes were won and auctioned. If you’d like to come to the Melbourne-based event next year, contact our office on (03) 9508 1567.

But one stunning week of activity – where we reached a possible audience of three million people through the media and activities – is not enough if we are to address the crisis in men’s health.

We continue to call on employers to look after their staff by engaging Foundation 49 to conduct workplace health checks. Your productivity will improve and you’ll have a happier team of healthier employees. Read more about the benefits on pages six and seven.

In the meantime, special thanks to the Coles Group for a Community Grant to help us further develop our web-based Decades of Life workplace health assessment program. Thanks also to all our supporters – especially those who have donated to the foundation – ensuring we continue to reach out to Aussie blokes far and wide.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GARY RICHARDSON

CHAIRMAN, FOUNDATION 49

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Foundation 49 is funded through donations and special events. For more information or to make a donation, please call (03) 9508 1567 or visit our website, www.49.com.au

Welcome to the latest edition of A WholeNew Ball Game, a magazine put together to help men live healthier lives.

THIS ISSUE:1 Violence against men –

an invisible epidemic

2 Tobie takes the one-pot challenge

4 From farmers to prisoners, men’s health in the headlines

5 Surviving separation

6 Calling all employers:Are you driving productivity by promoting a healthy male workforce?

9 Thanks…

10 Five minutes with Mikey Robbins

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FROM THE EDITOR

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COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: GUY LAVOIPIERRE

As the University of Western Sydney’s Michael Woods writes, statistics tell us that far more men than women are victims of violence each year.

“To give you an idea of the extent of the invisible epidemic of violence against men, let’s look at some figures.

In 2005, more than twice the number of adult victims of physical or threatened violence were men rather than women, according to a national survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. And over a third of all victims of sexual assault were males – with 1.3 per cent of females experiencing sexual assault and 0.6 per cent of males. Male to male violence is an appalling problem demanding urgent action.

While initiatives to protect women from violence are essential and to be applauded, it has unfortunately led to a sexist form of tunnel vision, where male victims are neglected by support services. Sexual assault services and emergency

housing, for example, TV campaigns targeting violence and other initiatives to reduce its incidence, concentrate firmly on women.

This lack of services is not because males are a tiny proportion of victims – even services for domestic violence do not offer support to males, despite recent findings from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research that show 28.9 per cent of victims of domestic violence in NSW are male.

And the causes of this predominantly male to male violence? Typically causes like stress, childhood trauma, cultural factors, poverty and alienation feature. But by far the greatest contributor is alcohol abuse.

It is no longer acceptable to ignore the reality of violence in Australia. Focused and energetic efforts – such as public education and victim support – have been used to reduce violence against females. Surely they should be used to attempt to support victims and minimise violence for all, not just one section of a community?

Offering less attention to the suffering of a victim of physical or sexual assault simply because they possess a ‘y’ chromosome is an extreme form of sexism. The rape of an 18 year old man should be no less a tragedy than the rape of an 18 year old woman: the bashing of a young man walking home from work should be as much anathema as the bashing of a young woman in a nightclub. It is time that services recognised the extent of the problem, and their obligation to assist male victims of violence. It would also be timely for government to re-visit policies around alcohol availability to attempt to minimise some of the terrible impact arising from its abuse.”

MICHAEL WOODS IS A SENIOR LECTURER IN THE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY.

Violence against men – an invisible epidemic

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With good reason much attention has been given to the issue of physical and sexual violence against women. But, it’s not only women who are victims of violence.

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Tobie takes the one-pot challenge

Tobie is well-known to many Aussies. He’s been a mate of Jamie Oliver’s since 1999 when they worked together at The River Café in London. In 2001, he was asked by Jamie, by then a well-known celebrity chef, to help set up a training restaurant for underprivileged young people. A hit TV series on Fifteen followed.

These days, Tobie is married and is godfather to Jamie’s youngest daughter, Daisy Boo.

Foundation 49 recently tore Tobie away from the crayfish and truffles, challenging him to produce a “one-pot wonder” – a health-packed meal cooked in one saucepan.

The idea comes from a recent community health initiative, funded by Foundation 49, when older men living in high-rise public housing were offered cooking classes on healthy one-pot meals. They expected 30 men to attend and were rapt when 70 men and 10 women turned up for the cooking demo. The idea came about after a community health centre, Doutta Galla, surveyed most of the tenant population and discovered a significant number had suffered heart attacks, strokes, cancer and diabetes. Others had a series of high risk factors. Some dietary advice seemed timely and the one-pot meal took off. Pasta seems a natural, healthy fit for a one-pot meal.

As dietitians said on the day, there’s no need for men to live on take-away or frozen meals. These meals provide an easy way to make sure you’re getting all the nutrients you need to keep energetic and to build-up your immunity – and they taste good!

Tobie’s book, Daily Italian, is published by Penguin and retails for $49.95.

Tobie Puttock is well-known as a talented executive chef of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurants, both in Melbourne and in London.

Buy extra of long lasting vegetables like potatoes, carrots and onions, which can form the basis of soups or casseroles.

Fresh crushed garlic and ginger are available in jars to keep in the fridge

Keep a selection of other long-life carbohydrates like rice, Asian dry noodles, lentils and couscous.

Use tinned tomatoes, tomato paste, tinned corn and other vegetables (look for ‘no added salt’ varieties) for pasta sauces, soups or casseroles.

Keep tins of kidney beans, three bean mix, chick peas.

Buy frozen vegetables. Contrary to popular belief, these products retain lots of nutrients.

Have a stock of olive oil and vinegar.

When buying fresh meat, choose de-boned varieties. Divide the quantities into meal-sized portions and freeze separately.

Store a variety of nuts - these are a great meat alternative, especially in pasta or rice dishes.

TIPS FROM www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR PANTRY, FREEZER AND FRIDGE:

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Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat the 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a frying pan over a low heat, and gently cook the onion, garlic, celery and parsley stalks (set aside the leaves) until the mixture starts to soften.

Slice the cherry tomatoes in half (or the roma tomatoes into quarters) and place them in the frying pan with the onion.

Cook the tomato mixture over a high heat, stirring continually; after about 3 minutes add the wine. Allow the alcohol to reduce for about 2 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat. Add the sardines and a really good hit of your best extra-virgin olive oil. Cover the ingredients in the pan with greaseproof paper and leave to sit for about 5 minutes. The heat from the tomatoes and juices will gently cook the sardines.

Cook the tagliatelle until cooked. Drain, then add the pasta to the pan with the sardines. Use tongs to carefully coat the pasta with the sauce. Fold in the parsley leaves and add a splash of extra-virgin olive oil; serve immediately.

Variations for wellbeing

Dairy intolerance, lactose intolerance – enjoy as is

Gluten intolerance – use gluten-free pasta

Irritable bowel syndrome – use gluten-free pasta; omit onion and double amount of celery

SEND US YOUR OWN “ONE POT WONDER” TO BE PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE AND YOU COULD WIN A COPY OF TOBY’S DAILY ITALIAN. SEND YOUR ENTRY TO admin@49.com.au

4 TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

1 SMALL ONION, FINELY SLICED

3 CLOVES GARLIC, FINELY SLICED

1 STICK CELERY, FINELY SLICED

BUNCH FLAT-LEAF PARSLEY, STALKS FINELY SLICED AND LEAVES ROUGHLY CHOPPED

400 G (14 OZ) CHERRY TOMATOES OR 8 ROMA TOMATOES

A SPLASH OF CHARDONNAY (WHITE WINE)

400 G (14 OZ) CLEANED AND FILLETED FRESH, OR TINNED, SARDINES

OLIVE OIL FOR FLAVOUR

500 G (1 LB) DRIED TAGLIATELLE (OR ANY PASTA)

Tagliatelle (pasta) with cherry tomatoes and sardines

You should be able to make this dish in about 15 minutes.

Tagliatelle is available from most supermarkets. Save time by buying your sardines pre-prepared in a tin, or – most fishmongers sell sardines cleaned and filleted and ready to go. What’s great about this dish is that the sardines are cooked very gently.

SERVES 4 AS A MAIN

TIME SAVING SUGGESTIONS:

Make extra portions – while you’re making your pasta sauce, casserole or soup, make double the quantity you need. Freeze the remainder in meal portions, and you have ready-made meals for later in the week or month.

Prepare easy meals - one-pot meals (such as soups, risottos, stews, curries and casseroles) save on washing up.

Don’t throw out leftovers – store them in the fridge or freezer for a quick meal the next day.

TIPS FROM www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Quick Beef and Beans

400 G LEAN MINCE MEAT

1 ONION CHOPPED

1 CARROT, CHOPPED

1 CLOVE GARLIC

¼ CUP WATER

250 G RED KIDNEY BEANS, DRAINED

1 TABLESPOON TOMATO PASTE

Method:

1. Brown mince in a preheated fry pan stirring in the water to prevent lumps.

2. Add tomato paste, garlic, onion, carrot and beans and cook until soft.

3. This mixture can be served with Tacos and salad, on baked potatoes, rice or pasta.

Options:

Frozen mixed vegetables can be used instead of or as well as the beans and carrot

Any vegetables can be used.

A tin of tomatoes can be used instead of the tomato paste.

NUTRITION AUSTRALIA

PHOTOGRAPHY: MARK CHEW

A very simple one-pot wonder for cooks in a hurry – bung all the ingredients into a fry pan, smell the sensational aromas and then dig in.

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When Foundation 49 distributed a series of community health grants back in April, we could never have guessed at the range of quirky tactics Australians would use to get men to think about their health. International Men’s Health Week offered opportunities to break through barriers in new and clever ways.

From farmers to prisoners, men’s health in the headlines

• Foundation 49 estimates we reached several thousand men through the community grant activities – from Woomelang to Bundaberg, Tassie’s east coast to the great southern region of WA.

• Media coverage of International Men’s Health Week was extensive with major newspapers, magazines, TV and radio embracing the chance to discuss this often overlooked topic.

• Independent media monitoring tells us we reached a potential audience of more than 2.25 million Australians.

• Web traffic to our site, www.49.com.au has quadrupled in the last 12 months.

• Publicity about our workplace screening program, Decades of Life, has generated expressions of interest from a number of prominent, nationwide workplaces covering both the private and public sectors.

Fast facts

Bikies were lured to health checks at a motorcycle expo and inmates at South Australia’s Mobilong Prison worked towards fitness for a footy match – played in front of ABC TV cameras. Farmers flogging their cattle were nabbed at the sale yards for a quick cholesterol check.

At the three-day Ballarat ‘pit stop’ event, men had their oil pressure and chassis checked (blood pressure and cholesterol) at the motorcycle show. Others retreated to a ‘Men’s Shed’ where AFL legend, Tommy Hafey, spoke on ways to look after the male bod while punters enjoyed lunch.

The grants went to a wide range of community groups, reaching thousands of men who might otherwise avoid a chance to learn about their health. In Colac, education sessions were offered to 100 Sudanese men working at the local abattoir and in Bankstown, Aboriginal men dropped-in to their neighbourhood centre for health checks and advice on diet and exercise. In rural Western Australia, Aboriginal men donned pedometers while competing in a three-week walking challenge.

In other initiatives, health info was translated into Croatian for some and a Dads and Sons brekkie saw the kids preparing a healthy alternative to fried snags.

International Men’s Health Week occurs each year in June. It aims to draw attention to the crisis affecting men’s health – especially diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer and mental health issues.

Foundation 49 would like to acknowledge the support we received from Roche in financing the community grants. We would also like to acknowledge that while Roche contributed towards the grants, the company played no part in choosing grant recipients or influencing the type of activity to be funded with those decisions being made by Foundation 49’s community educator and an independent committee.

RIGHT: BRENTON CHAPPELL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE FROM THE

ADELAIDE HILLS DIVISION OF GENERAL PRACTICE, TAKING HIS

HEALTH MESSAGE TO BLOKES ON THE STREET.

PHOTO: MT BARKER COURIER

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Thanks to the Pies

Foundation 49 would like to thank the Collingwood Football Club for its support during the last couple of months. Players have donated their time to publicise the need for men to take care of their health and several events took place on the annual, renowned Queen’s Birthday match against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Collingwood players ran through a Foundation 49 banner in front of a crowd of 83,000. Collingwood’s pages in the Footy Record were devoted to Foundation 49 and our health message.

Following a brilliant International Men’s Health Week, Foundation 49 would like to extend our grateful thanks to Tommy Hafey; Nikki Malady and players Simon Prestigiacomo and Scott Pendlebury from Collingwood Football Club; Port Adelaide legends Russell Ebert and Geoff Motley and his son, Carlton legend, Peter.

To Getaway’s Ben Dark – thanks for allowing us to use your smiling face on our magazine and to Richard Stubbs

– for his invaluable and insightful tip for Aussie blokes: “East less and move more”.

Thanks to all those who donated or purchased items for the Foundation 49 gala evening and particular thanks must go to hosts Ian “Dicko” Dickson and Mark Holden. Thanks also to the Victorian Police Commissioner Christine Nixon for coming along and particularly, for her magnificent but unplanned rendition of the Beatles’ Little help

from my friends with a determined Mark Holden. Thanks to Alexandra Richardson and her team for organising a great night.

To all those in the community who made the most of our grants to reach Australian men in such creative ways – well done. Look out for the next round of grants to be announced on www.49.com.au in the new year.

Good on ya…

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As an employer, are you aware of the effect of poor health on your employees and its impact on workplace productivity?

Foundation 49 can come into your workplace and offer a cost-effective, efficient and comprehensive health check for each male employee.

Calling all employers: Are you driving productivity by promoting a healthy male workforce?

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Did you know?

Employers who introduce health promotion to their workplaces can:

• Reduce employee health risks by up to 56 per cent at a rate of 10 per cent each year

• Significantly reduce the cost of absenteeism. Absenteeism is estimated to cost Australian employers 2 per cent of GDP based on an absence rate of 2.5 per cent.

• Address the obesity epidemic. Some 3.2 million Australians are clinically obese and are costing $3.8 billion in lost productivity and direct health costs. A significant proportion are men.

Why the fuss?

Some men’s health stats:

• More than five men die prematurely each hour in Australia from potentially preventable conditions

• Every year more than 470,000 years of life are lost to the male population due to premature death – from heart disease, cancer, accidents, suicide, alcoholism, obesity and smoking

• The suicide rate is four times higher for men than women

• Men live, on average, six years less than women

• Nearly two thirds of men are overweight – increasing their chances of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer

Why assess the health of men working for you?

No employer can afford to ignore the health of Australia’s 5.4 million working men – a quarter of the country’s population.

Imagine the impact on Australian communities – on workplaces, wives, children and friends – if men could live longer and healthier lives.

A recent Wesley Corporate Health Study on health in the Australian workplace has found:

• the average worker has almost three health ‘risks’ meaning they are more likely to suffer heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer and depression. They are up to 7 per cent less productive because of these risks. Interestingly, the average US worker has just 2.1 risks.

• The study estimated the effect on the Australian economy, from lost productivity due to ill health, was $34.8 billion per annum or 4.2 per cent of GDP.

But wait. There’s good news!

These health risks can be reduced by workplace health checks and education strategies. Employers, who introduce health promotion to their workplaces, can reduce their employees’ health risk factors by up to 56 per cent, according to the Wesley study.

So how could an employer achieve this?

By offering:

• annual health and wellness checks of all employees to identify health risks

• educational materials and referrals to improve employees’ health.

MORE ON DECADES OF LIFE…

‘Employers, who introduce health promotion to their workplaces, can reduce their employees’ health risk factors by up to 56 per cent…’

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Decades of Life – Fast facts

What’s the value to the employer?

• For an employee on $50,000 per year, reducing their health risk factors by 2.9 is potentially worth up $3,480 per year per employee in productivity gains. In an organisation of 1000 employees, with the average salary of $50,000 per year, these gains could be as high as $3.48 million per year.

Two choices…

• There are two ways to access the Decades of Life program.

1. In-house. We train your nurse or health care professional to use our Decades of Life Program and offer ideas on ways to promote the health assessment, including distribution of our information kit. We also offer staff access to on-going health information through the website, our newsletter and support from the Foundation 49 team.

2. Full Program. This includes access to the online Decades of Life Program with a Foundation 49 nurse who conducts individual appointments and provides unique reports – for the staff member and their GP. We also offer staff access to on-going health information through the Foundation 49 website and our newsletter.

What types of tests are done?

• Blood pressure

• Height and weight (calculating your Body Mass Index)

• Finger prick test for blood sugar level and total cholesterol

• Screening questions for a number of different conditions, depending on your age and personal history

• Every result is kept completely confidential. No personal results are given to employers.

If you would like to find out more, call Anita Hopkins or Kate Temby at Foundation 49: (03) 9508 1567.

The Decades of Life program

Foundation 49’s unique Decades of Life health assessment program takes health care to the worker – rather than hope men will take themselves off to their GPs for annual health checks. What better way to reach Australian men than at work?

We help identify risks and early warning signs for many of the major illnesses experienced by men.

The program allows an age-specific health assessment, and then refers a man to a general practitioner for a follow-up, should warning signs be identified.

According to the man’s individual health status and age, the program spots areas of greater health concern.

Positive ideas are offered to help each man improve his health. Not only is he likely to live a longer and healthier life with his family and mates, he’ll miss fewer working days and be more productive.

The Decades of Life program is a unique health assessment because:

1) it is gender specific, focusing very clearly on the health issues that face men;

2) it is provided by a not-for-profit, Foundation 49. The price is set with the aim of making the service accessible to the whole workforce;

3) it is a two-part, online, face-to-face assessment which makes it easy to use, but we also know the huge benefits of men having a chance to discuss any issues or concerns they may have with a nurse face-to-face – also a part of our program.

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Surviving separation

You wish it hadn’t happened – but it has. Well, life is like that.

We don’t always get things right; relationships can break down, but we always have a choice about what we’ll do to survive, and about making a fresh start and a new beginning. You may feel as though you’re in free fall, and don’t know what to grab hold of.

You’re full of pain and hurt, and just want it to stop. You feel out of control, powerless and angry – everything seems meaningless, and you don’t know if you can bear it. The assumption here is that your partner has initiated the separation, but if it’s the other way around you may still experience many of the same things – with guilt thrown in.

The first and all-important thing is to learn how to survive; you have to get the hang of survival long before you’re ready to start analysing things or envisaging a new life.

When it comes to emotional pain, you can run but you can’t hide.

Better to turn and face it, allow yourself to feel it, and learn to push through it. But you’ll need a break from it sometimes too, by doing something recreational – even if you don’t feel much like it.

On occasions when you can’t get past feeling overwhelmed or desperate, talk to a male friend. Men usually know how to cut to the chase and help others feel back in control. They’re good at putting some masculine structure on strong feelings (where your own structure has become wobbly); feelings that shouldn’t be sent underground yet, which need to be contained and “tamed”. If you don’t want to overburden your friends, make sure you do your emotional “homework” – don’t expect them to do it for you.

Is the separation permanent? The gut wrenching stuff will not stop until this question is answered decisively. There has to be a definite end or a

new beginning. The worst thing you can do is delude yourself about this. It’s a classic behaviour to refuse to let go of a failed relationship by hoping that your partner will change his or her mind – which only postpones the pain and draws out the whole process of grieving. Idealising your partner and obsessing about them are classic signs of not accepting the reality of the situation. And don’t misread friendliness as a change of heart; it’s usually just their way of not “rubbing salt into wounds”. Have the courage to stick with what you know you have to do; you’ll soon get some tone into your emotional muscles.

Find ways of relaxing, stay amongst people, keep talking, and avoid overusing alcohol. Learn to control self-defeating thoughts, Stick to your decisions. Seriously consider seeing a counsellor. Never act in anger. If you feel suicidal, go straight to the doctor, phone 1300 78 99 78 (24/7 Mensline Australia) or go to hospital.

John Ashfield’s Matters for Men is available online at www.peacockpublications.com.au (click on ‘new publications’). RRP: $16.50 plus $5 postage. Orders of 10 or more copies attract a discount.

Even though it is well known in Australia that men have worse health than women, health expenditure on males is 30 per cent less than for females. A South Australian psychotherapist and activist in men’s health, Dr John Ashfield, is working to change this through research, campaigning and as an author. His recent book, Matters for Men, is a selection of short, sharp and clear articles on many of the emotional and physical issues confronting men. In this extract, John discusses the impact of the end of a relationship.

Mikey Robins is renowned for his larger than life persona. He’s flat-out - as a TV comic and morning radio breakfast host, and as a tragic of the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league team. He won Australia’s Brainiest Comedian and was recently featured on the ABC’s Australian Story when he discussed his amazing weight loss and its impact on his life.

Mikey’s recent transformation has him looking and feeling better than ever - having shed over 60kg in a year. More importantly he has kept the weight off 15 months after surgery.

Having undergone successful gastric band surgery in 2006, Mikey has not only gone from 150kg down to 88kg, but he no longer suffers from several health related illnesses associated with obesity.

How do you get yourself out of bed in the morning for a brekkie shift on Vega?

A very loud alarm clock and I drink a lot of water the night before, before I go to bed - say no more!

Any tips on keeping your energy levels perky?

Drink lots of water, regular exercise and try to avoid the booze during the week

Your greatest achievement?

Completing a 3000 piece jigsaw puzzle in one month - oh and bringing peace to the Middle East

Best career moment?

What I’m doing now is probably the biggest buzz I’ve had in years (morning radio with Angela Catterns, Tony Squires and Rebecca Wilson)

Worst career moment?

Doing kids birthday parties as a clown when I was at uni

Worst moment in a doctor’s waiting room?

Lets just say - Always remember cover your urine sample. Make sure the lid is on firmly

When was your last health check?

Two weeks ago

What has been your most glorious moment?

My wedding day

Best health tip you’ve been given?

Loose 60kg!!

Favourite meal and where?

What ever the special is at Lucio’s in Paddington

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183 Wattletree Rd, Malvern, 3144

Tel: 03 9508 1567 Fax: 03 9508 1071 Email: admin@49.com.au Web: www.49.com.au

Five minutes with…Mikey Robins

Fast facts– Foundation 49 is an initiative of Cabrini Health

– It aims to help all men over 20 years of age – of all cultures and socio-economic backgrounds

– Widespread screening and health promotion are key goals

– We believe supporting men to take control of their health is vital

– Our Decades of Life project is a tool for all men and for health professionals to help them assess a patient’s risk of disease, to avoid illnesses and to assist in making early diagnoses of physical and mental problems.

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