Men's HealthWeek 15th to 21st June, 2015

Pharmacis ts are ideally positioned to provide men advice relating to their health at all levels such as taking medications, quitting smoking, exercising and eating healthily, according to GuildCare. 

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has said that nearly 100 Australian men suffer a heart attack every day and more than 75% were measured to be pre-obese or obese in GuildCare programs.  The GuildCare Health Check enables pharmacists to screen for most men’s health risk factors including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and mental health, the Guild said. 

As part of Men’s Health Week, GuildLink has prepared a set of handy tips for pharmacists in consultation with Andrology Australia to help break down the barriers in attracting male customers to participate in a GuildCare health check.  The recommendations for pharmacists are six: to set up a ‘men-friendly’ area in-store, using special event days start conversations with men around their health, state the benefits of a Health Check, provide relevant targeted information, debunk myths using Engaging Men in Primary Care Settings from Andrology Australia and register events at Men’s Health Week. 

Click here for resource materials to promote and guide health screenings for men within pharmacy.

Source: pharmacydaily.com.au, Friday 19 June 2015