Men’s Health Week 2021 (Monday 14th - Sunday 20th June)

Dear Colleague,

I hope that you’re keeping well, and are looking forward to Men’s Health Week (MHW) 2021 - which begins on Monday 14th June. This is a final update on the resources available, and a request for your help in promoting the week in any ways that you can ...

> Everything about MHW 2021 can be found online at: https://www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-2021.html

> If you want to see the evidence for why we need to focus upon men’s health needs, check-out the ‘Men’s Health in Numbers’ publications at: https://www.mhfi.org/news/1096-men-s-health-in-numbers.html

> The ‘Toolbox for Action’ briefing paper answers the most common questions about the week. It can be found at: www.mhfi.org/mhw2021toolbox.pdf

> The MHW poster, badge, banner, logo, Facebook Cover Photo and Twitter Header Image can be downloaded from: www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-image-pack.html Please use any / all of these as you see fit. We also have most of the graphics in Irish and Polish too.

> Each day of Men's Health Week has a theme (see: https://www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-2021.html#Tweet). However, any Post, Tweet or activity that you do at any time, on any day, on any men’s health topic, will be very welcome!

> We now have a dedicated graphic for each thematic day of MHW 2021. These are available in both Facebook and Twitter-friendly formats: https://www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-image-pack.html#SocialMedia2021

> For the latest developments / events, keep an eye to: www.facebook.com/MensHealthWeek and www.twitter.com/MensHealthIRL

> The main hashtag for the week is #MensHealthWeek Please use this as widely as possible, but especially on the first day of MHW (i.e. Monday 14th June 2021).

> The animation clip for the week is now on YouTube (https://youtu.be/IObdLFzjotM) and on the main MHW 2021 webpage. Please feel free to link to it, or embed it in your own website / social media platform.

> Unfortunately, all 18,000 hard copies of the ‘Challenges and Choices’ Man Manual have now been given out. However, if you’d like to share the electronic version of it with anyone, you can download it from: https://www.mhfi.org/challenges2021.pdf

> The Saturday of MHW is 'PLEDGE DAY' - wherein individuals and organisations are asked to make a simple and realistic pledge as to how they are going to improve men’s health in the future. Read more about it at: https://www.mhfi.org/mhw2021PledgeDay.pdf Would you be up for making a personal pledge and putting it online (along with the hashtag #MensHealthWeek) that day? Could you encourage others (especially anyone with a big social media following) to contribute to this?

Anything that you can do to promote Men’s Health Week will be gratefully received. Please think about:

• posting / tweeting about the week and using the hashtag #MensHealthWeek;
• including the MHW Facebook Cover Photo or Twitter Header Image on your social media platforms;
• attaching some of the MHW images to your outgoing emails for the week;
• embedding the MHW animation on your own website or social media platform;
• joining one of the events which are taking place (many of these are online);
• passing on a copy of the Man Manual to the men in your life;
• issuing a press release about your own work to support the health and wellbeing of men and boys;
• making a personal / organisational commitment for change on ‘Pledge Day’ …

There’s loads of simple and free ways to make a difference!

Have a great Men’s Health Week 2021.

All the best,

Colin
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Colin Fowler
Director of Operations
Men's Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI)
Email: colin@mhfi.org
Web: www.mhfi.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MensHealthForumIreland
Twitter: www.twitter.com/MensHealthIRL

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