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Celebrating men who make healthy choices Men in BC are not very healthy. It is not because of genetics but more a result of lifestyle. Men lead women in 14 of the 15 primary causes of death, are three times more likely to commit suicide, heart disease strikes on average of ten years earlier in men, over 94 per cent of workplace deaths involve men, they pass away on average of 4.4 years earlier and last ten years or more in poor health before death. The good news is that 70 per cent of men’s health issues can be addressed by adopting a healthier lifestyle. The White Buffalo Men’s Health Program wants to effect a change in these statistics and has introduced a great new way to make those positive lifestyle changes. The goal of the White Buffalo Men’s Health Program is to improve the health and wellness of men
through a population health and promotion with targeted programs approach. By engaging men and the community as a
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whole, the plan is to celebrate and healthy lifestyles. The prothe good work that men are grams and services support tradoing and encourage more of ditional Aboriginal values enthem to adopt healthy habits compassing the connectedness that will create a lasting impact of physical, emotional, spiritual on individuals, families and the and mental well being for indicommunity as a whole. Health viduals, families and commupromotion includes strengthen- nity. The first project will be ing the skills of individuals to celebrating positive men in our encourage healthy behaviors community through the Man of and it also includes build- the Month award. “We believe ing the healthy social and by recognizing an individual for physical environments to their positive contributions will support these behaviors. help promote healthy choices Recognizing that health that improve men’s lives in genbehaviors are unlikely to eral,” Charles Campbell from change in a lasting manner the White Buffalo programs unless environmental fac- says. The purpose will be to tors that give rise to them raise awareness of the positive are also changed, health pro- things men are doing and build motion takes a community We believe by an ecological of champions recognizing an individual to support posiapproach and focuses on tive change. for their positive community There will contributions will help engagement promote healthy choices be a panel of and envithat improve men’s lives four men that ronmental will make the in general. change in monthly deci— Charles Campbell, addition to sion regarding White Buffalo programs individuwho the Man of al behaviors. White Buf- the Month will be. All nominees falo’s Men’s Health and will be kept for the length of Wellness will be starting the project, which is two years. with raising awareness There will be a calendar online and celebrating healthy for each month with the winmen in our community. ning individual and all men’s The Men’s Health Pro- programs and activities for that gram at White Buffalo is holistic month listed. The goal of this based and dedicated to balanced - continued on page 2
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