The theme for International Men’s Day 2024 is “Men’s Health Champions”.
Improving men and boys’ health is one of the six key objectives of International Men’s Day on Tuesday 19 November, and the “Men’s Health Champions” theme responds to this commitment.
A key aim of International Men’s Day (IMD), is to highlight some of the social issues that men and boys face, including the surprising fact that 50 Australian men a day are dying from preventable causes, before they reach the age of 75.
Australia is one of the healthiest and wealthiest countries in the world and yet men born in Australia still die an average of 7 years younger than women born in Australia. Australia also leads the world in taking action for men’s health and this IMD we want to celebrate the Men’s Health Champions around the country, who are working to improve the lives and health of men and boys.
The IMD 2024 theme – Men’s Health Champions – will help shine a spotlight on both
the problems of men’s health and the people delivering the solutions, with the help of
four sub-themes:
Some people ask why we need an International Men&’s Day (IMD)? In Australia, IMD is a great opportunity to take part in a global conversation about manhood, masculinity and men’s issues by:
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