Men's Health

Originally broadcast on July 16, 2009

Speaker:
Joe Zoske, MS, MSW, LMSW
Siena College
Social Work House

Males of all ages experience disproportionately higher rates for injury and premature death. Further, they lead more risky lifestyles and generally avoid preventive care. This presents a public health dilemma that affects not only males but also their families, workplaces, and communities. A combination of health psychology, gender studies, and health promotion models provides a critical analysis of these factors. They also offer a means to create more male-affirming and effective health care and to lessen gender health disparities.

Program Objectives
After watching this broadcast participants will be able to:

• Describe the nature and scale of men's health concerns.
• Explain the importance of male psychology in male health behaviors
• Discuss more effective health communication skills in working with men.
• Utilize resources and best practices for men's health promotion.

School of Public Health, University at Albany, is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity has been assigned code 6VKSFE-PRV-06-197 and has been approved for 1.0 contact hour.

School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the MSSNY to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).TM Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive 1.0 Category 1 CECH in health education.

Program was reviewed in July 2011. Continuing education credits will be available until July 2014.

There are no conflicts of interest to report for this program.