The Rotary Club of Melton is hosting an International Men’s Day (IMD) event on November 19 in Macpherson Park.
International Men’s Day is celebrated worldwide each year and is used to highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being.
The theme for Rotary’s event is “Healthy Men, Healthy World” and responds to one of the six key objectives of IMD – Improving men and boys’ health.
The event will take place at the Melton Phoenix Club Rooms from 2pm to 5pm and include talks from Recklink Australia founder Peter Cullen, local GP Dr Marcus Watson and Melton Police sergeant Graeme Dreaver.
Melton rotary president Neil Jeffkins said too many males, men and boys, take their health and wellbeing for granted – often to their detriment.
“The aim of these forums is to make males aware of their health vulnerability, both physical and mental, and to inform them of the assistance that is available to them,” he said.
“This year we have three excellent speakers who will address the attendees and conduct an open forum where attendees can seek further information.”
Another of Rotary’s key aims on 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.
Other concerns raised on the IMD website include that 75 per cent of suicides are men, two-thirds of violent deaths are men, men die six years younger than women and boys underperform girls at every stage of education.
Event cost is $10.
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