While men fare better than women on many economic indicators such as earnings and employment progression Footnote 1 , studies have shown that men face poorer outcomes in health and wellbeing across a range of key areas. Research on health challenges affecting boys and men has increased in recent years, but there are still existing barriers and gaps, particularly regarding research capacity for programs, interventions, and policy decision-making. A complete list of all the Principal Investigators and funded projects from each cycle can be found in Appendices The team developed factsheets, also known as Real Talk Sessions Footnote 8 , to highlight stories they heard from heterosexual Black men about their health and life experiences.
John Oliffe and John Ogrodniczuk conducted a qualitative study on the connections between depression and masculinities in Vancouver, Kelowna and Prince George in British Columbia. With lessons learned from the program, the Shape the Path team gained support from the British Columbia Ministry of Health to implement Choose to Move Footnote 12 , an evidence-based support program to promote greater physical activity among older adults in British Columbia.
A team led by Christine Wekerle completed several multi-level projects to increase health knowledge and improve services for male youth, including Indigenous youth, who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. The team developed an evidence-based app titled JoyPop Footnote 15 , which aims to enhance self-compassion, reduce trauma-related symptoms, and build resilience in youth. The app is currently being adapted to include Indigenous culturally relevant content and material on coping with COVID lockdown conditions.
Inuit populations have high body concentrations of environmental contaminants through air, water, soil, and food. These environmental influences could be a contributing factor to the major health disparity between Inuit populations and non-Inuit Canadians. But when I made my health my top priority, something changed inside me. Accepting the truth actually made me become a new person.
Men tend to have poorer mental health knowledge and perceive higher mental health stigma than women, are less likely to use health services, and sometimes lack the knowledge needed to make informed choices about their mental health Footnote Fewer men than women are diagnosed with depression, although the lower reported rates may be due to the widespread use of generic diagnostic criteria that are not sensitive to depression in men, as well as men's reluctance to express concerns about their mental health or access professional healthcare services.
