Men's Steering Group Meets for 1st Time

Mens Steering Group

Meeting Notes 1/12/2001

PRESENT: APOLOGIES:

Lud Allen David Hammond

Bill Harris

Greg Moore

Nigel Willikenson

Notes:

informal discussion regarding the following:

• Introductions

All introduced themselves sharing some personal history and what we weanted from Men’s Health on the Southern Fleurieu.

• Men’s Worker Role

Lud described the current job description for the Men’s health worker.

1. Develop a Men’s network with aim of raising the profile of men’s health.
2. follow up the initial men’s health forum held in June 2011-12-02
3. consult with men re gaps in services and their well being
4. identify existing Men’s groups and develop a directory resource for the region.

• Review of Men’s forum (June 2011)

Discussion about the need to further the ideas presented in the forum.

• What has happened so far.

Lud gave an update of the Men’s Health position so far:

1. connections with Goolwa Dad’s group
2. beginnings of service mapping
3. approval via SFHS to start a ‘Men’s Group’ with funds to provide food or other resources.
4. already receiving many phone calls from individuals and organizations and have linked in 5 men to services.
5. attending 2 white ribbon day events
6. working on media via local radio/newspaper etc.

• Where to from here?
1. Look at ways to develop the Men’s Network including making it an incorporated body so that the network can operate independently
2. Men’s Health Worker to visit Probus (and other) clubs
3. have an ‘opening’ type event with activity such as a debate
4. utilise Men’s Shed space for somethings but also develop other spaces to cater for those not interested in Men’s Shed
5. Men’s Worker to act as a resource for other organizations. To support them to meet their needs.

This was a very positive meeting with lots of ideas. I would like to thank the men that came along for showing an interest, being very proactive and for making the night enjoyable as well as productive.

Next Meeting is:

Thursday Dec 15^th

Underneath the Gospel Centre in the SFHS Men’s Health office