Centre for Men's Health, Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland.
Public Health. 2011 Jul;125(7):424-32. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.04.015. Epub 2011 Jul 2.
The recent publication of national men's health policies in Ireland and Australia marks the first attempts by state governments anywhere in the world to target men as a specific population group for the strategic planning of health. The impetus for policy action in both countries can be traced to an increasing concern about sex differences in health status between men and women; a growing awareness of the need for a more gender-specific approach to health policy; and an expanding men's health field at a research, advocacy and community/voluntary level. This paper will describe the background to men's health policy development in Ireland and Australia; outline the aims, methodologies and key principles used for policy development; and highlight the principal priorities for policy action. It will pay particular attention to the challenges associated with transitioning from policy development to implementation, and reflect on some of the key lessons learned to date.
最近，爱尔兰和澳大利亚发布了国家男性健康政策，标志着世界上任何地方的政府首次试图将男性作为特定人群，针对健康进行战略规划。这两个国家出台政策的动力可以追溯到对男女健康状况差异的日益关注；越来越意识到需要采取更具性别针对性的健康政策方法；以及在研究、宣传和社区/志愿层面上，男性健康领域不断扩大。本文将描述爱尔兰和澳大利亚男性健康政策制定的背景；概述政策制定所使用的目标、方法和主要原则；并强调政策行动的主要优先事项。它将特别关注从政策制定到实施过渡所带来的挑战，并反思迄今为止吸取的一些关键经验教训。
