PUBLICATION of a unique manual by THE HEALTH OF MEN TEAM

A new book is being launched to help health professionals provide the best possible service for men. ‘Men's Health, How to do it', by Radcliffe Publishers, will be unveiled by Alan White, who is professor of Men's Health at Leeds Metropolitan University and chair of the Mens Health Forum. Amongst the guests at the event will be Erick Savoye, director of the European's Men's Health Forum.

The launch will take place during national Men's Health Week on Monday 11 June, between 12 – 2pm at the banqueting suite, City Hall Bradford. The book has been edited by professor Alan White and David Conrad, and the foreword is by Dr Ian Banks - president of the Men's Health Forum - who has written many advice leaflets for the Department of Health and books about male health conditions.

The book features illnesses and conditions common to men such as prostate cancer, advice on healthy lifestyles, and public health information on issues such as smoking, and obesity. It also covers topics such as how best to set up health improvement programmes specifically aimed at men, what approaches to take when targeting men and how to persuade them to take better care of their health.

Nigel Hughes, of Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust, chair of the HOM project said:

“For the past five years, the Bradford and Airedale Health of Men project has been providing innovative and flexible services to the male population of the district. There have been many successes and much has been learnt."

Professor Alan White said: “ Bradford 's Health of Men team are unique, the city should be proud to have a service that is being envied across the world.

This is a medical textbook full of simple but practical advice for health professionals so they can learn from us about what works well when providing health care for men.”

'Men's Health - How To Do It' ed. by David Conrad and Alan White

(ISBN 9781846191923) is available to purchase from all good highstreet and on-line retailers.