This week gives health care providers, public policy makers, the media, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury. The response has been overwhelming with hundreds of awareness activities around the world.

ISMH Pressconference during IMHW

Pizza, Beer and Football

During this year’s International Men’s Health Week, the ISMH held a press conference to draw more attention to Men’s Health. The ISMH President, Prof. Meryn, invited Austria’s Federal Minister for Social Affairs Erwin Buchinger and Austria’s famous football-legend Hans Krankl to talk about men and their health behaviours. One of the main points for discussion was men’s nutrition. So, since the European Football Championships were also being held in Austria and Switzerland at this time the headline for this press conference was “Pizza, Beer and Football”.  

FM Buchinger said that a greater more direct focus on employees’ health in the workplace is needed, while former top scorer Hans "Goleador" Krankl demanded a greater focus on the health of young men and made a plea for more attention to be paid to sports in schools, as obesity and overweight is one of the major health problems affecting boys and male adults.

Men's Health Week is celebrated each year as the week leading up to and including Father's Day.

Future events:

June 15-21, 2009
June 14-20, 2010          

Past events: 
June 11-17, 2007  
June 12-18, 2006
June 13-19, 2005
June 14-20, 2004