Flinders University has joined a groundbreaking alliance for male health research to create an unrivaled global entity.
The inclusion of Flinders University in collaboration with the Flinders Foundation as a research partner of the Freemasons Center for Male Health & Wellbeing (FCMHW) is an important milestone during the International Men’s Health Week (June 14-20).
Flinders University’s involvement significantly expands the scope and scope of the center’s research and translation activities, creating the largest and most comprehensive facility of its kind.
The Masonic Charities Trust, the not-for-profit arm of Freemasons SA / NT, and the Flinders Foundation will initially contribute $ 1.2 million to men’s health research based at Flinders University over a two-year period.
Flinders joins the Masonic Charities Trust and existing FCMHW research partners at the University of Adelaide, the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), and the Menzies School of Health Research.
Research partners have made an initial investment of $ 4.8 million over three years in boys and men’s health with the aim of generating at least a 4: 1 return on investment from Commonwealth and other funding pools for high impact programs.
The Masonic Charities Trust will donate a minimum of $ 2.4 million to the FCMHW over a three-year period with the potential to extend its investment for an initial two years.
The center brings together globally recognized leaders in the men’s health field and focuses on the most common chronic conditions affecting men, including prostate cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression, sleep disorders and cardiovascular disease, as well as the use and delivery of health services and the social and emotional wellbeing.
Professor Robert Saint, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research at Flinders University, said he was delighted that the institution was able to add its research expertise to tackling the health of boys and men.
“It is well known that men have particular health problems, such as prostate cancer, and unmet needs for a range of chronic physical and mental illnesses,” said Professor Saint.
This burden is even more pronounced for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, who are the poorest in health and the shortest lifespan of any population in Australia. In addition to strengthening ongoing work in this area, Flinders University also offers research programs to improve the health and wellbeing of young men and veterans. “
Professor Robert Saint, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research, Flinders University
David Booker, the Grand Master of the Masons of South Australia and the Northern Territory, said it was important that his organization’s charity support the ongoing development and reach of a center that began as the Freemasons Foundation Center for Men’s Health in 2007.
“We want the research, programs and young academics we support to be representative of our entire jurisdiction, with Freemasons playing an important role in their communities from the bottom of South Australia to the tip of the Northern Territory,” said Mr. Booker.
We are therefore very pleased that Flinders University has joined the center as its activities are spread across the central corridor of Australia. Our goal is that by promoting the health and wellbeing of men, we also improve the health and wellbeing of families and communities. “
David Booker, Grand Master of the Masons of South Australia and Northern Territory
The theme of Men’s Health Week 2021 is “Connecting for Men’s Health,” which coincides with the centre’s SA director, Professor Gary Wittert, and the NT director, Professor James Smith.
“This multidisciplinary and multi-agency center is unique in Australia and internationally in men’s health, with skills and capacities to treat men’s health across the lifespan,” said Professor Wittert.
Professor Smith said there was “no better example of the importance of connecting organizations and stakeholders with men to conduct research and shape strategies to accelerate improvements in men’s health and wellbeing” than the FCMHW.
The SA department of the FCMHW was founded by Governor Hieu Van Le at SAHMRI in February 2021 and the NT department based in Menzies in November 2020.
The center builds on a 13-year research partnership and reputation as a leader in men’s health research between Freemasons SA / NT and the University of Adelaide.
source https://dailyhealthynews.ca/flinders-university-joins-research-alliance-to-tackle-the-challenges-in-mens-health/
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