International Men’s Health Week 2020
June 15th marked the beginning of International Men’s Health week.
This year the theme is “Restoring the Balance”.
To our dads, husbands, partners, sons, brothers, friends, colleagues…
There’s no better time to make a change than now. Start small and take it one step at a time. Making small changes to your lifestyle will ensure the change is achievable and sustainable. Seek help, be this your social network or professional. Take the time for your health. Your health matters.
How to restore the balance in your life?
Would you like to quit smoking?
Sign up for a Quit Plan with HSE to get free help and support to stop smoking.
Would you like to talk about Mental Health?
We all experience life’s stressors and without healthy coping mechanisms, this can lead to us experience mental wellbeing difficulties or physical ill-health. If we don’t treat our mental wellbeing with respect these difficulties can lead to mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
There are steps you can take to care for your mental health:
• Being active is great for mood and is a positive way to cope with
stress or anxiety.
• Drink less. Alcohol is an unhealthy coping mechanism and will only
lead to worsening the situation.
• 7 to 8 hours sleep each night will help with how we deal with
stressful situations.
• Get help.
What is depression and how does it affect you? Watch this video
How to live with depression? How to help your loved ones living with depression? Watch this video
