MHPE Volunteer Resource HEALTH PROMOTION Social participation Tab 15
MHPE Volunteer Resource – Tab 15 Health promotion: Social participation • • Choosing to actively do things with and around other people Quarter of those >65 are/at risk of being isolated Men more at risk Most relationships come from school, work and teams or (for women) via children Leaving the ADF can be like leaving family
MHPE Volunteer Resource – Tab 15 Health promotion: Social participation Health risks of loneliness • Increased mortality • Increased anxiety, depression and substance use disorders • Equivalent to 15 cigarettes/day or alcohol dependence • Greater than obesity or not exercising
MHPE Volunteer Resource – Tab 15 Health promotion: Social participation Mateship • Sometimes it’s easier to talk to a friend than a partner • Mateship is an investment, so needs reviewing and a bit of effort sometimes • It is easy to walk away from a friendship. It can be hard to make a new one. • A friend in need …
MHPE Volunteer Resource – Tab 15 Health promotion: Social participation Look out for your mates • • Illness or injury Moving house Separation or divorce Transport limitations Retrenchment Retirement Bereavement
MHPE Volunteer Resource – Tab 15 Health promotion: Social participation Increase social participation • • Stay connected Join a group Get fit Eat together Share your passion Show interest Start a conversation Build bridges • • Try a new activity Learn a skill Social networking Create partnerships Visit a men’s shed Help others Set goals Be a champion
MHPE Volunteer Resource – Tab 15 Health promotion: Social participation Retirement • • Plan the time, not just the super! Transition to retirement? “Have you asked ‘the wife’? ” Who else can help?
MHPE Volunteer Resource – Tab 15 Health promotion: Social participation Resources • • • Hi Res/At-Ease VVCS Australian Men’s Shed Association The Shed Online Volunteering Australia Relationships Australia Mens. Line Australia Day Clubs (older men, or as a volunteer) Social Inclusion Week Team. Up app © Commonwealth of Australia 2015
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