Region
- South
Who conducted the survey?
Since 2020, Tasman Voice for Health (TVH) has advocated for community and consumer issues to help improve access to local services for health and wellbeing. We have worked together with services and the community, building connections and sharing knowledge to support community-wide conversations for desired change.
Why the survey?
Through this work, it was brought to our attention that men, particularly working men, did not often attend many of the existing preventative health and wellbeing services available to them. We know that if health and wellbeing issues are not addressed early, then they can lead to more serious and costly health concerns. Based on this, TVH decided to do a brief community survey to ask men what was important for their health and wellbeing.
Who was surveyed?
Men living across the Tasman Municipality were asked questions about their current health and wellbeing and what they would like to know more about. We also asked them what is stopping them from being able to reach their goals and what they would like to see more of in the Tasman Region.
How did we do it?
We used an online survey which we shared through social media, local services and Tasman Voice for Health networks. We also had paper surveys and drop-boxes at five service locations.
Who responded?
87 men from all age groups (over 18) answered the questions in the survey. There were men represented from various locations across the Tasman Region, including emergency services personnel.
Click here to download the full report: Men’s Health Survey Report