Australian men have a higher life expectancy than most of their global peers. But obstacles such as low health literacy, stereotypes of masculinity, and a lack of male-centred institutional support are keeping them from being healthier.
Simon von Saldern is the CEO and Director of Healthy Male (formerly Andrology Australia), an organisation that provides the community and health professionals with evidence-based information and education related to men’s health, and acts as a policy advisor to the government.
David Helmers is the executive director of Australian Men’s Shed Association, where he campaigns for social health and the prevention of social isolation, which many men are vulnerable to, especially following the loss of employment.
Kayti Burt is a freelance writer with bylines in TIME, Rolling Stone, the LA Times, Teen Vogue, and Vulture. She specialises in the rise of non-English-language culture in the West and globally.