New guide gives strategies to engage Indigenous men in health services
New guide gives strategies to engage Indigenous men in health services - Andrology Australia has developed a new Clinical Summary Guide for health professionals titled, “Engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in primary care settings,” which details strategies for health services and encourages cultural competency training. Chair of Andrology Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men’s Health Working Group, Dr Mark Wenitong said there were many factors influencing health service access and help-seeking behaviour for Indigenous men, especially when it involved discussing sexual issues.