Male Health Day

Join us for Male Health Day, an event where Norway¡¯s leading researchers shed light on men¡¯s lives at the intersection of family, work, health, and cognition. Through short presentations, each researcher will introduce their topic, with an emphasis on the life period of life characterized by family transitions and work experiences.

The event is based on the fact that men, to a greater extent than women, die prematurely, and that much of this excess mortality can be prevented. A better understanding of men¡¯s health and cognition is crucial ¨C both for gender equality and for strengthening men¡¯s contribution to family, working life, and society in an ageing population.

Based on the HOMME project at the Department of Psychology at UiO, the event explores how changes in men¡¯s family and working lives affect health and cognition throughout adulthood, across generations and societies. The programme offers a wide range of topics, from mental health, loneliness, and fertility, to biological ageing, working life, and health communication.

Program:

• Welcome remarks from Rector at the University of Oslo, Ragnhild Hennum
  
  Practical information by Vegard F. Skirbekk
  
  The seminar is moderated by Astanand Jugessur, Senior Scientist at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)
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• Introduction: Mortality by gender and regional differences: Where men thrive
  Vegard Skirbekk, Associate professor at the Institute of Psychology, UiO and NIPH.
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• How NIPH support men's health through data registers and assessments
  Guri R?rtveit, Director General, NIPH
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• Autism and boys
  Professor Alexandra Havdahl, Department of Psychology, UiO and Center Director, NIPH
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• Mental health and falling fertility: a male perspective
  Fartein Ask Torvik, Associate Professor at UiO and Senior Researcher, NIPH
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• Social identity, gender and workplace bullying
  Bj?rn Lau, Head of department, Department of Psychology, UiO
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• Men's living arrangements and Health?
  Postdoctor Catherine Bowen
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• The Historical Trend in Parental Preferences for Children's Gender?
  Torkild Lyngstad, Professor, Department of Sociology and Human Geography?
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• Older men and suicide
  Anna Torp Johansen, PhD, Oslo University Hospital
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• Talk straight: Male health communication
  G?tz "GG" Gottschalk, Head of Youtube Health?
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• Loneliness among men: challenges and solutions
  Thomas Hansen, Professor, NIPH
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• Men's fertility
  Rannveig Kaldager Hart, Associate Professor, UiO
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• Work and fertility
  Andreas Kotsadam, Professor, UiO
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• Changes in American Adolescents¡¯ Outdoor Time Over Two Decades
  Ewa Jarosz, Postdoctor, University of Oslo
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• High cost, high need men in the Norwegian health system
  Matan Einav, PhD, University of Oslo

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The event is free and open to all. Sign up via the link below if you want to participate in person or online.

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You can follow the event via streaming. The streaming will begin when the event starts.

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