Get involved
You can be the one to break the cycle! Start by making your health a priority, not something you keep putting off.
As a start, men can take five preventive steps:
- Share your family history with your GP
- Know your healthy weight
- Check your blood pressure
- Stop smoking – it’s the only health option
- Maintain a healthy mind and a healthy body
Print off one of these posters and put it up in your lunch room, office, club room or workplace and spread the message – it will only take five minutes!
Encourage your father, son, brother, friend or partner to talk about their health with you, another friend or a GP.
Spread the word about this useful website.
Print off this brochure which explains the range of regular health checks that are recommended at different ages in a man’s life.
M5 Project health check flyer (PDF 378KB)
Print off and complete your own quick health self-assessment questionnaire and take it to your GP to discuss on your next visit. You can also send this link to a friend and encourage them to do the same.
M5 Mens health check questionnaire (PDF 82KB)
Amaze your friends by myth-busting their beliefs about smoking! Download the M5 Project’s Smoking brochure here or email to a friend.