The Power of Connections: How a Novel Canadian Men’s Wellness Program is Improving the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men
The DUDES Club is a novel men’s health and wellness organization founded in 2010 in Vancouver, BC. Since 2017, the DUDES Club has rapidly expanded in Northern BC and, with the help of a partnership with the First Nations Health Authority, has grown to include 40 sites in British Columbia and 2 sites...
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ftunivwontaojs:oai:ojs.uwo.ca:article/10896 2023-05-15T16:16:15+02:00 The Power of Connections: How a Novel Canadian Men’s Wellness Program is Improving the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men Efimoff, Iloradanon Patrick, Lyana Josewski, Viviane Gross, Paul Lambert, Sandy Smye, Victoria 2021-06-10 application/pdf https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10896 eng eng Western University https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10896/11291 https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10896 Copyright (c) 2021 Iloradanon Efimoff, Lyana Patrick, Viviane Josewski, Paul Gross, Sandy Lambert, Victoria Smye https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND The International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021); 1-22 International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021); 1-22 1916-5781 Indigenous men community-based health promotion programming men's health qualitative program evaluation social support info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article Text 2021 ftunivwontaojs 2023-02-05T19:15:52Z The DUDES Club is a novel men’s health and wellness organization founded in 2010 in Vancouver, BC. Since 2017, the DUDES Club has rapidly expanded in Northern BC and, with the help of a partnership with the First Nations Health Authority, has grown to include 40 sites in British Columbia and 2 sites nationally. In this study, we analyze interviews (n = 5) and 15 focus groups (n = 101) conducted as part of a program evaluation with DUDES Club members, Elders, providers, and health care professionals. We focus on men’s experiences with the DUDES Club to identify four main themes in the data: brotherhood and community, accessible health care information, disrupting colonial constructions of masculinity, and systemic and structural challenges. We conclude with policy recommendations. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Western Libraries OJS |
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The DUDES Club is a novel men’s health and wellness organization founded in 2010 in Vancouver, BC. Since 2017, the DUDES Club has rapidly expanded in Northern BC and, with the help of a partnership with the First Nations Health Authority, has grown to include 40 sites in British Columbia and 2 sites nationally. In this study, we analyze interviews (n = 5) and 15 focus groups (n = 101) conducted as part of a program evaluation with DUDES Club members, Elders, providers, and health care professionals. We focus on men’s experiences with the DUDES Club to identify four main themes in the data: brotherhood and community, accessible health care information, disrupting colonial constructions of masculinity, and systemic and structural challenges. We conclude with policy recommendations. |
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Efimoff, Iloradanon Patrick, Lyana Josewski, Viviane Gross, Paul Lambert, Sandy Smye, Victoria |
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Efimoff, Iloradanon Patrick, Lyana Josewski, Viviane Gross, Paul Lambert, Sandy Smye, Victoria |
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The Power of Connections: How a Novel Canadian Men’s Wellness Program is Improving the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men |
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The Power of Connections: How a Novel Canadian Men’s Wellness Program is Improving the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men |
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The Power of Connections: How a Novel Canadian Men’s Wellness Program is Improving the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men |
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The Power of Connections: How a Novel Canadian Men’s Wellness Program is Improving the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men |
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The Power of Connections: How a Novel Canadian Men’s Wellness Program is Improving the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men |
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power of connections: how a novel canadian men’s wellness program is improving the health and well-being of indigenous and non-indigenous men |
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Western University |
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The International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021); 1-22 International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021); 1-22 1916-5781 |
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https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10896/11291 https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10896 |
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Copyright (c) 2021 Iloradanon Efimoff, Lyana Patrick, Viviane Josewski, Paul Gross, Sandy Lambert, Victoria Smye https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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