The new men’s health strategy from WHO Europe echoes many of the same messages the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation has been championing since being founded in 2014.
Adam Bisby
Adam Bisby is a Toronto-based freelance journalist and father of two. He’s been covering men’s health for over 20 years. As well as researching and blogging for Don’t Change Much since 2015, Adam’s award-winning work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and National Post newspapers.
Articles From Adam Bisby
Message of alcohol moderation hits home thanks to Don’t Change Much
In the November/December issue of the Trends in Urology & Men’s Health journal, editor Roger Kirby laments the fact that “almost no progress has been made in reducing annual per capita alcohol consumption, which, according to a World Health Organisation report, is...
CMHF study stars in the American Journal of Men’s Health
Mere months after its groundbreaking findings were corroborated by researchers at Harvard University, the CMHF’s National Study of Health Behaviours is serving as the basis of a research article in the American Journal of Men’s Health. After thoroughly...
CMHF study of unhealthy habits makes waves in the media
Two recent studies, one by the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation and the other by researchers at Harvard University, are combining to emphasize the life-changing importance of healthy habits among men. The headlines kept coming after the June 11 release of the CMHF’s...
Stopping the OD epidemic starts with you
It’s sad but true: In the time it takes to watch a movie or play nine holes of golf, someone in Canada dies from overdosing on opioids. These pain-killing drugs include prescribed medications such as codeine, fentanyl, morphine and oxycodone, as well as illegal drugs...
Big message, small steps
We’re no experts on irony, but it sure seems to apply to the #DontChangeMuch hashtag. Paging Alanis Morissette! When we asked a select group of social media stars to share their takes on how Canadian men can live healthier lives, the result was truly...
DUDES Club builds a brotherhood of support for Indigenous Canadians
CMHF partner organization has helped hundreds of men regain pride and purpose in their lives It’s a quintessentially masculine scene: A group of guys, clustered around a campfire, engaged in quiet conversation. But the 21 men who have come to the Eagle Valley Retreat...
5 Times You Should Definitely See the Doctor
Have you heard the one about the guy who asked his doc about getting a vasectomy? “That’s a big decision,” his doctor says. “Have you talked it over with your family?” “Yes, we took a vote,” the guy replies. “They’re in favour of it 15 to 2!” Seriously, though, seeing...
What Your Lance Of Love is Telling You
9 times out of 10, ejaculation is a good thing. (About as good as it gets, actually.) But painful ejaculation? Not just bad: Wrong. How can something that’s supposed to be all about pleasure cause a burning sensation behind or inside your balls? Why it happens Painful...
Watch How PM Justin Trudeau Challenges Canadian Men!
Although our Prime Minister isn’t lacing up the boxing gloves, he is showing his support for Canadian Men’s Health Week, June 13th to 19th, by standing firmly in the ring of the Don’t Change Much campaign. As the PM says, "Let's make these small changes now so we can...