Open AccessExploring men's perceptions of a community-based men's shed programme in England
Author(s) -
Grant McGeechan,
Catherine Richardson,
Lynn Wilson,
Gillian O’Neill,
Dorothy NewburyBirch
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdw116
Subject(s) - epidemiology , public health , perception , gerontology , medicine , psychology , family medicine , medical education , environmental health , nursing , neuroscience
Sheds have been used in Australia for decades as an intervention to try and promote 'health by stealth' among men by providing a social space for those who may be particularly vulnerable to poor mental health. Little is known about the impact of men's sheds in England.
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