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International Mens Day

International Men’s Day is an annual event held around the world on the 19th November. The day is marked to demonstrate and celebrate the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. It also serves to highlight and raise awareness of men’s wellbeing and health issues.

Academics and researchers at the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science are actively involved in researching and promoting health and wellbeing.

Professor Patricia Fitzpatrick recently presented at two Healthy UCD webinars on topics very important to men’s health – HPV and cancer avoidance for men. Click the links to listen to what she had to say.
  1. The role of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) in cancer development
  2. Health hacks for men: How to stack the odds in favour of avoiding cancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgONp7vm6ck&t=20s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DPwW_K6s5M&t=567s

Other recent research relevant to men’s - and women’s - health and wellbeing, produced by researchers and staff at the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science include:
1. Coaches’ Mental Health Literacy and Role Perceptions for Supporting Young People’s Mental Health | Research Repository UCD
Authors: Duffy, Jennifer; Rooney, Brendan; Matthews, James
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (2021)

2. Protecting the Health and Wellbeing of Rugby Players and Support Staff from an Occupational Safety and Health Perspective during Return to Play in A Global Pandemic
Authors: Chen, Yanbing; Kelly, Seamus; Buggy, Conor J.
Journal of Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Advances (2021)

3. Self-reported reproductive health of athletic and recreationally active males in Ireland: potential health effects interfering with performance: European Journal of Sport Science: Vol 21, No 2 (tandfonline.com)
Authors: Logue, Danielle M.; Madigan, Sharon M.; Melin, Anna; McDonnell, Sarah-Jane; Delahunt, Eamonn; Heinen, Mirjam; Corish, Clare A.
European Journal of Sport Science (2021)

4. Safety | Free Full-Text | Investigating the Dietary Habits of Male Irish Farmers to Prevent Mortality and Morbidity (mdpi.com)
Authors: Van Doorn, D., Richardson, N., Storey, A., Osborne, A., Cunningham, C., Blake, C., & McNamara, J.
Safety (2021)

5. The burden of injury in field hockey: A secondary analysis of prospective cohort data - Rees - 2021 - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports - Wiley Online Library
Authors: Rees, H.; McCarthy Persson, U.; Delahunt, E.; Boreham, C.; Blake, C.
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports (2021)

6. The incidence of injury in male field hockey players: A systematic review and meta-analysis - ScienceDirect
Authors: Rees, H.; McCarthy Persson, U.; Delahunt, E.; Boreham, C.; Blake, C.
Physical Therapy in Sport (2021)

7. The influence of possession status on the physical output of male international hockey players - Eoin Cunniffe, Mark Connor, Marco Beato, Adam Grainger, Walter McConnell, Ulrik McCarthy Persson, Eamonn Delahunt, Colin Boreham, Catherine Blake, 2021 (sagepub.com)
Authors: Cunniffe, E.; Connor, M.; Beato, M.; Grainger, A.; McConnell, W.; McCarthy Persson, U.; Delahunt, E.; Boreham, C.; Blake, C.
International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching (2021)

8. Effect of Combined Interval and Continuous Exercise Training on Gastric Emptying, Appetite, and Adaptive Responses in Men With Overweight and Obesity (nih.gov)
Authors: Horner, K.M.; Byrne, N.M.; King, N.A.
Frontiers in Nutrition (2021)

9. Physical characteristics of different professional rugby union competition levels - ScienceDirect
Authors: Tierney, P.; Blake, C.; Delahunt, E.
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2021)

10. The clinical assessment of hip muscle strength in professional rugby union players - ScienceDirect
Authors: Breen, D.; Farrell, G.; Delahunt, E.
Physical Therapy in Sport (2021)

11. Coaches’ attitudes to injury and injury prevention: a qualitative study of Irish field hockey coaches | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Authors: Rees, H.; Matthews, J; McCarthy Persson, U.; Delahunt, E.; Boreham, C.; Blake, C.
BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine (2021)

12. Sports | Free Full-Text | A Comparison of Peak Intensity Periods across Male Field Hockey Competitive Standards (mdpi.com)
Authors: Cunniffe, E.; Grainger, A.; McConnell, W.; Persson, U.M.; Delahunt, E.; Boreham, C.; Blake, C.
Sports (2021)

To find out more about our research programmes, see: UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science | Research

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