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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 Efimoff, Iloradanon; Patrick, Lyana; Josewski, Viviane; Gross, Paul; Lambert, Sandy; Smye, Victoria
Abstract
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 data from 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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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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Western University
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2021-06
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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 data from 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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eng
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2022-03-11
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0407106
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Efimoff, I., Patrick, L., Josewski, V., Gross, P., Lambert, S., & Smye, V. (2021). 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 International Indigenous Policy Journal, 12(2).
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10.18584/iipj.2021.12.2.10896
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Reviewed
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Faculty; Researcher; Postdoctoral; Graduate
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International