Male Health Day

Join us for Male Health Day, an event where Norway¡¯s leading researchers shed light on men¡¯s lives at the intersection of family, work, health, and cognition. Through short presentations, each researcher will introduce their topic, with an emphasis on the life period of life characterized by family transitions and work experiences.

The event is based on the fact that men, to a greater extent than women, die prematurely, and that much of this excess mortality can be prevented. A better understanding of men¡¯s health and cognition is crucial ¨C both for gender equality and for strengthening men¡¯s contribution to family, working life, and society in an ageing population.

Based on the HOMME project at the Department of Psychology at UiO, the event explores how changes in men¡¯s family and working lives affect health and cognition throughout adulthood, across generations and societies. The programme offers a wide range of topics, from mental health, loneliness, and fertility, to biological ageing, working life, and health communication.

Program:

• 11.00: Welcome remarks from Rector at the University of Oslo, Ragnhild Hennum
  ?followed by practical information by Vegard F. Skirbekk
  
  The seminar is moderated by Astanand Jugessur, Senior Scientist at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)

Talks

• 11.10: Introduction: Mortality by gender and regional differences: Where men thrive
  Professor Vegard Skirbekk, Departement of Psychology, University of Oslo and Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)
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• 11.20: How NIPH support men's health through data registers and assessments
  Director General Guri R?rtveit, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)
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• 11.30: Autism and boys?
  Professor Alexandra Havdahl, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo and Center Director at Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)
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• 12.40: Mental health and falling fertility: a male perspective
  Associate Professor Fartein Ask Torvik, Departement of Psychology, University of Oslo and Senior Researcher at Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)
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• 12.50: Social identity, gender and workplace bullying?
  Head of Department Bj?rn Lau, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

12.50 - 13.15: Break

• 13.15: Men¡¯s living arrangements and Health
  Postdoctor Catherine Bowen, Vienna University
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• 13.25: The Historical Trend in Parental Preferences for Children's Gender
  Professor Torkild Lyngstad Departement of Sociology, University of Oslo
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• 13.35: Older Men and Suicide
  PhD Anna Torp Johansen, Oslo University Hospital
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• 13.45: Talk straight: Male health communication?
  Head of YouTube Health Germany G?tz (¡°GG¡±) Gottschalk

13.45-14.15: Break?

• 14.15 Loneliness among men ¨C challenges and solutions
  Thomas Hansen, Researcher NIPH?
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• 14.25: Men's fertility
  Rannveig Kaldager Hart, Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo?
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• 14.35: Work and Fertility
  Andreas Kotsadam, Researcher, Frisch Centre for Economic Research
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• 14.45: Changes in American Adolescents¡¯ Outdoor Time Over Two Decades Postdoctor Ewa Jarosz, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
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• 14.55: ¡°High Cost, High Need Men¡± in the Norwegian Health system?
  PhD Matan Einav, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo?
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• 15.05: Cognition and Work
  Professor Asta H?berg, Dept of Neuroscience, NTNU
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• 15.00: End of day, followed by informal mingling at venue near-by

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The event is free and open to all. Sign up via the link below if you want to participate in person or online.

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