Chemmart starts man-hunt
August 23, 2012
CHEMMART is bring men’s health
to the foreground, urging women
to bring the men in their lives into
its stores for a 20-minute
Chemmart Health Check.
Part of a national preventative
initiative launched this week, the
call for males to have a health
check follows a move by Priceline
to focus its health consultation
program on women (PD 17 Aug).
“The problem is men often don’t
make their health a priority, which
can put them at serious risk,” said
Katie Fala, Chemmart Pharmacy’s
Health Services Manager.
“With the support of women, our
‘Man Hunt’ initiative is a simple
way for men to put their health first
by undertaking a quick, convenient
and professional health assessment
at their local Chemmart Pharmacy,”
she added.
Backing up its call, Chemmart said
that that men are less likely to talk
to a health professional, and
quoted figures from the Australian
Bureau of Statistics (2008) which
found that men are also more likely
than women to have serious health
problems.
“Men don’t seem to find the time
for a check-up.
“It’s women who often play the
lead role in family health,” said Wynen.
“We know that from the three
thousand Chemmart customers
that have had a health check, 27
per cent have been alerted to a
high risk health issue that has
required referral to their doctor, so
this initiative is important in
improving men’s health and our
overall community health and
wellbeing.
“There is a role for pharmacies to
be proactive in the area of health
promotion.
“As a local pharmacy it’s part of
our responsibility to the
community,” she added.
The Chemmart Health Check
cover blood pressure, cholesterol
and glucose levels, Body Mass
Index (BMI), waist circumference
and includes a lifestyle
questionnaire.
As part of the national initiative
Chemmart is offering every
customer that purchases a
Chemmart Health Check, a Heath
Check gift card or a Bowel Screen
Australia Kit during the period 23
August to 12 September 2012.
Customers who get a Health
Check will also go into the draw to
win one of 10 $250 EFTPOS cards
from the pharmacy chain.
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