The purpose of this article is to increase understanding of the
ways in which masculinities intersect with other social determinants of health creating health disparities
among men, and to provide direction for masculine affirming health interventions aimed specifically at
men. With the goal of promoting the health of men and decreasing health disparities, the authors have
developed, within the Canadian context, an innovative theoretical framework for men’s health, Health,
Illness, Men and Masculinities (HIMM), based on the influence of masculinity throughout the life course.
We discuss three main phases of men’s life course showing how masculinity intersects with other social
determinants of health differently during youth, middle-age and the older years. The HIMM Framework
points to the need for research and theory development that moves us beyond a limited focus on any one
individual man to consider men’s health and illness practices in the larger social context within which
masculinity is defined and produced.
The purpose of this article is to increase understanding of the
ways in which masculinities intersect with other social determinants of health creating health disparities
among men, and to provide direction for masculine affirming health interventions aimed specifically at
men. With the goal of promoting the health of men and decreasing health disparities, the authors have
developed, within the Canadian context, an innovative theoretical framework for men’s health, Health,
Illness, Men and Masculinities (HIMM), based on the influence of masculinity throughout the life course.
We discuss three main phases of men’s life course showing how masculinity intersects with other social
determinants of health differently during youth, middle-age and the older years. The HIMM Framework
points to the need for research and theory development that moves us beyond a limited focus on any one
individual man to consider men’s health and illness practices in the larger social context within which
masculinity is defined and produced.
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