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26 June, 2022
Important to talk
A MORE proactive response was needed for the wellbeing of men in rural areas. Former dairy farmer Warren Davies and Dingee Bush Nursing Centre president Geoff Thomas on Sunday pushed that message on the closing day of Men’s Health Week. Warren was...
A MORE proactive response was needed for the wellbeing of men in rural areas.
Former dairy farmer Warren Davies and Dingee Bush Nursing Centre president Geoff Thomas on Sunday pushed that message on the closing day of Men’s Health Week.
Warren was guest speaker at the centre’s Men in the Bush gathering, encouraging farming communities to step beyond reacting to health and mental health challenges.
“There can be isolation for rural men because of the style of the work, meaning we don’t talk to people on a regular basis,” Warren said.
“We are stoic and just have to get the job done when really, we need to take action earlier.”
Warren said his journey was not unique among rural men but it was important to share strategies that had “looked after me and people around me”. “We have to have strategies that take action earlier to our wellbeing.
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