A See Your GP campaign has been launched as part of Men’s Health Week 2025, which runs from June 9 to June 15.
Healthy Male and the Centre for Male Health have launched the campaign, urging men to prioritise their wellbeing and book a GP visit – before taking advice from people without medical degrees.
The See Your GP message is clear – before you take everyone else’s advice, talk to your doctor – and at the heart of the campaign is a new dedicated website See Your GP, which provides practical tools to help men get the most out of a visit to their doctor.
The dedicated site includes a GP visit checklist, tips for booking appointments, guidance on what to bring and which questions to ask, alternatives when seeing a doctor in person isn’t possible.
The site features a service locator tool, which allows men to search for nearby general practices, men’s health clinics, sexual health services, mental health providers, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services.
The See Your GP campaign also highlights key health check-ups men shouldn’t ignore, including pre-conception health – before starting a family – and heart health for men 45 and over.
Check-ups include bowel cancer screening and type 2 diabetes from age 50, bone density for over-70s and prostate cancer risk, particularly from age 50.
This Men’s Health Week, the campaign is calling on men to skip the amateur advice and get professional help.
Whether it’s for a regular check-up or a new concern, the first step is simple: See your GP.
For more information or to find your nearest health service, visit See Your GP.
Around two-thirds of Aussie blokes don’t see a doctor straight away when they notice a problem, which can ultimately make it worse.
From a mate’s advice to “walk it off” to grandma’s miracle chicken soup, everyone’s got an opinion on health and how to improve it.
A key part of this year’s Men’s Health Week campaign is a pilot health check program, rolling out in workplaces, sporting organisations and community hubs in collaboration with SiSU Health.
These checks focus on cardiovascular disease – heart attack and stroke – and metabolic diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes, which are common, related, preventable and remain the leading cause of death in Australia.
The leading risk indicators for cardiometabolic disease include blood pressure and the AUSDRISK type 2 diabetes risk assessment, which are both offered on the SiSU Health Station during the free health check.
Outside of the pilot health check program, SiSU Health Stations are freely available across the country, offering powerful insights into cardiometabolic health, helping men take control of their own health journey — quickly, privately and for free.
Several online resources are available this week.
The Australian Men’s Health Forum is running a series of daily lunch-time chats on five themes: Prostate Cancer, Stroke Awareness, Men’s Health Facts, Ask Your Pharmacist and Helping Mates. These online events are free to attend from June 9-13 starting at 1pm AEST. Men can register here: Men’s Health Week Chat Program.
