New course focuses on men
■ This spring, Men’s Health
issues will cover physical
and mental health for men
By Brooke Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
When it comes to serious health
risks such as alcohol and sub
stance abuse, college-aged men are
at a higher risk than college-aged
women, according to a recent Uni
versity Health Center survey.
These results, in addition to a
group discussion among 50 Uni
versity males regarding their
health concerns, prompted the
University Health Center and
Counseling Center to create a new
University course to study men’s
health.
Men’s Health Issues is a one
credit class offered through the
Substance Abuse Prevention Pro
gram. The year-old course is of
fered only spring terms; this
year’s class will meet Thursday
nights beginning April 5.
Annie Dochnahl, health educa
tor for the University Health Edu
cation Program, is teaching the
class along with Dr. Jonathan
Davies, senior staff psychologist at
the counseling center. The. class
topics will include physical health
issues, mental health issues and
male violence.
Dochnahl said the males that
participated in the discussion
came from seven campus focus
groups including members from
the residence halls and fraternities.
She said several of the students
suggested the University create a
class to further address men’s
health.
She said alcohol was one of the
biggest concerns among the stu
dents in the focus groups, so drink
ing will be one focus of the class.
“In almost every group it was
considered to be the biggest deal,”
she said. “They often chalk it up to
college life thinking this is what
they’re supposed to do.”
Davies said socialization is an
other contributor to male health
problems. He said men are often
taught to act out physically instead
of verbally when something is
bothering them. He said this is un
healthy for men because they hold
in their emotions and don’t seek
more positive outlets.
“It’s a pride issue,” he said.
“Men are often taught not to ask
for help.”
This may be true among Univer
sity men because the health center
survey shows only 8 percent of
men sought counseling for stress
compared to the 22 percent of
women who went to counseling.
“It’s largely the women coming
in [for stress counseling],”
Dochnahl said. “We’re forever try
ing stuff, but if only women show
up it’s not working.”
One reason men do not seek as
much health care as women may
be because at one time the health
center offered health exams for
males only for job-related situa
tions or when joining the mili
tary. Dr. Gerald Fleischli, director
of the health center, said the idea
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Results from the
2000 University
Health Center Survey:
Sought counseling for stress:
8 percent of men
22 percent of women
Binge drink in the last 2 weeks:
56 percent of men
36 percent of women
Drove drunk:
17 percent of men
3 percent of women
Ever tr.ed narcotics:
10 percent of men
3 percent of women
SOURCE: University Health Center
of routine physicals became so
popular in the 1960s that they
seemed to be a waste of time.
He said the health center
changed this policy about a year
and a half ago because officials re
alized men should not be denied
health care.
“If men want to be checked, this
is an opportunity we’re passing
up,” Fleischli said. “If they want
an exam we should offer it to
them.”
Davies agrees and said men have
a lot of health concerns that he
plans to address in the men’s
health class.
“Not to exclude the women, but
we’d like to see as many men there
as possible,” he said.
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