Outputs (2)

"It's sort of like being a detective": Understanding how Australian men self-monitor their health prior to seeking help (2008)
Journal Article
Smith, J., Braunack-Mayer, A., Wittert, G., & Warin, M. (2008). "It's sort of like being a detective": Understanding how Australian men self-monitor their health prior to seeking help. BMC Health Services Research, 8, Article 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-56

Background: It is commonly held that men delay help seeking because they are ignorant about and disinterested in their health. However, this discussion has not been informed by men's lay perspectives, which have remained almost entirely absent from s... Read More about "It's sort of like being a detective": Understanding how Australian men self-monitor their health prior to seeking help.

Bodies, mothers and identities: rethinking obesity and the BMI (2008)
Journal Article
Warin, M., Turner, K., Moore, V., & Davies, M. (2008). Bodies, mothers and identities: rethinking obesity and the BMI. Sociology of Health & Illness, 30(1), 97-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01029.x

Despite the intense level of attention directed towards obesity, there has been limited success in addressing the rising rates of this public health phenomenon. This paper argues that current approaches to obesity fail to consider concepts of embodim... Read More about Bodies, mothers and identities: rethinking obesity and the BMI.