Promoting Men’s Health Through Research and Engagement
We draw on masculinities and participatory action research methods to engage diverse groups of men in working together to address their unique social determinants of health. The findings from our work are tailored to directly inform practice, including developing equitable and gender-responsive health interventions that will advance the health of men and their communities in Canada and worldwide.
What’s New
Upcoming Event: May 4-6, 2026
Dr. John Oliffe will be presenting on workplace wellbeing at FortisBC’s Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee events.
Recent News:
The Government of Canada is launching a national conversation on boys’ and men’s health. Read the announcement here.
New Publication:
The Gendered Barriers to Men’s Mental Health Peer Support: A Photovoice Study —Check out the full publication and the Infographic.
Promoting Men’s Health Through Research and Engagement
We draw on masculinities and participatory action research methods to engage diverse groups of men in working together to address their unique social determinants of health. The findings from our work are tailored to directly inform practice, including developing equitable and gender-responsive health interventions that will advance the health of men and their communities in Canada and worldwide.
What’s New
Upcoming Event: May 4-6, 2026
Dr. John Oliffe will be presenting on workplace wellbeing at FortisBC’s Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee events.
Recent News:
The Government of Canada is launching a national conversation on boys’ and men’s health. Read the announcement here.
New Publication:
The Gendered Barriers to Men’s Mental Health Peer Support: A Photovoice Study —Check out thefull publication and the Infographic.
Featured Projects
Featured Projects
Key Research Areas
Key Research Areas
Learn how gender norms influence the ways in which men navigate relationship breakdowns and build equitable and sustainable intimate partner relationships.
Explore men’s diverse experiences of and strategies for accessing and sustaining peer connections and support from their buddies.
An overview of how structural policies/governance, social norms and institutional practices influence men’s health behaviours and outcomes.
Learn about the connections between men’s diverse mental illnesses and suicidality risks, and its sociocultural and/or gendered risk factors.
Book Dr. John Oliffe
Dr. John Oliffe is a Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia. Founder and lead investigator of UBC’s Men’s Health Research program, his work focuses on masculinities as it influences men’s health behaviours and illness management, and its impact on partners, families and overall life quality. Findings drawn from his research offer guidance to clinicians and researchers to advance men’s health in the areas of mental health promotion and suicide prevention.
Book Dr. John Oliffe
Dr. John Oliffe is a Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia. Founder and lead investigator of UBC’s Men’s Health Research program, his work focuses on masculinities as it influences men’s health behaviours and illness management, and its impact on partners, families and overall life quality. Findings drawn from his research offer guidance to clinicians and researchers to advance men’s health in the areas of mental health promotion and suicide prevention.