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Article: Warning voices in a policy vacuum: professional accounts of gay men's health in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Article from:
- Social Policy Journal of New Zealand
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
- Author:
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Abstract
Internationally, public health policy and practice are increasingly recognising and focusing on gay men's health issues beyond HIV/AIDS. Against this background we consider how gay men's health is understood and considered in Aotearoa New Zealand, including identification of problems, aetiology and possible solutions. Semi-structured interviews with key informants involved in diverse professional roles in areas related to health for gay men were undertaken and three overarching themes identified. First, informants identified gay men's health as a legitimate area of concern within health policy. Second, they framed gay men's health in biopsychosocial ...