‘Too Many Dying Too Young’: Paramedics Urge Men to Take Care of Their Health

Heart disease is the number one killer of Australian men.

Australian men tend to self-monitor their symptoms and seek information independently prior to attending a health service. fizkes/Shutterstock

Australian men are being urged to make their health a priority as data from Victoria’s emergency service showed 50 die each day from preventable causes.

Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) paramedics said this International Men’s Health Week is about educating men on how to look out for their health and that being healthy is about more than being physically fit.