Movember, actions for a good cause
Movember is a movement that celebrates men's diseases. By this we mean prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention in men. Throughout the world in November, actions are taken to raise funds for scientific research and to highlight diseases that particularly affect men. Movember in business is indeed a significant lever for involving teams and raising awareness about men's health.
Common Movember actions
The most well-known and visible Movember action is the mustache: on November 1st, men are encouraged to shave off their beards and mustaches. Then, throughout the month, they grow only the mustache. The movement has found this an ingenious idea to spread the word about Movember and raise funds, because a mustache in the middle of a face is as visible as a nose.
It is also customary to run 60 km in November, in honor of the 60 men who commit suicide every hour around the world. Men and women can join a race organized in their city or organize one as a team.
To continue to open the dialogue around prostate cancer and other men's diseases, it is possible to create "Mo'ments", that is, collective moments to discuss Movember topics and raise funds.
Movember lends itself well to corporate life
Generally speaking, corporate health is an excellent strategy to implement. Employees are demanding that their company take charge of health issues; it's now part of workplace well-being. This seems quite logical when the workplace is the place where we spend the most time.
Additionally, addressing men's health is essential in business to help break down taboos. The topics discussed will be of interest to both men and women, who will then be able to discuss them with others.
The Medisur module to integrate Movember in business
To integrate health prevention into the workplace, who better than Medisur? Our men's health module covers Movember topics and more. Men's mental health, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, but also male fertility and male impotence. The watchword? Breaking taboos in company around male diseases!
We work with your organization, in the form of webinars, conferences, training workshops, etc. And we support our interventions with self-tests, to make health prevention a reality and involve employees more.
So, are we adopting the mustache in business?
Tip: Men's health prevention isn't just a November activity with Movember. It's a year-round activity! Let's open the dialogue without restrictions. Our health modules aren't just seasonal.
