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School of Public HealthRick HayesContact DetailsEmail: R.Hayes@latrobe.edu.au
QualificationsA.Sc(General Studies) Mohegan, BSc (Psych) NY, M.Div(Hons) Denver Doctoral Candidate, School of Public Health, La Trobe University InterestsRick is a leading researcher on non-pathologising approaches to men's health in Australia and is often invited to speak and lecture on matters relating to the social dimensions of men's health. With his research partner, Jack Bulman (CRCAH), he is currently engaged in research relating to Indigenous men, men’s sheds/spaces and health.In addition to being the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Bachelor of Health Science Course, Rick lectures in health promotion and public health subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He works on the health promotion team to provide reflective practice and mentoring opportunities for health promotion workers in the field and field placements for students. He also works closely with agencies in urban and rural settings to develop 'community and campus partnerships for health'. Rick is also a doctoral candidate at the School of Public Health. His topic is: The 'Dialectics' of Survival for 'A Force' on the Burma-Thailand Railway (1942-1943). The thesis explores the perceived salience of the prisoners belonging to groups influenced by various cultural, personal and religious values with regard to their ability to meet vital physical and social needs through various technological, economic and political means. He is using a modified case-study approach that draws upon the various narratives (e.g., diaries, reports and memoirs) of the Medical Officers and the non-medically trained men of 'A Force'. Current Academic Research Interests: Investigating the importance of supportive environments for men's health promotion using Aaron Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence construct and Karin Dahlberg's approach to Reflective Lifeworld Research informed by Amedeo Giorgi's Descriptive and Stephan Strasser’s Dialogal Phenomenology. 'Men's Sheds' and issues relating men's access to health and welfare services. The use of small-groups and cooperative-learning in health promotion practice, education and research. Community and Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) in urban and rural contexts. Rapid appraisal processes (RAP), Action Research (A-R), Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and empowerment approaches to evaluation. Recurring Presentations and Seminars:
PublicationsSelected Publications, Papers and Book Reviews: Bulman, J. and Hayes, R. (2008) ‘Promoting Indigenous Participation in Health Promotion Education Through Community-based Participatory Research’, Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal 32(3):10-13. Bulman, J. and Hayes, R. (forthcoming) ‘Mibbinbah: Empowering Indigenous Males through Participatory Action Research into Health’, Australian Health Promotion Association Update. Hayes, R. and Williamson, S. 'Men's Health'. In Kirch, W. (2008) Encyclopedic Reference of Public Health, Berlin, Springer-Verlag. Hayes, R. (2007) ‘Creating Supportive Environments in Which to Address Men’s Health’, Queensland Health Promotion Quarterly (June 2007):7. Morgan, M., Hayes, R., Williamson, M. and Ford, C. (2007) ‘Men’s Sheds: A Community Approach to Promoting Mental Health and Well-being.’ International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 9(3):50-54. Hayes, R. and Williamson, M. (2007) Men’s Sheds: Exploring the Evidence for Best-Practice. Melbourne: La Trobe University. Hayes, R. and Chaplin, S. (2007) Common Core Program: Evidence, Experience, Implementation: A preliminary report prepared for the School of Public Health, La Trobe University. Melbourne: School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 45 pages. Morgan, M., Hayes, R., Williamson, M. and Ford, C. (2007) ‘Men’s Sheds: A Community Approach to Promoting Mental Health and Well-being.’ International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 9(3):50-54. Hayes, R. (2006) Book Review: Health Promotion: Evidence and Experience (Kevin Lucas and Barbara Lloyd), Australian Journal of Primary Health 12(2):177-179. Hayes, R. and Williamson, S. (2006) Draft Evidence-based, Best-practice Guidelines for Victorian Men's Sheds, Melbourne, Office of Senior Victorians, Department of Victorian Communities, 62 pages. Hayes, R. (2005) ‘Making space for men’s health’, Australian Nursing Journal 13(1):33. Hayes, R. (2005) Victorian Men's Sheds: History and Evidence, Keynote Address for the Victorian Men's Shed Conference, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, 10-11 November 2005. Hayes, R. (2005) Developing and Deploying a Critical Pedagogy for Managed Individual Pathways, Inner North Local Learning and Employment Network, Melbourne, Victoria, 38 pages. Hayes, R. (2005) Book Review: Health Promotion: Planning and Strategies (Keith Tones and Jackie Green), Australian Journal of Primary Health 11(1):102-103. Hayes, R. (2005) Saving Cornel Lumiere's Credibility ('A Force' on the Burma-Thailand Railway), Research Festival Paper, School of Public Health, La Trobe University. Hayes, R. (2004) Book Review: Effective Writing for Health Professionals: A Practical Guide to Getting Published (M.-J. Johnstone), Australian Health Review 27(11):134-136. Hayes, R. and Meikle, B. (2003) Men Behaving Very Well, Thank You: Australians, Mateship and the Burma-Thailand Railway, Paper presented at the 5th National Men's and Boy's Health Conference (3rd National Indigenous Male Health Convention), Cairns, Queensland, 10-12 September 2003. Hayes, R. (2003) Promoting Men's Health: From Pathologies to Partnerships. In Gardner and Liamputtong (Eds.), Health, Social Policy and Communities (pp. 141-162), Melbourne, Oxford University Press. Hayes, R. (2002) Primary Health and The Problem with Men? Australian Journal of Primary Health 8(1):83-85. Thomas, S., Foreman, P., Hayes, R. and Moran, J. (2002) Older Men's Access to Health and Welfare Services, For Aged Care and Mental Health Branch. Melbourne, Lincoln Gerontology Centre, La Trobe University. Hayes, R. (2001) Men's Health Promotion: Developing an Intersectoral Strategic Framework, Melbourne: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. Hayes, R. (2001) Book Review: Working with Men in the Human Services, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 25(5):479.
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