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A new program years in the making will see the George Town community undergo a healthy transformation. Click through to read the article that first featured in the Examiner newspaper.

From a young age, boys are told to 'man up' or 'toughen up' or 'she'll be right'. Melbourne University Professor Jane Pirkis will present to 80 primary health care and community organisation workers on the development of the male suicide documentary Man Up, and the associated pressures on men that reduce the likelihood they'll get help for mental health issues. Click through to read the featured article that appeared in the Examiner Newspaper.

It's time to be aggressive around diabetes prevention and management, according to the guest speaker of a forum aimed at challenging established practices and concepts of one of the fastest growing chronic conditions. Click through to read the featured article that appeared in the Examiner Newspaper.

For Rocherlea Men's and Community Shed member Richard Bowerman, staying physically fit wasn't always a priority.

But, after a series of medical scares he decided to make it one. Click through to read the featured article that appeared in the Examiner Newspaper.

Can a community-wide, multi-strategy, wide-scale intervention increase physical activity participation in the community? The answer, according to Active Launceston organisers, is yes. Click through to read the featured article that appeared in the Examiner Newspaper.