POLICY & ADVOCACY
Movember Calls for Local Authorities to Adopt Men's Health Charter
From data collection to dedicated funding, Movember's six-point Men's Health Charter sets out what local action on men's health should look like.
Following the launch of the Real Progress Men’s Health in 2026 England Report, Movember is asking councils across England to publicly commit to six policies aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of men and boys.
The Situation
Despite tangible national progress – such as the launch of England’s first ever Men’s Health Strategy in November 2025 – the scale of the challenge facing men’s health in England remains.
Across England, men face a greater risk of premature death than women. Two fifths of men still die before their 75th birthday. Suicide is the most common cause of death amongst men aged 20-34, and a baby boy born today can expect to live four years fewer than a baby girl.
Time for Action
The new government has outlined an ambition to improve the lives of everyone across the country and increase investment in local regions and infrastructure, as well as appointing a first Men’s Health Ambassador.
And now is the time to accelerate direct action – at both a national and local level.
That’s why we want to work with councils to promote men’s health by bringing together men and boys, their families, NHS partners and community organisations.
Two in five men in England die before the age of 75. Movember is calling on local authorities to step up with a Men's Health Charter.
The Men’s Health Charter
Fitting within a council’s broader equalities objectives, we are asking Councils to adopt a Men’s Health Charter that commits to the following:
- Appointing a senior executive member to lead on Men’s Health – to improve men’s health across the council, NHS and community services.
- Collect the right data – to ensure sex disaggregated data is collected on health service usage
- Fund men’s health initiatives – for directly health-related activities, or more activities that impact on health and wellbeing
- Focus on those facing the worst health outcomes – considering how ethnicity, disability, sexuality and economic deprivation, and life experiences shape men's health and their access to services
- Ensure that health outreach works for men – working to increase uptake of health checks by ensuring that outreach activities are tailored to men
- Commit to a Local Men’s Health Strategy – driven by a Health and Wellbeing Board that will listen to men in their areas and ensure the strategy works for them
Attend our bespoke online briefing call on Monday 12th October at 6pm to discuss why it’s important to focus on men’s health in your Local Authority area.
