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Browse and filter the topics below:The Men’s Shed Movement – The Company Of Men (2015)
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Shoulder to Shoulder – Broadening the Men’s Shed Movement (2021)
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Academic studies regarding Health & wellbeing in Men’s Sheds – a bibliography
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Community-based Men’s Sheds – promoting male health wellbeing and social inclusion in an international context
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Men’s Sheds in Australia – effects on physical health & mental wellbeing
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Men’s Sheds in Ireland – Learning through community contexts
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Men’s sheds and the Sustainable Development Goals – Local responses to global challenges
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The impact of community Men’s Sheds on the physical health of their users
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Mental Health benefits of Men’s Sheds in rural Alberta
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