Submission #28343 by B'Nai Amoona Men'S Club - St. Louis, MO (631)

Submission information
Submitted by ScotF
Fri, 2023-04-28 00:10
155.70.104.117
2023
I have read the 2023 Torch Awards Program Guidelines.
Club Name
B'Nai Amoona Men'S Club - St. Louis, MO (631)
Hearing Men's Voices - Men's Health Edition with Dr. Ronan Lev
Club Representative
Person completing form
Dr. Jeff Shore
Scot
Fowler
Club President at time of convention if known at this time
Scot
Fowler
Club President Now
Kevin
Litt
Hearing Men's Voices

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Men's Club held a special Hearing Men's Voices - Medical Edition with Dr. Ronan Lev, who led a discussion on Men's Health and aging. As part of marketing this HMV, we created an anonymous submissions form for attendees to submit questions in advance the March 15th session, and provided those questions to Dr. Lev previous to meeting.
After attending a Hearing Men's Voices session earlier in the year, Dr. Lev approached the Men's Club leadership with the offer of a Men's Health discussion, covering a wide-ranging set of topics. We determined that we would ask the members what questions they would like answered as part of this session, and, too make it anonymous, we developed a Google Form that wouldn't capture the email/name of the individual who was submitting the question(s). In addition to answering members' questions, and addressing men's health/aging in general terms, Dr. Lev also opened up the discussion for any medical topic the group was interested in. What resulted was a lively discussion over a multitude of health issues men face as we grow older.
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Self Assessment
Men's health issues, as we age, is not typically a popular topic, but this was one of our biggest HMV attendances. I think it was well attended because the person leading this presentation was not only a doctor board-certified by the American Board of Urology with a specialization in laparoscopy and stone surgery, but he was also an active member of our club. To help make men even more comfortable, we provided the club with a link to where they could ask questions anonymously. This allowed guys to attend and ask questions without having to raise their hand. Our HMV presenter, Ronan, did a fantastic job of starting with a basic description of issues men have as they age, and then letting the group lead the conversation with questions.
The Hearing Men's Voices Program engages our community with issues that concern Jewish Men, and our health is one of the most important issues. This talk, with Dr. Lev, allowed for very meaningful conversations, and no one felt any stigma in asking questions that didn't feel comfortable asking in a group format - because they had the opportunity to ask the questions via an anonymous submission.

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An adaptation or enhancement of a previous Torch Award entry TAxx-xxxx|
TA-631-2015
Previous Submission
Yes
Silver