Table 2.

Proposed strategies to involve men and family members in cardiovascular disease risk reduction health promotion activities

Involving men	Involving family members
Offer sessions specifically for groups of men rather than making them co-ed	Offer sessions specifically for family members
Offer sessions on weekends when men are more likely to not be working	Offer programs on weekends when families are more likely to be able to attend as a group
Offer activities specifically for couples as men often are encouraged to attend by their partners	Invite families to participate in health education sessions and/or to accompany a family member with a chronic condition to their clinic visit
Allow for drop-in opportunities rather than projecting participation in all sessions to be obligatory	Incorporate home visits into routine practice
Have activities at group education sessions that resonate more with men	Adopt a strategy that motivates family members to have contact with the Secretary of Health, (e.g. similar to the government’s cash transfer program)
Have more male health care providers involved in the sessions to make the environment more inviting to men