The DUDES Club is a novel men’s health and wellness organization founded in 2010 in Vancouver, BC. Since 2017, the DUDES Club has rapidly expanded in Northern BC and, with the help of a partnership with the First Nations Health Authority, has grown to include 40 sites in British Columbia and 2 sites nationally. In this study, we analyze interviews (n = 5) and 15 focus groups (n = 101) conducted as part of a program evaluation with DUDES Club members, Elders, providers, and health care professionals. We focus on men’s experiences with the DUDES Club to identify four main themes in the data: brotherhood and community, accessible health care information, disrupting colonial constructions of masculinity, and systemic and structural challenges. We conclude with policy recommendations.

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联系的力量：一项新的加拿大男性健康计划如何改善土著和非土著男性的健康和福祉

DUDES Club 是一个新颖的男性健康和保健组织，于 2010 年在不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华成立。自 2017 年以来，DUDES 俱乐部在不列颠哥伦比亚省北部迅速扩张，并在与原住民卫生局合作的帮助下，已发展到包括不列颠哥伦比亚省的 40 个站点和全国的 2 个站点。在这项研究中，我们分析了访谈 (n = 5) 和 15 个焦点小组 (n = 101)，作为与 DUDES 俱乐部成员、长者、提供者和医疗保健专业人员的项目评估的一部分。我们关注男性在 DUDES 俱乐部的经历，以确定数据中的四个主题：兄弟情谊和社区、可访问的医疗保健信息、破坏殖民时期的阳刚之气建设，以及系统性和结构性挑战。我们以政策建议结束。