The Collins Center for Public Policy convened a day-long summit in Nice, France prior to the start of the Men's Health World Congress to discuss a global electronic health (or eHealth) initiative on the underserved needs of men. Thought leaders from global organizations focused on men's health, holistic family health, and eHealth participated in the strategy session.

Meeting objectives:

• Discuss the importance of poor and underserved men's health around the world and in the context of holistic family health;
• Build the nucleus of a community focused on eHealth for men's health; and
• Establish a strategic path forward for improving men's health and holistic family health through eHealth implementations

Workshop Topics:

Situation Analysis

• Overview of Poor and underserved men's health – developed and
  developing countries
• Overview of eHealth and mHealth

Spectrum of needs

Barriers and challenges - to serving poor and underserved men

Identification of Strategic and Immediate Opportunities for
initial eHealth pilots for poor and underserved men

Identification of a research agenda on eHealth for Men's Health

Establish next steps for conversations and activities to
create a true eHealth for Men's Health Initiative