Founded in 2010 in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, in 2020 the DUDES Club Society (DCS) partners with groups in more than 40 communities in British Columbia, and several communities in other parts of Canada. The DUDES Clubs (DCs) operate both in Indigenous communities and in urban sites (See appendix 4 for a map of locations). From 2013-2016, Co-Founder Dr. Paul Gross, Dr. Lyana Patrick, Sandy Lambert (Elder), and Dr. Vikki Smye from the University of British Columbia, conducted a study of 150 of the men who had participated in DCs in the four communities we were in at that time. In 2020, as DCS became its own incorporated entity and registered charity, we determined to conduct a followup evaluation. We had 139 participants respond across 23 different communities. Participants were informed that the purpose of the survey was:
“We want to collect this info from our DUDES CLUB SOCIETY Evaluation Report 2020 & 2013-2016 5 participants so that we can ensure that 1) we are in continual process of improving what we do, 2) we can measure the impact of our efforts, 3) we can share this information with our funders and the public, and 4) we can use the evidence of what we do to promote the importance of investing more in men’s health in the future. By filling this out it will contribute to improving the health of all men!”