Why is health promo important in canada?
a better control of risk factors can prevent 40-70% of all premature death (1/3 acute, 2/3 Chronic)
Define Health Promotion
the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. Health promo aims to improve health by targe...
HS 2250 Midterm Study Answer-Integrated
Exam 2024/2025
Why is health promo important in canada?
a better control of risk factors can prevent 40-70% of all premature death (1/3 acute, 2/3 Chronic)
Define Health Promotion
the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. Health promo
aims to improve health by targeting individual behaviors and addressing a spectrum of health
determinants.
Define Health
The state of complete mental, physical and social well being, not just the absence of disease
What is the purpose of the Ottawa Charter
It is a guidance of goals of health promo and the resources for health with 5 action areas and 3
strategies to achieve health
What are the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter
1)Building healthy public policy
2)supportive environments
3)strengthen community action
4) developing personal skills
5)re-orienting health services
what are the 3 strategies of the Ottawa Charter
1)advocate
2)mediate
3)enable
When was the Lalonde Report issued
1974
What is the Lalonde Report?
, 1974 - Important document
- A New Perspective on the Health of
Canadians
- Presented a conceptual framework
called the Health Field Concept
-Included four main elements
- Human biology
- Environment
- Lifestyle
- Health Care Organizations
When did health promotion emerge
1980's and transformed from individual health orientation such as diet and smoking to more
environment and policy concerns.
-health promo can be understood just at the local and national events but MUST be a global
development
What is the Alma Ata Declaration?
1978. Declaration from PHC.
- protect and promote health for all
- advocated health promotion approach to pri mary care
- decided there were pre-reqs
- health is multisectoral responsibility
When was the Ottawa Charter developed?
1986 - made for achieving health for all (internaitonal)
Epp Report (1986)
1986, made for Canadians
Why was Health promotion being criticized?
criticized for being too involved in individuals lives, taxes, and some were saying it was not the job of
public health to be so involved with taxes and economic policy
What was Health promotion framework founded on?
values, assumptions and evidence based decision making
What are the Determinants of health
the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status
-income and status
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