Chapter 5 ( ottawa strategties Flashcards
Ottawa charter
• The Ottawa charter for health promotion is an approach to health development by WHO which attempts to reduce inequities in health.
Advocate
Showing active support and initiative for health promotion, lobbying governments ,health sector groups to improve access to health care and have better health care services.
Enable
ensuring equal resources (education, employment) and opportunities are available to all people to allow them to achieve equal health .
Mediate
Helping different groups resolve conflict and produce outcomes that promote health .
Health promotion according to ottawa charter
enabling people to take control over and improve their health
Public health
The ways in which governments monitor, regulate and promote health and wellbeing and prevent illness