Week 4 - Important concepts Flashcards
What is the 5th standard of the CCHNSOP?
Building Capacity
ability of individuals, groups, organizations, communities, workforce and systems to perform effective, efficient and sustainable action to achieve health outcomes
capacity
For programs to be successful, a community must possess some _______ for growth and change, as evidenced by its level of _______ _______, ______ _______ and ________ ________.
capacity
social connectedness
social trust
community identity
process that strengthens the ability of an individual, an organization, a community, or a health system to develop and implement health promotion initiatives and sustain positive health outcomes over time
building capacity
When was the Jakarta declariation signed?
1997 - WHO’s Fourth Interntional conference on health promotion - held in Jakarta
What were the 5 Jakarta declaration priorities?
1 - Promote social responsibility for health
2 - Increase investments for health development
3 - Consolidate and expand partnership for health
4 - Increase community capacity and empower the individual
5 - Secure an infrastructure for HP
private and public sectors promote health by pursuing practices and policies that: aim to avoid harm to health, ensure sustainable usage of resources, equity focused, restrict the use of harmful substances
social responsibility
An essential component of health promotion and disease prevention; process by which capacity and competence are built
empowerment
The Bevel up Documentary was filmed where?
East side of BC
biological and physiological characteristics that define a man and a woman
sex
expressed as masculine or feminine most often. Also refers to socially constructed roles, behaviours and attributes
gender
person who’s gender identity, gender expression or behaviour does not conform to that typically associated with the sex they were assigned to at birth
transgender
how we see ourselves as man, woman, neither, or both
gender identity
What principles does the government of Canada suggest when using a gender based analysis?
Access, inclusion, benefits, equity
everyone has equal access to a program or policy
access
represent diverse groups
inclusion
intended advantages of the program and policies are equally available to men and women
benefits
unique elements, opportunities and challenges that men, women, transgender people face
equity
the root of inequalities between gender
gender bias
What three problems does gender bias originate from?
overgeneralization
Gender and sex insensitivity
Double standards
assuming that what is good for one gender is good for the other
overgeneralization
assessing the same situation differently, simply based on gender
double standards
when men and women are not provided the same opportunity in a society
gender inequity
What three public health interventions are required to ensure older adults remain in good health and are independent.
Health Promotion
Disease Prevention
Early detection
