Health promotion
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Health | A state of complete physical, social and mental well-being and not merely the absence of disease |
| Health Promotion | The process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health |
| Health for all | The attainment by all the people to the world of a level of health that will permit them a lead socially and economically productive life |
| Public health | The science and art of promoting health, preventing disease and prolonging life through organized efforts of society |
| Primary health care | Is the essential health care made accessible at a cost a country and community can afford, with methods that are practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable. |
| Community | A specific group of people, often living in a defines geographical area, who share a common culture, values and norms, are arranges in a social structure according to relationships which the community has developed over a period of time. |
| Empowerment for health | A process through which people gain greater control over decisions and actions affecting their health |
| Determinants of health | The range of personal social, economic and environmental factors which determine the health status of individuals or populations |
| Enabling | Taking action in partnership with individuals or groups to empower them, through the mobilization of human and material resources, to promote and protect their health |
| Epidemiology | The study of the distribution and determinants of health-states or events in the specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems |
| Equity in health | Means fairness. People's needs guide the distribution of opportunities for well-being |
| Health development | The process of continuous, progressive improvement of the health status of individuals and groups in a population |
| Health policy | A formal statement or procedure within institutions which defines priorities and the parameters for action in response to health needs, available resources and other political pressures. |
| Health sector | Consists of organized public and private health services, the policies and activities of health department and ministries, health related non-government organizations and community groups, and professional associations. |
| Health status | A description and/or measurement of the health of an individual or population at a particular point in time against identifiable standards, usually by reference to health indicators. |
| 1900's | -Health officials knew best -Washing hands -clean air/water -Early western public health -Cleaning slums -Hygiene -Disease prevention |
| 1950's & 1960's | -Health officials still knew best -Effects of health eating and exercise -Dominant cultures, white, upper class, educated, well resourced -Programs assumed everyone had equal access to health -Immunisation |
| 1970's | -Health lifestyles -Reducing illness and managing rising health care costs -Disease prevention, cancer, heart disease -Health and safety -Pamphlets and posters -Health education, community development |
| Lalonde Report 1974 | -Focus on health equities -Look beyond the health care system if wish to improve health of public |
| Alma Ata 1978 | -Health for all by 2000's -Urgent actions by all governments and health developments to work to promote health -Health as a human right -Inequities between developed and developed countries -Community self determination |
| 1980's | -Healthy lifestyle continues -Programs more informed and sophisticated -Work place health promotion -Injury prevention -Treaty enter health promo -Healthy eating, exercise, smoking |
| Building healthy public policy - Ottawa Charter | -People aware of health consequences of their decisions -People responsible for their own health -Making healthy lifestyles easier |
| Create supportive environments - Ottawa Charter | -Encourage reciprocal maintenance, take care of each others, our communities and environment -Changing patterns of life, work and leisure can have significant impact of health |
| Develop personal skills - Ottawa Charter | -Providing information, education for health -Enhancing life skills -Enabling people to have more control over their health -Learn through life experiences |
| Reorient health services - Ottawa Charter | -Responsibility of health promo is shared with individuals, community groups, health services, institute and governments must all work together towards health care system |
| Adelaide Statement of public health 1988 | -Health as a human right -Inequities -Communicate with those people most effected -recognize impact of public policy |
| 1990's | -Treaty based practice -Smoke free legislation -Social responsibility, each responsible for their own health -Earth sustainability -Promotion where the people are - work, cities, hospitals -Human right amendments legislation -HIV/Aids epidemic |
| Sundsual conference on supportive environment | -Solutions lie outside traditional health sector -People are integral part of earths eco system |
| Jakarta Declaration 1997 | -Promote social responsibility for health -Increase investment for health development -Expand partnership for health promo -Strengthen and increase community capacity -Poverty major threat -Global alliance -First time in developing nation and social responsibility for health |
| 2000's | -Healthy housing -Obesity, smoking, lifestyle disease -Child poverty action groups - unicef -Work with local government |
| Bangkok charter 2005 | -Core responsibility for all government -Key focus on communities and civil society -Build on Ottawa |
| International HP conference 2013 | -Global health well-being, equity with countries -Improving health and well-being through education, community development and healthy public health |
| Treaty | -An agreement between Crown and Maori -First major document, set up frame work for NZ health -Gave Maori and equality to Europeans -Voluntary agreement |
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