Health Sciences 3290A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Health Promotion, Environmental Health, Toronto Star
23 Oct 2016
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Health (including environmental health) is often determined by social, economic and political forces beyond the scope of health promotion practice. In order to make meaningful progress on addressing health issues in a community, health promoters often have to go beyond the services they can provide. Advocacy may be needed for policy changes or other measures addressing the underlying conditions in a community contributing to poor health outcomes: examples: poverty, homelessness, unemployment, poor air quality or inadequate public transportation. Advocacy is an effort to shape public perception or to effect change that may or may not require legislation. It represents the strategies developed, actions taken and solutions proposed to in uence decision-making. Can lead to positive change for people and their environment. Advocacy, the process of gaining commitment for a particular health goal or program, is a critical health promotion strategy.
