HLTH 323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Health Promotion, World Health Organization, Health Education
30 Apr 2013
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Canada has been leading for the development of health promotion. World health organization international conference: held in ottawa, 2 major documents were released. Achieving health for all epp report. 2007 renewal of health promotion in canada: vancouver international union for health promotion. 1974 the health education era: government wanted to protect and modify the health of. Canadians: no information provided to one on one or local level. 1970"s: health information was targeted toward doctor patient relationship, general public was also target of campaigns to properly use health service, new at risk behaviours started becoming the target of health education. Smoking, sedentary lifestyle, obesity: difference between 1970 and 1950. Recruitment of other scholars besides health personnel. 1974 1994: health education to health promotion. Health education did not have desired effects. Individuals were not adopting the behaviours expected of them: lalonde report. First document by the government that advocated for investing in resources beyond health services: primary health care.
