HLTH 101 Lecture Notes - Ottawa Charter For Health Promotion, Health Promotion, Global Exchange
16 Oct 2011
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Ignores broad determinants of health (based on system of diagnosing and treating, not other factors like environment) Success in trauma, some antibiotics, antivirals, vaccines, and especially reduction in morbidity (pain, discomfort): population-based approaches. Historically successful? (stopping child labour, accident prevention, seatbelts, motorcycle helmets, improved nutrition, infectious disease surveillance/control) All difficult to carry out; long term changes. In canada, the population health approach has been institutionalized as official policy. This was not accomplished overnight, but developed over the past few decades: 1974: the lalonde report, examining the factors that affected the health of canadians, was released. With this report, the canadian government officially recognized that the nation"s health was determined by factors beyond narrow definitions of health: 1986: the ottawa charter for health promotion was established, identifying the prerequisites for health and. Fall 2010 recognizing the possibility of ensuring these prerequisites at the federal level: 1994: the federal, provincial and territorial advisory.
