HLTA03H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Ottawa Charter For Health Promotion, Occupational Safety And Health, Population Health
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Canada"s history with the social determinants of health. * canada has been a leader in recognizing the importance of the sdoh and the related concept of health promotion. * health promotion encouraging people to maintain/improve their personal health through public information campaigns. * first exploration of some of the sdoh occurred in the 1974 report a new perspective on the. * from this report came the enduring health eld concept lalonde 1981. * health field concept a way to address health that addresses biology, environment, lifestyle and has"s. * lalonde recognized that a focus on health care itself was important, he did not believe it should be the total focus. * advantage: health eld concept was important bc it negate acknowledge factors beyond the individual that could impact health. * disadvantage: hfc does not seem to take into account how the environment, an aspect which individuals cannot control, might impact the risky decisions" that individuals come to make.
