Health Promotion Concept
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Health promotion is the processof enabling people to increase
control over, and to improve, their
health. It is a positive conceptemphasising personal, social,
political and institutional
resources, as well as physicalcapacities.
WHO (1990), Health Promotion Glossary
WHAT IS HEALTH PROMOTION?
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Health promotion is anycombination of health, education,
economic, political, spiritual or
organisational initiative designedto bring about positive attitudinal,
behavioural, social or environmental
changes conducive to improvingthe health of populations.
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Health promotion is directedtowards action on the
determinants or causes of health
Health promotion, therefore,
requires a close co-operation of
sectors beyond health services,
reflecting the diversity of
conditions which influence health.
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Government at both local andnational levels has a unique
responsibility to act appropriately
and in a timely way to ensure thatthe total environment, which is
beyond the control of individuals
and groups, is conducive to
health.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHO
are as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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Health promotion is directedtowards action on the determinants
or cause of health. This requires a
close co-operation between sectorsbeyond health care reflecting the
diversity of conditions which
influence health.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHO
are as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHO
are as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHOare as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHOare as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHOare as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHOare as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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Health promotion combines diverse,but complementary methods or
approaches including communication,
education, legislation, fiscal measures,organisational change, community change,
community development and spontaneous
local activities against health hazards.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHOare as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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Health promotion aims particularlyat effective and concrete public
participation. This requires the further
development of problem-defining anddecision-making life skills, both
individually and collectively, and the
promotion of effective participationmechanisms.
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The five key principles of health
promotion as determined by WHOare as follows:
Health promotion involves thepopulation as a whole in the
context of their everyday
life, rather than focusing onpeople at risk from specific
diseases.
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Health promotion is primarily asocietal and political venture and
not medical service, although health
professionals have an important rolein advocating and enabling health
promotion.
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Building a
healthy publicpolicy
Creating
supportiveenvironments
Developing
personal skills
Strengthening
community
action
Reorientating
health services
IMPORTANT AREAS FOR CONSIDERATION
IN HEALTH PROMOTION
(Ottawa Charter, 1986)