Social Justice Principals - Health Promotion

What is social justice?

• lack of fairness or justice.

• justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.

• a feeling or expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude

The government can be involved in health promotion strategies through...

• Subsidies and legislation

• Legislation and taxation

• Taxation and subsidies

• Legislation, taxation and subsidies

Which of the following is an example of the social justice principle, equity?

• Learning about different cultures to understand different people’s beliefs and

  attitudes

• Encouraging workplaces to create environments that support the health of their workers

• Promoting exercise and healthy eating habits in a nationwide media campaign

• Expanding hospitals in rural areas to improve services available to remote communities

Which of the following best describes the process of health promotion?

• Mediating separate interest groups to promote positive health outcomes

• Enabling individuals to increase control over and improve their health

• Advocating communities to accept health promotion strategies from the Commonwealth Government

• Controlling individuals to ensure they make regular visits to their doctor

The 3 principals of social justice are..

• 1. Equality

  2. Differentiation

  4. Controlling Environments

• 1. Supportive Environments

  2. Modifiable health factors

  3. Hospitals and health clinics

• 1. Equity

  2. Diversity

  3. Supportive Environments

Equity is the same as equality.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not an example of equity?

• Medicare

• Private hospitals

• Public Hospitals

• Health Education in Schools

Diversity in health promotion is

• Providing a wide range of strategies and promotions that recognise differences

• Providing equal opportunity for all to access health

• Providing the more appropriate care to targeted individuals

Which of the following best describes the principle of supportive environments?

• Creating environments have greater control on individuals health

• Making the healthy choice the easy choice

• Allowing healthy people to continue to be healthy

Social Justice principals..

• cancel the need for the Ottawa charter

• help uphold the actions areas of the Ottawa charter

• Go against the Ottawa charter and promote health better