Actions Needed to Address Australia's Health Priorities

What are the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter that are used in health promotion to address Australia's health priorities?

• The five action areas of the Ottawa Charter are: building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills, and reorienting health services.

• The five action areas of the Ottawa Charter are: providing free healthcare, increasing medical research, building more hospitals, training more doctors, and subsidizing medication.

• The five action areas of the Ottawa Charter are: promoting physical activity, banning smoking, reducing sugar intake, increasing vaccination rates, and improving mental health services.

• The five action areas of the Ottawa Charter are: enforcing health regulations, increasing health taxes, privatizing health services, expanding insurance coverage, and monitoring health outcomes.

Which of the following is a main role of the federal government in health promotion?

• Conducting local health workshops

• Developing public policies/legislature that address national health priorities

• Providing individual health check-ups

• Organizing community sports events

Health promotion is most effective if only the government takes responsibility for improving health outcomes.

• True

• False

List two ways the federal government collaborates to improve health promotion in Australia.

• 1. Collaborating with international organisations such as WHO and the UN, as well as with states and territories. 2. Creating a national environment committed to improving health.

• 1. Focusing only on local councils and ignoring international input. 2. Reducing funding for health programs.

• 1. Limiting cooperation to private companies only. 2. Avoiding partnerships with states and territories.

• 1. Promoting unhealthy food advertising. 2. Discouraging physical activity in schools.

What is the importance of financial planning in health promotion at the government level?

• Financial planning maximises resources and expenditure across all levels of government and allocates funds to health research and promotion.

• Financial planning reduces the need for any government intervention in health.

• Financial planning only focuses on building new hospitals.

• Financial planning is not necessary for health promotion at the government level.

Which of the following is a responsibility of the State/territory level in health promotion?

• Abide by policies

• Build healthy public policy by prioritising health issues, creating and enforcing laws, raising funds through taxes

• Focus on creating supportive environments within their community

• Seek health info

At the Local level, which of the following is a key focus in health promotion?

• Make healthy lifestyle decisions

• Creating public reaction centres, outdoor gyms, cycleways, sporting fields

• Take responsibility to promote their own health

• Enforcing laws and raising funds through taxes

Fill in the blank: Individuals can promote health by ________ and becoming health role models for their children.

• partaking in community activities

• avoiding all physical activity

• ignoring healthy habits

• discouraging healthy eating

Which of the following is NOT listed as a benefit of intersectoral collaboration in health promotion?

• Pooling of resources enables a greater impact

• Can target the determinants of health to a greater extent

• Ensures health promotion is not evidence based

• Government and NGOs must work with the community to identify priorities

At the individual level, making healthy lifestyle decisions is a responsibility in health promotion.

• True

• False