WorksheetsHealth Promotion and the Ottawa Charter
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is health promotion according to the WHO?
the process of people controlling their health when they perceive their health is failing
the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health
the process of enabling government to increase control over people's health and thereby improve public health
the process of enabling organisations to increase control over public health and thereby influencing the determinants of health
What are the 5 action areas of the Ottawa Charter?
Developing Personal Skills, Building Healthy Public Policy, Reorienting Health Services, Strengthening Community Action, Creating Supportive Environments
Developing Policy Skills, Building Personal Knowledge, Reordering Health Services, Solidifying Community Action, Creating Flexible Environments
Deciding on Personal Skills, Bolstering Healthy Policy, Reorienting Heart Services, Strengthening Collective Action, Collaborating on Supportive Environments
Developing Personal Skills, Building Healthy Public Policy, Reorienting Health Services, Strengthening Environments, Community Awareness
Developing Personal Skills involves
empowerment of communities to make positive health choices and to manage their genetics and lifestyle
empowerment of governments to make positive public health decisions and to manage the behaviours and lifestyle of the population
empowerment of individuals to make negative health choices and to ignore their behaviours and lifestyle
empowerment of individuals to make positive health choices and to manage their behaviours and lifestyle
Reorienting Health Services involves
shifting the focus of care from preventative to curative and
which refocuses on the physical health of the individual
shifting the focus of care from preventative to curative and
away from a health service which focuses on the holistic health of the individual
shifting the focus of care from curative to preventative and
toward a health service which refocuses on the holistic health of the individual
shifting the focus of care from curative to preventative and
which focuses on the holistic health of the community
Strengthening Community Action involves
the empowerment of individuals and giving them ownership and control of their own health along guidelines specified by the WHO
the empowerment of communities and giving them ownership and control of their own health and health promotion
the empowerment of governments and giving them ownership and control of public health and health promotion
the empowerment of communities and controlling their health and health promotion so that they do not negatively impact the overall health of the community
Building Healthy Public Policy involves
taxation of community groups to ensure positive health.
Each level of government to discuss with individuals what might improve health outcomes
legislation of good health by way of mandates which government enforces to determine health outcomes
taxation and individual change that promotes health.
Each person in the community to promote opinions that improve health outcomes
legislation, fiscal measures, taxation and organisational change that promotes health.
Each level of government to promote laws that improve health outcomes
Creating Supportive Environments involves
people taking care of each other, their communities and their environments, so that healthy choices can be supported in all environments
governments taking care of citizens, their communities and health centres, so that choices can be monitored in all workplaces
communities taking care of their hospitals, so that nurses and doctors can be supported in all promoting health
people taking care of each other, so that wellbeing and mental health can be supported, lessening the cost to the government
In what year was the Ottawa Charter developed?
1956
1986
1998
2010
(In Australia) An example of Health Promotion in action is
Toward Zero Road Safety campaign
McDonalds advertising healthier meals at their restaurants
Schools ensuring that primary school children sit down while they eat recess
A pharmacist asking a patient if they would like a generic or brand name drug for their prescription
A local council has decided to install outdoor exercise equipment in a council-managed park to make physical activity more accessible. It has also employed a personal trainer for set times each day to provide advice and instruction to individuals using the equipment.
Which TWO action areas of the Ottawa Charter does this strategy best demonstrate?
Strengthening community action and Developing personal skills
Creating supportive environments and Developing personal skills
Strengthening community action and Building healthy public policy
Creating supportive environments and Building healthy public policy
