The Ottawa Charter – Fact Sheet What is the Ottawa Charter? Why Was It Created? The Ottawa Charter was developed in 1986 by the World Health organisation with the aim of working towards attaining a level for all citizens that would enable tem to lead socially and economically productive lives by the year 2000. There are five action areas of the Ottawa Charter: Developing Personal Skills Health promotion is developed through the provision of knowledge that leads to the enhancement of life
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HEALTH PROMOTION. NAME: CHINAZOR NWOKOCHA STD. ID: 3330731 WORD COUNT: 4077 The Ottawa Charter which was being approved by some researchers‚ makers of policies and practitioners came together in Canada to make a way for the countries in the WHO EURO region to pursue the Declaration of Alma Ata’s vision of “Health for All by the Year 2000” (WHO‚ 2011). 3 papers were cited as reminder for the Charter: the Lalonde report (1974)‚ the Alma Ata Declaration and the optimistic meaning of health in preambles
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MPH Programme 2012/2013 session DISCUSS BRIEFLY THE OBJECTIVES & PROPOSALS OF THE OTTAWA CHARTER. INTRODUCTION This CHARTER for action was developed and adopted by an international conference‚ jointly organized by the World Health Organization‚ Health and Welfare Canada and the Canadian Public Health Association. Two hundred and twelve participants from 38 countries met from November 17 to 21‚ 1986‚ in Ottawa‚ Canada to exchange experiences and share knowledge of health promotion. This conference
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PDHPE SKIN CANCER Cancer is the second largest cause of death in Australia and accounts for approximately 27% of all deaths. Risk factors generally include exposure to sun‚ poor diet and smoking. Many types of cancer such as skin cancer‚ lung cancer and breast cancer are easily preventable by early detection and awareness; however‚ some cancers cannot be prevented. The National Skin Cancer Awareness Program represents the new public health approach. This is because it has been created to prevent
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The Ottawa charter was the first international conference on health promotion and its aim was to” achieve health for all by the year 2000 and beyond” the Ottawa charter planned on doing this by incorporating 5 key action areas‚ build a healthy public policy‚ reorient health services‚ create supportive environments‚ develop personal skills
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PDHPE: Components of fitness Assessment Task Sport Chosen: Basket Ball 3. Evaluate the validity and reliability of the 2 tests that you have defined. (Word limit: 500 words) (6 marks) A valid fitness test is a test that measures exactly what it is supposed to measure reliable fitness test when you examine if you can rely on to measure something consistently. An example of both of these fitness tests is if a set of scales that measure your weight is
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There are a range of health promotion initiatives that follow the Ottawa Charter action areas in the area of sexual health. The Ottawa Charter is document which was produced by the World Health Organization in 1986 to give direction to health promotion through clear definitions‚ action plans and positive involvement. The Ottawa Charter is made up of action areas‚ which are regarded as essential to any effective health promotion worldwide. Sexual health is basically a state of physical‚ mental and
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Outline the benefits of health promotion based on the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter. The five action areas of the Ottawa Charter include developing personal skills‚ creating supportive environments‚ strengthening community action‚ reorienting health services and building healthy public policy. The benefits of health promotion include developing personal skills is considered through education specifically PDHPE classes. Creating supportive environments – gyms and parks‚ light up at night
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Ottawa is a beautiful city located in Canada‚ with roughly 1.2 million makes up the population making it the fourth largest urban area in Canada. There are two predominant languages in Ottawa‚ which are English and French. Ottawa officially adapted two languages‚ French and English‚ in 1999. Geographic wise‚ Ottawa Rivers forms entire northern boundary. Ottawa Canada is a big tourist site. If someone ever decided to vacation there‚ they will never be inattentive. Ottawa tourist sites consist
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CORE 1 BETTER HEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS SUMMARY NOTES • What does health mean to individuals? Meanings of Health Health means different things to different people e.g. to an elderly person health might mean mobility; for a person with a mental illness health might mean having social contact with peers; for a young person health might equate more to physical activity or body image. Definitions of health In 1946‚ the World Health Organization defined health as "A state
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