As early as the mid-19th century saw a social hygiene period with sewage in the streets and people living in very tight crammed areas bacteria began to grow rapidly and many people became ill and died, the 1848 public health act was then proposed and in this act offered health advice on germs and contagions. In 1862 the ladies sanitary reform association was formed and this saw a …show more content…
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 and strengthen community action which is done by the health education strategy these 5 action areas were centered around 3 health promotion strategies, enable mediate and advocate (Lloyd, 2010). The Ottawa charter enabled the public to take control of their life’s and wellbeing (WHO,