3.1.3 - prerequisites for health

Question 1

Ottawa charter

Answer 1

Identifies specific prerequisites or basic conditions + resources that must be available if any gains in H+WB are to occcur.

Question 2

The prerequisites

Answer 2

• Peace
• Shelter
• Education
• Income
• Food
• A stable ecosystem
• Sustainable resources
• Social justice
• Equity

Question 3

Peace

Answer 3

Absence of conflict.

Question 4

Shelter

Answer 4

A structure that provides protection from the outside environment (is included as a basic human right).

Question 5

Education

Answer 5

Learning - increases health literacy, etc.

Question 6

Food/food security

Answer 6

The state in which all persons obtain nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate, safe food regularly, through non-emergency sources.

Question 7

Income

Answer 7

Earning + having access to money.

Question 8

Stable ecosystem

Answer 8

Occurs when balance is achieved between the environment + the species that live in it.
- Using plants + animals for food + employment, natural environment used for recreational activities.

Question 9

Sustainable resources

Answer 9

Relates to ensuring that the resources used to promote H+WB in the present, are available for future generations to that they too can experience a good quality of life.

Question 10

Social justice

Answer 10

Refers to equal rights for all, regardless of personal traits such as sex, class, income, ethnicity, etc.

Question 11

Equity

Answer 11

Meaning that disadvantaged groups are targeted in order to improve their quality of life + achieve minimum standards of living.