Ottowa Charter Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is the Ottawa Charter?
The WHO’s Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion is a significant global policy developed in 1986.
What prompted the development of the Ottawa Charter?
The first International Conference on Health Promotion held in Ottawa, Canada in 1986.
What prerequisites for good health does the Ottawa Charter identify?
- Peace
- Stable ecosystem
- Social justice and equity
- Resources such as education and income
What does the Ottawa Charter say about intersectoral collaboration?
It emphasizes the necessity for different sectors to coordinate to effectively promote health.
How many key principles of health promotion does the Ottawa Charter identify?
Five key principles.
What is the first action area of the Ottawa Charter?
Developing personal skills.
What is the focus of developing personal skills?
Maintenance of positive health behaviors and altering negative health behaviors.
What is the second action area of the Ottawa Charter?
Creating supportive environments.
What does creating supportive environments involve?
Everyone taking care of each other, their communities, and the natural environment.
What is the third action area of the Ottawa Charter?
Strengthening community action.
What does strengthening community action empower communities to do?
Own and control their own health problems.
What is the fourth action area of the Ottawa Charter?
Reorienting health services.
What does reorienting health services expand beyond?
Traditional focus on curative services.
What is the fifth action area of the Ottawa Charter?
Building healthy public policy.
What does building healthy public policy require?
Health to be important to governments at all levels.
What has the Ottawa Charter’s approach to health promotion targeted in Australia?
Priority health issues and negative health behaviors.
Fill in the blank: The Ottawa Charter has been crucial in improving _______ in Australia.
road safety
What has driven numerous campaigns aimed at road safety in Australia?
Health promotion based on the action areas of the Ottawa Charter.
True or False: The Ottawa Charter promotes a single-sector approach to health.
False
What two major campaigns in Australia have benefited from the coordinated approach of the Ottawa Charter?
- Road safety campaigns
- Anti-smoking campaigns
