The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion is the name of an international treaty signed at the First International Conference on Health Promotion, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and held in Ottawa, Canada, in November 1986. It launched a series of actions between international organizations, national governments and local communities to achieve "Health For All" goals in 2000 and beyond through better health promotion.
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Context
The thirtieth WHO World Health Assembly, convened in 1977, highlights the importance of promoting health so that all international citizens have "economically productive" health levels by the year 2000. Furthermore, the localized European task force develops strategies for health promotion. in the WHO European Region.
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Action area of ​​the Ottawa Charter
Five areas of action for health promotion are identified in the charter:
- Building a healthy public policy
- Create a supportive environment
- Strengthen community actions
- Develop personal skills
- Orienting health care services on disease prevention and health promotion
The basic strategies for health promotion are prioritized as:
- Advocates: Health is a resource for social and developmental means, so the dimensions that affect these factors must be changed to promote health.
- Active: Health equity must be achieved where individuals should be empowered to control the determinants affecting their health so they can attain the highest attainable quality of life.
- Mediate: Health promotion can not be achieved by the health sector alone; but its success will depend on the collaboration of all government sectors (social, economic, etc.) as well as independent organizations (media, industry, etc.).
Developments after Ottawa
International:
- WHO: Jakarta Declaration in 1997
- WHO: Health for all targets in 1997
- WHO: Health 21 year 1999
- WHO: Bangkok Charter in 2005
- WHO: The 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion 2009
- WHO: 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion 2013
Inside country:
- English
- Our Healthy Nation
- National Package
See also
- Health promotion
- Health for all
- Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, United Kingdom
- Promotion and Sports Ministry of Health (Ontario), Canada
- Health policy
- Department of health
- Healthy city
- Alliance for Healthy City
- World Health Organization
References
Further reading
- Ewles L, Simnett I (2005). Promote Health - a handy guide. Balliere Tindall: Edinburgh.
- WHO (1999). Health 21 - Health for everyone in the 21st century. WHO Europe: Copenhagen.
- WHO (1999). Reduce health inequalities - proposals for promotions and health measures. WHO Europe: Copenhagen.
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