Approach with the most
Means to encourage support for a particular cause, issue or group
What is advocate
For individuals means that they are aware of the choices they have, they can make decisions without relying on others or expecting others to make decisions for them, and they can act in various situations in daily life to protect themselves and promote their health
What is empowerment?
Action area that refers to personal and social development occuring through the provision of information, education for health and the enhancement of life skills
What is Developing Personal Skills?
Level of government responsible for identifying priority areas for action and coordinating health promotion campaigns to ensure national health priorities are addressed in an effective and efficient way
What is the Commonwealth Government?
Is variety, or difference, between individuals and groups of people
What is diversity?
Means adjusting the direction or focus of a health service to create a fresh approach
What is reorienting health services? (reorientation)
Are organisations that focus on a specific disease or health
What is a non-government organisation?
Involves activities that are aimed at enabling people to increase control over their health, to improve their health and prevent illness
What is health promotion?
This approach aims to reduce or prevent the incidence of risk behaviours that contribute to poor health
What is the lifestyle/behavioural approach?
Is a document that represents a global approach to health promotion by the World Health Organisation
What is the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion?
The allocation of resources according to the needs of individuals and populations, the goal being to achieve equality of outcomes
What is equity?
Are schools where all members of the school community work together to promote and protect the health of students through the curriculum, the creation of a safe and supportive school environment, and the establishment of partnerships with parents, health services and the wider community to support improvements in student health
What are health promoting schools?
Are those approaches that use medical treatments or interventions to promote health
Is a specialised agency of the United Nations that acts as the coordinating authority on international public health issues.
What is the World Health Organisation?
Refers to the use of marketing techniques to improve health and well-being by changing attitudes and behaviour in relation to a particular product or issue
What is social marketing?
Are those where workplace policies, practices and activities are developed and implemented to improve the health and well-being of all workers
What are healthy workplaces? (health promoting workplaces)
Approach to health promotion involves establishing programs, policies and services that create environments that support health
What is the public health approach?
Is a value that favours the reduction or elimination of inequity, the promotion of inclusiveness of diversity and the establishment of environments that are supportive of all people
What is social justice?
The 3 strategies for health promotion outlined by the Ottawa Charter underpinned by the 5 action areas
What is advocacy, enabling and mediation?
The development of strategies that take into account a person's cultural background, beliefs, potential language barriers and perceived prejudices against that culture.
What is cultural sensitivity?