Core 1-Ottawa Charter
WHO- World health organisation introduced the Ottawa charter in what year?
1986
What is Health promotion?
Activities that are aimed at enabling people to increase control over their health, to improve their health and prevent illness.
What is a synovial joint?
A freely moveable joint- characterised by ligaments, tendons, synovial cavity, synovial joint
Name the acronym for remembering the 5 action areas.
Dead
Cats
Smell
Really
Bad
Who is responsible for Health Promotion?
Explain the agonist/antagonist relationship in the up phase of a push up
agonist tricep antagonist bicep isometric abs
Identify the 5 action areas and describe 3 of them.
Developing personal skills- Educate, provide health information, improve decision making abilities to allow individuals to take control of their own health.
Create supportive environments- where people live,work and play. Allows for positive health choices.
Strenghtening community action- Empowering communities to implement action addressing specific health needs
Reorienting Health Services- Shifting from a curative health treatments to preventative approaches.
Building Healthy Public policy- Laws, regulations and policies implemented by governments and organisations for improved health.
Describe the various health promotion roles and responsibilities adopted by individuals?
Empower. Positive role model for others, individuals health professionals -eg- dieticians, counsellors, social workers, nurses, GP's,dentists,PE teachers etc. Role models- TV hosts- biggest losers, sports stars- in a position of influence.
Describe a test for each of the skill related components of fitness
Varied responses
Describe the historical significance of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.
Signalled the change from 'health education' (where educators 'teach' the public how to live healthier) to 'health promotion', a much more holistic approach that considers the broader social determinants that effect our health and wellbeing.
Describe the various health promotion roles and responsibilities adopted by NGO's?
E.g. Heart Foundation, the Cancer Council, Asthma Foundation Australia. Their roles involve conducting activities designed to raise public awareness, research and providing support services and counselling to people affected by the disease. E.g. Pink Ribbon Day.
Describe why acceleration is important in sporting performance?
Eg fast run up more force applied to ground greater jump in long jump.
Golf- the faster the athlete can accelerate the club head in angular momentum, the greater the force applied to the golf ball meaning it will travel further.
Explain how health promotion based on the action areas of the Ottawa Charter have contributed to positive health outcomes. For example:
Answers will vary.
Road Safety may be
D- Education in PDHPE classes, 120Hrs licencing
C- Pedestrian Crossing, traffic lights
S- Stop Revive Survive stations
R- Police talks in schools- road Safety
B- 40KPH school zones
Describe the various health promotion roles and responsibilities adopted by community groups/schools.
Community groups/schools play very important roles in health promotion and are responsible for health promotion within their community. Of the community groups, schools possibly play the largest role in health promotion
Breakfast Club program
Practical PE/Sport
Healthy Canteen
Sun Safety policy
In order to absorb large forces safely, our body seeks to absorb the force by:
Forces exerted on the body are absorbed through the joints, which bend or flex in response to the impact. Eg in activities such as rebounding in basketball- If we did not bend the knees and allow a slow, controlled dissipation of the forces by the muscles, the risk of injury to the joint would be increased.