GROUP 3

OTTAWA CHARTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION

Group members
• Munsaka Siapwaya
• Mukubesa Sianyambe
• Kalubi Mbololo
• Ibrahim Sindazi
• Emmy Ngambi
Introduction
• The first International Conference on Health Promotion, mee
ting in Ottawa held on 21st November 1986, discussed on th
e action to achieve Health for All by the year 2000 and beyo
nd.
• This conference was primarily a response to growing expecta
tions for a new public health movement around the world. Di
scussions focused on the needs in industrialized countries, bu
t took into account similar concerns in all other regions. It bui
lt on the progress made through the Declaration on Primary
Health Care at Alma-Ata, the World Health Organization's Tar
gets for Health for All document, and the recent debate at th
e World Health Assembly on intersectoral action for health.
Impact of the attawa
• It is clear that the Ottawa Charter’ is an opportunity to improve health
worldwide. As such, public health professionals must focus on ensurin
g that:
• Every individual regardless of where they are born or live have equal a
ccess to resources and health. This can be done through improving the
ir daily living conditions: the circumstances where people are born, gro
w, live and age, create social protection or public health policies suppo
rtive of all .
• Addressing the key contributors to inequitable distribution of power,
money and resources, in particular structural factors that might contri
bute to discrimination against certain groups.
• Acknowledging that health for all is a key to development and prosperi
ty for any nation addressing health inequities on health of population.
Strategies
• This can be achieved through training public health
professionals to focus on reduction of social determ
inants of health in addition to increasing public kno
wledge about the social determinants of health
Health promotion

• Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and im
prove their health. Health is seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective
of living. Health promotion is not just the responsibility of the health sector, but go
es beyond healthy lifestyles to wellbeing.
• The fundamental conditions and resources needed for good health are:
• Peace
• Shelter
• Education
• Food
• Income
• A stable ecosystem
• Sustainable resources
• Social justice and equity.
Three basic strategies for health promotio
n

• The Ottawa Charter identifies three basic strategies for health promotion:
• Advocate – good health is a major resource for social, economic and personal develo
pment, and an important dimension of quality of life. Political, economic, social, cultu
ral, environmental, behavioural and biological factors can all favour or harm health. H
ealth promotion aims to make these conditions favourable, through advocacy for heal
th.
• Enable – health promotion focuses on achieving equity in health. Health promotion
action aims to reduce differences in current health status and to ensure the availabilit
y of equal opportunities and resources to enable all people to achieve their full health
potential. This includes a secure foundation in a supportive environment, access to inf
ormation, life skills and opportunities to make healthy choices. People cannot achieve
their fullest health potential unless they are able to control those things that determi
ne their health. This must apply equally to women and men.
• Mediate – the prerequisites and prospects for health cannot be ensured by the healt
h sector alone. Health promotion demands coordinated action by all concerned, inclu
ding governments, health and other social and economic sectors, non-government an
d voluntary organisations, local authorities, industry and the media.
Organisations operating within the princip
les of the charter

• Organisations that operate in accordance with the p

rinciples of the charter include:
• Community health services
• Primary care partnerships
• Some hospitals
• Some local governments
• Some social welfare agencies Some non-governmen
t organisations Some peak organisations.
Things to remember

• The first International Conference on Health Promo

tion was held in Ottawa, Canada in November 1986.
• The aim of the conference was action to achieve He
alth for all by the year 2000 and beyond.
• The Ottawa Conference is one of five International
Health Promotion Conferences, exploring key healt
h promotion strategies or issues.
Conclusion

• While governments have a duty to develop public h

ealth policies, it is the duty of public health professi
onals either as civil servants or private sectors to ad
vocate for fair and just public health policies that no
t only favours parts of communities but all regardle
ss of background. Advocacy must be based on credi
ble and valid evidence-based that promote trust an
d support public
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