{"id":184,"date":"2021-08-26T11:35:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/assessmentnursingmain\/chapter\/health-promotion\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:24:13","slug":"health-promotion","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/assessmentnursingmain\/chapter\/health-promotion\/","title":{"raw":"Health Promotion","rendered":"Health Promotion"},"content":{"raw":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Health promotion is an integral element of health assessment and part of the nurse\u2019s role. Public Health Ontario (2021) describes <strong>health promotion<\/strong> as a \u201cprocess of implementing a range of social and environmental interventions that <strong>enable people<\/strong> and <strong>communities<\/strong> to <strong>increase control<\/strong> over and to improve their health.\u201d An important part of this statement are the words \u201cenable\u201d and \u201ccontrol\u201d because health promotion is focused on promoting the agency of the client. Health promotion is an important component of preventing disease and achieving health equity. To achieve health equity, nurses should integrate health promotion into all aspects of patient and community care and be prepared to advocate on behalf of them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Health<\/strong> is a <strong>resource for everyday living<\/strong>, meaning that health is needed for social, economic, and personal prosperity and growth (Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1986). As a nurse, you should create a space where individuals and communities feel empowered with the capacity to act on what is important to them to enhance their health.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">As part of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, the Government of Canada (1986) specified that health promotion includes attention to the following elements:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Peace and stable ecosystem along with social justice and equity.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Education, food, income, and healthy living.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sustainable resources.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Healthier choices and avoidance of harmful products.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The following sections describe the three broad approaches to health promotion:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Behavioural.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Relational.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Structural.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000\">Discussion questions<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">What is the role of health promotion to achieve health equity in clients and communities?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">How do social and lifestyle factors affect health?<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">What are the key determinants of health?<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Continue to reflect on these questions as you progress through this chapter.<\/span>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Government of Canada (1986).\u00a0<em>Ottawa charter for health promotion: An international conference on health promotion<\/em>.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/health-promotion\/population-health\/ottawa-charter-health-promotion-international-conference-on-health-promotion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/health-promotion\/population-health\/ottawa-charter-health-promotion-international-conference-on-health-promotion.html<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Public Health Ontario (2021).\u00a0<em>Health promotion<\/em>.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/en\/health-topics\/health-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/en\/health-topics\/health-promotion<\/a><\/p>","rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Health promotion is an integral element of health assessment and part of the nurse\u2019s role. Public Health Ontario (2021) describes <strong>health promotion<\/strong> as a \u201cprocess of implementing a range of social and environmental interventions that <strong>enable people<\/strong> and <strong>communities<\/strong> to <strong>increase control<\/strong> over and to improve their health.\u201d An important part of this statement are the words \u201cenable\u201d and \u201ccontrol\u201d because health promotion is focused on promoting the agency of the client. Health promotion is an important component of preventing disease and achieving health equity. To achieve health equity, nurses should integrate health promotion into all aspects of patient and community care and be prepared to advocate on behalf of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Health<\/strong> is a <strong>resource for everyday living<\/strong>, meaning that health is needed for social, economic, and personal prosperity and growth (Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, 1986). As a nurse, you should create a space where individuals and communities feel empowered with the capacity to act on what is important to them to enhance their health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">As part of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, the Government of Canada (1986) specified that health promotion includes attention to the following elements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Peace and stable ecosystem along with social justice and equity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Education, food, income, and healthy living.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Sustainable resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Healthier choices and avoidance of harmful products.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The following sections describe the three broad approaches to health promotion:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Behavioural.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Relational.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Structural.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000\">Discussion questions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">What is the role of health promotion to achieve health equity in clients and communities?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">How do social and lifestyle factors affect health?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">What are the key determinants of health?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Continue to reflect on these questions as you progress through this chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Government of Canada (1986).\u00a0<em>Ottawa charter for health promotion: An international conference on health promotion<\/em>.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/health-promotion\/population-health\/ottawa-charter-health-promotion-international-conference-on-health-promotion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/health-promotion\/population-health\/ottawa-charter-health-promotion-international-conference-on-health-promotion.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Public Health Ontario (2021).\u00a0<em>Health promotion<\/em>.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/en\/health-topics\/health-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" 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