scholarly journals Twenty-five Years After the Ottawa Charter: The Critical Role of Health Promotion for Public Health

2011 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Potvin ◽  
Catherine M. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Ottawa Charter

scholarly journals COVID-19 as an “Infodemic” in Public Health: Critical Role of the Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debanjan Banerjee ◽  
K. S. Meena
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Impact

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has emerged as a significant and global public health crisis. Besides the rising number of cases and fatalities, the outbreak has also affected economies, employment and policies alike. As billions are being isolated at their homes to contain the infection, the uncertainty gives rise to mass hysteria and panic. Amidst this, there has been a hidden epidemic of “information” that makes COVID-19 stand out as a “digital infodemic” from the earlier outbreaks. Repeated and detailed content about the virus, geographical statistics, and multiple sources of information can all lead to chronic stress and confusion at times of crisis. Added to this is the plethora of misinformation, rumor and conspiracy theories circulating every day. With increased digitalization, media penetration has increased with a more significant number of people aiding in the “information pollution.” In this article, we glance at the unique evolution of COVID-19 as an “infodemic” in the hands of social media and the impact it had on its spread and public reaction. We then look at the ways forward in which the role of social media (as well as other digital platforms) can be integrated into social and public health, for a better symbiosis, “digital balance” and pandemic preparedness for the ongoing crisis and the future.

scholarly journals Multi-sectoral health promotion and public health: the role of evidence

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Armstrong ◽  
Jodie Doyle ◽  
Chris Lamb ◽  
Elizabeth Waters
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion

Towards the future of health promotion.

2021 ◽  
pp. 186-231
Author(s):  
Ruth Cross ◽  
Louise Warwick-Booth ◽  
Sally Foster
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Academic Community

Abstract This book chapter aims to: (i) explore the role of the epistemic and academic community of health promoters; (ii) suggest that there are new and emerging public health problems to take into account; (iii) reinforce the need to defend the radical intent of the Ottawa Charter and to develop further anti-oppressive practice; (iv) describe how the health promotion discourse is changing, and moving into new realms of wellbeing; (v) reinforce the importance of hearing lay voices and understanding 'healthworlds'; and (vi) present some ideas for moving forward the value base of health promotion. Fields of endeavour apart from health promotion also struggle with the goals of empowerment, equality, justice, and are also contemplating how to deal with challenges of the 21st century, such as complexity, globalization and social capital. These fields might include education, criminal justice, social work, sport, development, and so provide rich and relevant avenues for further reading.

Language and framing as determinants of the predominance of behavioural health promotion: an Australian view

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 624-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Fry
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Ottawa Charter ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Message Frame ◽  
The Many ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Behavioural Strategies

Abstract The language used in health promotion warrants attention as it shapes how health promotion is understood, constraining or opening up possibilities for action. The 2016 Shanghai Declaration and the 1986 Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion call for comprehensive approaches which include policy and environmental changes. Yet many health promotion programmes in Australia continue to focus on informational and/or behavioural strategies, and there is a contemporary tendency for such programmes to be described as ‘sending messages’. This paper uses frame analysis to discuss the role of language, and specifically language that frames health promotion as sending messages, in contributing to and reinforcing the predominance of informational and/or behavioural strategies. It argues such ‘message’ language helps to set a pattern in which informational and/or behavioural strategies are assumed to be the primary goal and extent of health promotion; rather than one component of a comprehensive, multi-strategic approach. It discusses how frames can be ‘taken for granted’ and ways in which such frames can be challenged and broadened. It argues that the message frame and associated behavioural framings set narrow boundaries for health promotion, contributing to the continuation of health inequities. These frames can also displace the language of the Ottawa Charter, which has capacity to reframe health issues socio-ecologically and include collective strategies. The paper concludes that a first step (of the many needed) towards applying the Charter’s approach and multi-level, multi-strategic framework is to use the innovative vocabulary it offers. The words matter.

The Role of Nursing in Public Health and Health Promotion – Presentation of a Systematic Approach

Pflege ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Brieskorn-Zinke
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Wird Eine ◽  
Role Of Nursing

Die beiden Disziplinen Public Health und Pflege begegnen sich vorwiegend in den Arbeitsfeldern Versorgungsgestaltung und Gesundheitsförderung. Im Zuge neuerer Entwicklungen von Public Health in den deutschsprachigen Ländern sind auch pflegerische Ansätze zur Gesundheitsförderung wieder bedeutungsvoller geworden. Alte und neue Ansätze stehen aber bisher relativ unverbunden nebeneinander. In diesem Artikel wird eine Systematisierung möglicher Arbeitsfelder und entsprechender Interventionsstrategien vorgenommen und zur Diskussion gestellt. Hervorgehoben wird die Gesundheitsförderung in der Pflege differenziert nach einem verhaltensbezogenen Ansatz (Kompetenzförderung auf verschiedenen pflegerischen Ebenen) und einem verhältnisbezogenen Ansatz, in welchem die Förderung sozialer Unterstützung, die gemeindebezogene Gesundheitsförderung sowie Gesundheitsförderung in anderen Settings thematisiert werden.

Undiagnosed prehypertension/hypertension in Canadian adolescents: The critical role of the public health nurse

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 837-845
Author(s):  
Shelley Spurr ◽  
Carol Bullin ◽  
Jill Bally ◽  
Diane Allan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Public Health Nurse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Nurse
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