Redefining health promotion to reach the unreached: opportunities for transformative change in South and South-East Asia

2021 ◽  
pp. 175797592110575
Author(s):  
Alok Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Nancepreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Development Outcomes

The pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of our civilization and reinforced the importance of living in harmony with nature, not rampaging it in a conquering mode. South and South-East Asia have a vital role to play in achieving the global goal of ‘Health for All’ as the regions have a significantly large share of global income and multidimensional poor compared to other regions. Clearly, the progress in health and development outcomes of these regions cannot be achieved without addressing social determinants of health and ensuring active public participation. These regions must collectively address the social determinants of health following a realistic health promotion model. It is indeed a favourable time to look beyond the so-called predominantly reductionist biomedical model of health care to a more holistic model of health, that places humans and the environment at the centre, and emphasizes the importance of promoting health and wellbeing.

The foundations of health promotion.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-40
Author(s):  
Ruth Cross ◽  
Simon Rowlands ◽  
Sally Foster
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Threshold Concepts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Concepts Of Health ◽  
History Of

Abstract This book chapter seeks to: (i) explore concepts of 'health' held by lay people and health promoters; (ii) introduce recent work on the social determinants of health; (iii) introduce certain threshold concepts including salutogenesis, social models of health and upstream thinking; (iv) establish the value base of health promotion; (v) introduce the disciplinary foundations of health promotion; (vi) outline in more detail 'empowerment' as a key value in health promotion; and (vii) describe the key WHO conferences, which provide the milestones in the development of health promotion. This chapter has provided a foundation upon which to base further study; it has presented the key values and principles of health promotion; emphasized the need to tackle the social determinants of health; presented a history of health promotion's development through the WHO-led conferences; introduced some threshold concepts; introduced the disciplines that contribute to health promotion; outlined professional and lay concepts of health; and suggested that empowerment approaches are the essence of health promotion.

Health promotion

2020 ◽  
pp. 152-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyne de Leeuw
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Health Inequity ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Inequalities In Health ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
The Social

The ‘Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion’ (1986) remains a benchmark for the global health promotion community, but the context for health promotion has changed with increasing recognition of the significance of inequalities in health. Health promotion is a key strategy to deal with the social determinants of health that create these inequities. Attention has shifted from the mere recognition that all public policies may impact on health to active strategies and actions to move health concerns into all policies. Clinicians are key actors in shaping social and cultural priorities and beliefs: they should be committed to the reduction of health inequity, with health promotion as a core commitment and responsibility.

scholarly journals Canadian Senate Report on Obesity: Focusing on Individual Behaviours versus Social Determinants of Health May Promote Weight Stigma

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela S. Alberga ◽  
Lindsay McLaren ◽  
Shelly Russell-Mayhew ◽  
Kristin M. von Ranson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Health Issue ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
The Individual

Very little attention has been given to unintended consequences of government reporting on obesity. This paper argues that the 2016 Senate report, “Obesity in Canada: A Whole-Of-Society Approach,” exemplifies the systemic public health issue of weight stigma. The purpose of this viewpoint is to critique the approach taken in the Report, by illustrating that it (1) takes a weight-centric approach to health, (2) does not acknowledge important limitations of the definition and measurement of obesity, (3) reifies obesity as a categorical phenomenon that must be prevented, and (4) uses aggressive framing and disrespectful terminology. The Report perpetuates a focus on the individual, thereby failing to recognize the role that governments can play in reducing weight stigma and addressing social determinants of health. If steps are taken to avoid propagating weight stigma, future reports could more constructively address health promotion, equity, and social determinants of health in their policies.

Epidemiological Transition and Population Health: Understanding Social Determinants of Health in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-246
Author(s):  
Soma Hewa ◽  
Bo Liu
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Social Epidemiology ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Effective Population ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity

This article has twin objectives: First, the article briefly examines major theoretical interpretations of disease causations in Western medicine, their limitations in understanding social epidemiology, and the gradual development of the population health approach to health promotion and disease prevention in the context of chronic diseases in Western industrialized societies. Second, the article examines the current epidemiological trends in China and the relevance of population health perspectives and strategies to promote health. While analyzing some recent findings on social determinants of health in China, the article argues that effective population health strategies for health promotion must be based on a social epidemiology that provides information necessary to promote health. Although infectious diseases still make a significant contribution to China’s mortality and morbidity figures, the incidence of chronic diseases such as malignancies, heart disease, respiratory disease, and cerebrovascular disease is steadily increasing. Finally, in view of the current epidemiological trend, and the need to tackle the multiple health challenges, this discursive analysis proposes a number of key research areas within the broader context of social epidemiology that may facilitate future health policies in China.

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