Ottawa charter Action Areas

A health promotion initiative educates doctors to refer mental health patients to a social support group. Which area of the Ottawa Charter does this represent?

• Developing personal skills

• Reorienting health services

• Strengthening community action

• Creating supportive environments

Immunisation information is provided in a range of languages. Which of the following best relates to the principle of social justice that is being applied in this case?

• Reducing equity

• Recognising diversity

• Reorienting health services

• Establishing supportive environments

Members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are trained to deliver Quit Smoking programs.

Which action area of the Ottawa Charter is most likely being addressed?

• Developing personal skills

• Reorienting health services

• Building healthy public policy

• Strengthening community action

In which action area of the Ottawa Charter does the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) belong?

• Developing personal skills

• Reorienting health services

• Building healthy public policy

• Strengthening community action

Which combination of factors has contributed most to a decreasing smoking rate in Australia?

• Taxation and increased prevalence of lung cancer

• Targeted legislation and health promotion campaigns

• Education programs and participation in organised sport

• Public perceptions of smoking and decreased access to tobacco products

Which of the following is an example of reorienting health services as specified in the Ottawa Charter?

• Redirecting services from cure to prevention

• Redirecting services from private to public health care

• Allowing health service professionals to focus on curing ill health

• Supporting individuals to identify personal networks and services

For a health promotion strategy to be classified as strengthening community action, it must:

• Focus on a targeted health promotion for those most at risk

• Focus policy direction and public discussion on the health promotion strategy

• Facilitate participation from all government departments for the health promotion strategy

• Facilitate the funds and infrastructure for the health promotion strategy to be carried through successfully

A driver education course is an example of which area of the Ottawa Charter?

• Developing personal skills

• Building healthy public policy

• Strengthening community action

• Creating supportive environments

Who has primary responsibility for providing health care services such as public hospitals and mental health facilities?

• State governments

• Local governments

• Federal government

• Non-government organisations

A doctor prescribes nicotine patches as a strategy to help patients stop smoking. Which action area of the Ottawa Charter is the doctor implementing?

• Building public policy

• Developing personal skills

• Re-orienting health services

• Creating a supportive environment