Question

role of nurses in strategies for promoting health in ottawa charter

Answer 1

First international conference on health promotion , ottawa 21 Nov. 1986 presents its charter to achieve health for all by 2000 and beyond. Its main components were:

1 Building health public policy.

2 Creating supportive environment

3 Reorienting health services

4 Developing personal skills

5. Strengthening community action.

Role of nurse in promoting health include:

1 The nurse should assess the health need of individual and provide them information and education to promote the health .

2 The nurse should acquire specialised skill in health promotion the learning.

3 Nurse should participate in intersectoral collaboration.

4 Nurse can play an important role in health promotion in current sector such as schools workplace community by creating awareness among people.

5 Nurse play an important role in evaluating health care promotion activities.

6 Nurse should play an imoprtant role in research activies so as to develop a data base for evidence base practice.