NFDN 2006 UNIT 1 – 4 WITH SATISFIED SOLUTIONS
Canada Health Act - enacted in 1984
5 Principles of the Canadian health Act -
... [Show More] Universality
Accessibility
Comprehensiveness of services
Portability
Public Administration
Federal Government - Establishes & administers the 5 national principles
Provides financial support to the provinces and territories that legislate, organize & deliver
services
Funds/delivers primary & supplementary services to specific groups (First Nations people
living on reserves)
health canada - Safeguards the population health by surveillance, prevention, legislation &
research
health Canada focus - Environmental Health
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Products
Food Safety
Umbrella Agency - Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
First Nations & Inuit Health (FNIH)
Seven CCHN Standards - Standard 1: Health Promotion
Standard 2: Prevention and Health Protection
Standard 3: Health Maintenance, Restoration & Palliation
Standard 4: Professional Relationships
Standard 5: Capacity Building
Standard 6: Access and Equity
Standard 7: Professional Responsibility & Accountability
Lalonde Report (1974) - Proposed changes in lifestyles or social & physical environments
would likely lead to more improvements in health
Gave rise to a number of highly successful, proactive health promotion programs
Increased awareness of the health risks associated with certain personal behaviours and
lifestyles
First health determinants: biology, lifestyle, health care & environment
Examples: smoking, alcohol, nutrition & fitness
Epp's Report (1986) - Expanded on the LaLonde Report
Focuses on the broader social, economic & environmental factors that affect health
These factors or determinants of health: income level, education & the physical environment
where one lives and works as important influences on health
Ottawa charter 2006 - Process of enabling people to increase control over & to improve
their health
Core values of equity, participation & empowerment
Pre-requisites for health: peace, shelter, education, food, income, stable ecosystem,
sustainable resources, social justice & equity
Most Important Social Determinants - Poverty
Economic inequality
Social Status
Stress
Education
Care in early Life
Social Determinants of Health - Social conditions & broader forces that interact to influence
risks to health and affect how vulnerable or resilient people are to disease or injury
Population Focused Practice - It directs community health nursing practice
Emphasis is on reducing health inequalities of a defined population or aggregate
This is contrast to an individual focused health care
Population health are the health outcomes of a population
Measured by the determinants of health and health status indicators
Population Focused Practice CHN focuses - Population health promotion
Population disease prevention
Population health protection
1978 International Conference on Primary Health Care - Held in Alma, Ata USSR
WHO committed to a goal of achieving "health for all" by the year 2000
Alma-Ata is recognized as part of the shift to primary health care
Primary Health Care - Primary contact between individuals & health care providers
Formalized way of promoting health
Addresses social injustice & equity issues
Includes disease prevention; community development; working in interprofessional teams
International strategy for achieving "health of all"
Population - Large group of people who share 1 or more personal or environmental
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