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HEALTH PROMOTION AND OTTAWA CHARTER
Introduction
Present life style is fast and the importance of travelling cannot be neglected. Hence, it
can be seen there are different factors related to the road travelling. It has been seen there are
different accidental issues which should be reduced with higher priority. Hence, it can be stated
that the reduction of the accidental fatalities and developing road safety frameworks are very
much important. Depending on this fact it has been seen that the road Safety 2010 was a
framework which focuses on the reduction of the road fatalities to the half of the present
condition within 2020 (HSC PDHPE, 2020). It has been seen that a total of $827 million per year
costs for the road crash incidents for the Australian government (HSC PDHPE, 2020). Thus, it
can be stated that the more cost effective and negative condition reduced situation should be
developed. Hence, the road safety framework is an appropriate health promotion plan which
developed with the consideration of five action areas of the Ottawa Charter focusing on the
development of the safe roads in the Australian context. In the following section the
effectiveness and the process of the health promotion will be described in details.
Discussion
The road safety framework is focused on the developed with the focus of reduction of the
negative situations of the road accident related mortality and the morbidity (Roads and Maritime
Services, 2020). Thus, it can be seen that the process of the road safety development is
dependent on different factors such as the education of the drivers and the safety measures
considered by the road maintenance authorities. However, the road safety framework is
developed with the consideration of the five areas of Ottawa Charter including, build healthy
public policy, create supportive environments, strengthen community actions, develop personal

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