Population Health: Ottawa Charter and Te Pae Mahutonga as a Framework for Health Promotion to Practical System Approach

Running Head: POPULATION HEALTH 1
Population Health (Ottawa charter and Te Pae Mahutonga as a framework for health promotion
to practical system approach)
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Table of Contents
Abstract............................................................................................................................................3
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Ottawa principles in health promotion context................................................................................4
Creating supportive healthcare environments..............................................................................4
Developing personal skills...........................................................................................................5
Building healthy public policy.....................................................................................................5
Strengthening community actions................................................................................................5
Reorient health services...............................................................................................................6
Action plan.......................................................................................................................................6
The last principle is moving into the future.................................................................................6
Elements in which there are six stars...............................................................................................7
Mauriora implies to an access to Te Ao Maori............................................................................7
Waiora refers to environmental protection..................................................................................8
Toyota means living healthy lifestyles.........................................................................................8
Te Oranga implies participation in society..................................................................................9
Discussion........................................................................................................................................9
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

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Abstract
The rates of obesity and weight increase among children in New Zealand has increased since the
1990s. The overweight problem noted among the kids living in indigenous Maori people, the
disadvantaged groups and those who live in highly deprived towns. In trying to provide the
solution to this health problem, New Zealand came up with healthcare promotion and advocating
for equity in the distribution of healthcare resources across the country (Almlund, & Holm,
2015). Taking healthcare promotion as the main strategy, New Zealanders recognized the
importance of evaluation and the need to establish evidence based to support the future initiative
of healthcare activities. The health commission gave the mandate to the researchers so that they
can conduct an extensive research on this concern and then come up with the most viable way
forward.
Introduction
The health issue is an essential aspect that touches the lives of people across the globe
directly. New Zealand health leaders had to come up with visions of creating a healthier New
Zealand. Within this vision, there were several other goals, such as: improving the overall health
status of New Zealand's population, reducing health inequalities, improving the leadership styles
in the healthcare system, addressing the unemployment problem, housing, and drainage care
among others. This project aims to address the framework of childhood obesity that affects the
New Zealand people. Part one contains the principles, part two addresses the action plan and
finally talks about the action plan as seen in the six parts.
Ottawa principles in health promotion context
The healthcare principles addressed in the Ottawa Charter for health promotion in an
annual conference of 21st November 1986 are building healthy public policy and creating a
supportive healthcare environment, and strengthening community actions (Hicks, 2018). In

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addition, developing personal skills, reorienting health services, and moving into the future. Into
details, each principle is discussed as follows.
Creating supportive healthcare environments
New Zealand societies are interrelated and sophisticated, making it difficult for their
separation with the national goals of healthcare. People cannot be separated from their habitat
due to their links in the socioecological approach of a health basis. It the main standardized
principle for the world, nations, regions, and societies, in general, is to promote the give and take
maintenance which caters to each other in the community and the natural environment. The
global discussions have taken the lead in natural resources maintenance and utility (Thompson,
Watson, & Tilford, 2018). Technology has played a leading role in facilitating the transition in
patterns of life. The healthiness of the community is seen in terms of leisure and work they do.
To control obesity, children are taught how to utilize their times, the physical practice, heathy
feeding and minimized video gaming. Health promotion creates a working and living condition
that is stimulating, satisfying, and safe for a healthy living.
Furthermore, the systematic assessment of the health impact of the rapidly changing
environment, especially when compared to technology and urbanization, improved the quality of
life. As well, energy production, and work have been carried our help improve the human
experience (Spencer, Corbin, & Miedema, 2018). These are significant factors that, when are put
into action, can lead to bettering the community health situations. The conservations of natural
resources should be encouraged and supported in the strategy.
Developing personal skills
Health promotion is supported by individual and social development via providing
information, enhancing life skills, and providing education on health. When this is done, the
general public gets to know how to tackle childhood obesity as a health-related problems and