Vision, Mission, Values | Health Promotion Canada (2024)

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Vision, Mission, Values | Health Promotion Canada? ›

HPC aims to be recognized in Canada as the go-to national association to enhance the capacity of Canadian health promoters that ultimately will promote health and health equity among communities empowering people to achieve their full life potential.

Our vision, Healthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together., and our core values - AHS Cares (compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety) are inextricably tied to Our People Strategy.

Health promotion is the process of implementing a range of social and environmental interventions that enable people and communities to increase control over and to improve their health.

It incorporates five key action areas in Health Promotion (build healthy public policy, create supportive environments for health, strengthen community action for health, develop personal skills, and re-orient health services) and three basic HP strategies (to enable, mediate, and advocate).

Mission: To promote and protect the health of Canadians through leadership, partnership, innovation and action in public health.

Members of the Access to Health Services (AHS) Workgroup have expertise in areas including vulnerable populations, health insurance coverage, health care delivery and workforce, primary care, health care quality, and health services research.

Healthier environments: Environmental policies have helped reduce toxic emissions and improve air and water quality. Vaccination: Fewer than 5% of deaths in Canada are attributed to infectious diseases, down substantially from a century ago.

Healthy Settings key principles include community participation, partnership, empowerment and equity. The Healthy Cities programme is the best-known example of a successful Healthy Settings programme.

The purpose of health promotion is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals and communities as well as the living and working conditions that influence their health.

What are the WHO 3 pillars of health promotion? ›

Health promotion programs aim to engage and empower individuals and communities to choose healthy behaviors, and make changes that reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases and other morbidities. Defined by the World Health Organization, health promotion: “enables people to increase control over their own health.

Health promotion and illness prevention programs help people make beneficial choices to reduce the risk of disease and disabilities. There are three health promotion and illness prevention levels: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

There are four pillars of public health, which are physical health, emotional health, cognitive health, and social health. Let's take a look at each of these pillars of public health and how it affects your overall mental health and wellness.

Statements in seven categories

The 36 core competencies are organized under seven categories: public health sciences; assessment and analysis; policy and program planning; implementation and evaluation; partnerships, collaboration and advocacy; diversity and inclusiveness; communication; leadership.

The six core functions of Canada's public health systems are population health assessment, health protection, health surveillance, disease and injury prevention, health promotion, and emergency preparedness and response.

To provide superior health care for and improve the health of our communities through a commitment to our core values of excellence, integrity, and compassion.

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