Jakarta Declaration on Leading Health Promotion into the 21st Century

Context of production and aim

• 4th global conference on health promotion held in Jakarta Indonesia by WHO in 1997

• extension of Ottowa Charter of Health Promotion

• first to include private sector of health

What does it include

5 priorities for health promotion in the 21st century

private sector

All businesses, companies and enterprises not run by the government

usually but not always run for profit and privately owned

Social responsibility

ethical and moral obligation corporations, businesses, government and citizens have to larger society

people and groups o people have responsibility to act with best interests of society

health sector

any part of society involved in delivering and supplying society with health related goods and services

hospitals, pharmacies, drug manufacturers, disability aids

infrastructure

structures and resources that helpa. community to develop and operate effectively

buildings, roads, communicsation networks, emergency services, recreational services and equiptment

investment

allocation of money to healthy developments

by government, organisations, businesses and individuals

priorities

Promote social responsibility for health

increase investments for health development

consolidate and expand partnerships for health

increase community capacity and empower the individual

secure infrastructure for health promotion

Promote social responsibility for health

• decision makers within private or public sector must be committed to social responsibilty

• practices and policies that ensure they

  • avoid harming health of individuals

  • protect environment

  • make sure resoucres are sustainable

examples of promote social responsibility for health

• restricting production and trading of harmful goods nd substances like tobacco, weapons, ammunition + unhealthy marketing practices

• employers should safeguard people in marketplace and workplace form illness or injury

• health impact assessment should be include as an important policy development in both public and private sectors

increase investments for health development

• most countries do not invest enough in health

• little invested is not effective to make change

• must be increase in investment for development of resources such as education, housing as well as for the health sector

• need to meet needs of specific groups within society such as women, children, elderly, poor and rural or remote populations

consolidate and expand partnerships for health

• partnerships need to be developed between government and broader society (e.g local businesses, corporations, community organisations)

• already existing partnerships need to be strengthened

• potential for new partnerships must be explored

• offers benefit for health through sharing expertise, skills and resources

• must be based on ethical principles, mutual understanding and respect

increase community capacity and empower the individual

• HP is best carried out by and with people, not on or to people

  good HP practices that involve community improve the

  • ability of individuals to take action

  • capacity of groups and organisations to influence determinants of health

examples of increase community capacity and empower the individual

providing practical education, leadership training and improve acess to resources can make improvements in community health

requires consistent, reliable access by citizens to decision making processes

need to learn the skills and knowledge essential to effect change in their community

btoh traditional communication and new info media support this processes

social and cultural and spiritual resoources need to be harnessesd in innovative ways

secure infrastructuer for health promotion

• Methods of funding locally, nationally and globally must be found.

• Incentives to pay for infrastructure for health.

• Training in and practice of local leadership skills should be encouraged.

Documentation of experiences in health promotion through research and project reporting should be enhanced to improve planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion in future.

All countries should develop the appropriate political, legal, educational, social and economic environments required to support health promotion.