Jakarta Declaration
Hey guys..
Yeah, there seems to be a lot of confusion about this jakarta declaration stuff.. By my understanding, the Ottawa Charter and the Jakarta Declaration are pretty similar.. Sure they have different headings:-
Jakarta Declaration
-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
Ottawa Charter
-Developing personal skills
-Strengthening community action
-Creating supportive environments
-Reorienting health services
-Building public health policy
But they both fall under what they call the New Public Health Approach (Now I am sure that you have all heard of that.. it is in the course.. probably more than the Jakarta Declaration is.
The New Public Health Approach is a the most recent approach to health promotion. Unlike the Therapeutic Era and the 'Individual Lifestyle' Approach, the New Public Health Approach for Health Promotion acknowledges the roles of living conditions, social, economic and environmental factors which determine health. It focuses on establishing programs, policies, and services.
Headings:
Empowerment of individuals
Individuals, when able to participate in political, cultural or social processes, are able to state their needs and have power over their health status.
Community Participation
This is to do with strategies developed by communities in relation to improving health status.
Recognising Social Determinants of Health
For example, Socio-economic status, socail exclusion, employment, access, transport, social justice.
The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion(1986) and the Jakarta Declaration on Leading Health Promotion into the 21st Century (1997) are just statements which have been designed to guide governments in the world in their approach to promoting health. And it seems that they use the New Public Health Approach as a guideline. If you have a closer look at the three listed above, they are all saying the same thing.. its just that some are much more long-winded than others..
I hope that helped.. it always help prepare for an exam coming here and trying to answer questions people ask.. heaps of fun too. It took me ages to grasp the concept of Health Promotion.. but now I understand that it is used by companies.. etc.. to promote health. If you watch all of the ads on tv, it is so easy to see which part of the ottawa they are using to promote health..