PRIMARY
HEALTHCARE II
Forkpah Pewee, MPH
Chairman
Public Health
Department
University of Liberia
, OBJECTIVES
At the end of the semester, students will be able to:
• Identify social and physical determinants of health
within a family, community, or population that impact
primary, secondary, and/or tertiary prevention
interventions.
• Understand health promotion and wellness in the
community for the improvement of the health of the
populations
• Conduct population survey and analyze population data
to make evidence-based clinical decisions for a family,
community, or population.
• Use the nursing process with a family, community, or
population to identify health priorities and develop
, Week 1, 2 & 3:
CARE OF COMMUNITIES
AND POPULATIONS
, HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS
In 1986, the first International Conference of Health Promotion, held in
Ottawa, Canada, issued the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion , which
defined health in a broader perspective: “ health has been considered less
as an abstract state and more as a means to an end which can be
expressed in functional terms as a resource which permits people to lead
an individually, socially, and economically productive life ” (World Health
Organization, 1986). Accordingly, health in this view is a resource for
everyday life, not the object of living. It is a positive concept emphasizing
social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities.
World Health Organization. (1986). The Ottawa charter for health promotion. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health
Association
Health promotion has its roots in health education
(Chen, 2001).
Chen, W. (2001). The relationship between health education and health promotion: A personal perspective. American Journal of
Health Education , 32 (6), 369 – 370.
HEALTHCARE II
Forkpah Pewee, MPH
Chairman
Public Health
Department
University of Liberia
, OBJECTIVES
At the end of the semester, students will be able to:
• Identify social and physical determinants of health
within a family, community, or population that impact
primary, secondary, and/or tertiary prevention
interventions.
• Understand health promotion and wellness in the
community for the improvement of the health of the
populations
• Conduct population survey and analyze population data
to make evidence-based clinical decisions for a family,
community, or population.
• Use the nursing process with a family, community, or
population to identify health priorities and develop
, Week 1, 2 & 3:
CARE OF COMMUNITIES
AND POPULATIONS
, HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS
In 1986, the first International Conference of Health Promotion, held in
Ottawa, Canada, issued the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion , which
defined health in a broader perspective: “ health has been considered less
as an abstract state and more as a means to an end which can be
expressed in functional terms as a resource which permits people to lead
an individually, socially, and economically productive life ” (World Health
Organization, 1986). Accordingly, health in this view is a resource for
everyday life, not the object of living. It is a positive concept emphasizing
social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities.
World Health Organization. (1986). The Ottawa charter for health promotion. Ottawa: Canadian Public Health
Association
Health promotion has its roots in health education
(Chen, 2001).
Chen, W. (2001). The relationship between health education and health promotion: A personal perspective. American Journal of
Health Education , 32 (6), 369 – 370.
