HSH703 Health Promotion

Question:

Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Victorian Public Health and Well Being Plan 2015-2019

1. Who is a major partner to the state government in an effort to protect public health and promote well being for Victorians (p.2)?

2. Which local government MPHWB plan have you chosen for AT1?

3. The plan gives attention to improving those with the poorest health: which groups does this include (p.2)?

4. According to the research of Wilkinson and Marmot (2003) Solid Facts; Wilkinson and Picket (2009) The Spirit Level; WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2008) and others, why should there be a focus on improving those with poorest health?

5. What is a gender lens (p.2)?

6. Why is a gender lens applied in the Victorian Public Health and Well Being Plan 2015-2019?

7. What is a “general” definition for systems/complexity thinking?

8. How can systems/complexity thinking assist in identifying the determinants of health? Provide an example.

9. What contribution can systems/complexity thinking make to address the inequities in health? Provide an example.

10. Why is systems/complexity thinking appealing for health promotion?

11. Name one Health Promotion model which represents systems/complexity thinking.

. Stay with complexity in changing times
: Systems thinking is about connecting inter related and/or disparate elements to understand a more complex whole.

It is used to find points of leverage or interventions to address issues at their basis. Many principles and models informing Health Promotion are premised on systems thinking such as: “holistic health”, Ottawa Charter, Iceburg and other concept maps, Healthy Together Victoria. The Ottawa Charter: is this model an example of systems thinking?