I personally always distinguished "behavior control" etc. as prevention.

Health promotion is different and includes the Social Determinants of Health 
as the primary foundation, as well as empowering strategies that help people 
to become activists/advocates/ etc. for a more aesthetic and self 
actualizing context for Canadian health. I agree with what you wrote 
here....Jarrod.

June Kaminski, MSN PhD St.
Kwantlen University College
BSN Nursing Faculty
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>
> The Public Health Agency of Canada defines health promotion as:
>
> " Health Promotion is a strategy for improving the health of the 
> population
> by providing individuals, groups and communities with the tools to make
> informed decisions about their well-being. Moving beyond the traditional
> treatment of illness and injury, health promotion efforts are centred
> primarily on the social, physical, economical and political factors that
> affect health....."
>

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