I've been thinking about these questions lately as I've been asked to add
some "old public health" content to the course I've been teaching at the
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine.

Although the disease prevention approach is fundamentally different from
the HP approach, if we really want to prevent diseases, we need to know
their prevalence in different population groups (income disparity, access
to resources), and  the determinants of health for these groups. Inevitably
we end up back at health promotion -- the process of individuals and
communities taking control of the determinants of health.

I think we can work with OPH by adding a critical dimension to their work.
I'd be very interested in others' experience and ideas in this domain.

david burman
At 12:24 PM 6/18/2003 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi there, CLICKers!
>
>PLEASE help?
>
>Our Health Promotion Team is trying to come up with some concrete ideas as
>to how we can work better together with the' OLD PUBLIC HEALTH'.
>
>Our Public Health manual 'defines' public health as:
>
>Seeking to prevent and control:
>o    Communicable diseases
>o    Chronic diseases
>o    Drug use and abuse
>o    Environmental hazards
>
>Seeking to promote and support:
>o    Healthy lifestyles
>o    Health of specific population groups
>
>
>Are you familiar with any information/documents where health promotion is
>used specifically for tackling the traditional PH issues (the 4 above +
>problems such as SARS, STDs, disaster management, terrorism, environmental
>issues, etc.)
>
>Also, any specific ideas on how health promotion can 'best' work with/along
>the old public health would be greatly appreciated.
>
>THANKS,
>
>Jiri
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