Building healthy public policy
Health promotion goes beyond health care. It puts health on the agenda of policy makers in all sectors and at all levels, directing them to be aware of the health consequences of their decisions and to take responsibility for health.
health promotion policy combines different but complementary approaches including legislation, fiscal measures, taxation and organizational change. It is coordinated action that leads to health, income and social policies that promote greater equity. Joint action contributes to ensuring safer and healthier goods and services, healthier public services, and cleaner, more enjoyable environments.
health promotion policy requires the identification of obstacles to the adoption of healthy public policies in sectors other than health-related, as well as their solutions. The aim should be to make the healthier choice the easier choice for policy makers as well.
Creating an enabling environment
Our societies are complex and interrelated. Health can not be separated from the other targets. Inextricable link between people and their environment is the basis for socio-ecological approach to health. General guiding principle for the world, nations, regions and communities, as is the need to encourage reciprocal maintenance - to take care of each other, our communities and our natural environment. Conservation of natural resources throughout the world should be emphasized as a global responsibility.
