INT 904 Study Guide - Final Guide: Health Promotion
1 Jun 2018
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Module 4: Healthy Promotion Initiative Notes
• “Healthy Together” is a great example of a health promotion initiative that advocates for
community participation. This initiative brings families together to learn to make healthy choices
and build healthy relationships. They use innovative approaches such as family education and
group learning which is holistic and culturally informed. Notably, their program designed is set to
be very flexible and adaptable to different settings to meet the needs of the families. The Healthy
Together program includes brochures, learning activities, cooking activities, physical activities
and training guides. For example, their material promotes maintenance of healthier weight
practices in groups that are disadvantaged and underserved. The Healthy Together program is
dedicated to their mission and as a result, also aim to promote and influence certain policies that
will enhance the health of all the Canadian children and their families.
• The way the subjects are encouraged to participate is by creating partnerships with local
organizations in diverse communities across Canada (Healthy Together, 2017). This enables them
to positively impact several different ethnicities and cultures within Canada. Each site engages
with children that are under the age of 19, their parents, foster parents, caregivers, and elders in
various groups (Healthy Together, 2017). Their main goal is targeted by promoting food and
nutrition, physical activities, relationships, and community support.
• Opinion Component
o In my opinion, this initiative set forth by the “Healthy Together’ organization is an
effective method. Their intentions are clear and the method by which they implement,
positively impacts several different cultures within Canada. The information provided
effectively illustrates methods on how to make healthy choices (i.e., build a garden, grow
your own food) and build healthy relationships (Health Sciences Centre, 2018). I believe
that we require more initiatives like “Healthy Together” and monitor them to determine
effective strategies that can be used by others in the community.
Document Summary
Healthy together is a great example of a health promotion initiative that advocates for community participation. This initiative brings families together to learn to make healthy choices and build healthy relationships. They use innovative approaches such as family education and group learning which is holistic and culturally informed. Notably, their program designed is set to be very flexible and adaptable to different settings to meet the needs of the families. Together program includes brochures, learning activities, cooking activities, physical activities and training guides. For example, their material promotes maintenance of healthier weight practices in groups that are disadvantaged and underserved. This enables them to positively impact several different ethnicities and cultures within canada. Each site engages with children that are under the age of 19, their parents, foster parents, caregivers, and elders in various groups (healthy together, 2017). Their main goal is targeted by promoting food and nutrition, physical activities, relationships, and community support: opinion component.
