Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and whether nurses can really make the difference in promoting global health. The paper looks at how even though contemporary global health issues are multidimensional and complex, nursing has the benefits of a vision of the future as well as effective strategies to implement global health for all. The paper concludes that the greatest challenge at the present time to full realization of this goal is the uneven effects of globalization around the world.

Outline:
Introduction
The Origins of Global Health for All
Globalization and Effects on Global Health
The Challenges to Global Health for All
Meeting the Challenges
Nursing and Health for All
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The Alma-Ata Declaration was intended to address the need for a global response to health inequalities. The proposal of global health for all was first proposed at Alma-Ata and made use of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which defined health promotion as "those processes that enable people to increase control over and to improve their health" (Hilfinger Messias, 2001, p. 9). The Charter specified five strategies: advancing public health policy, developing supportive environments, enhancing community action, developing personal skills, and changing the direction of health services."

Sample of Sources Used:

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