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Health Promotion International 2006 21(Supplement 1):36-41; doi:10.1093/heapro/dal049
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© The Author (2007). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

HEALTH PROMOTION CHALLENGES

Promoting mental health as an essential aspect of health promotion

Shona Sturgeon

Department of Social Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Address for correspondence: Shona Sturgeon, President, World Federation for Mental Health, Department of Social Development, University of Cope Town, South Africa. E-mail: sturgeon{at}humanities.uct.ac.za


  Abstract

This paper advocates that mental health promotion receive appropriate attention within health promotion. It is of great concern that, in practice, mental health promotion is frequently overlooked in health promotion programmes although the WHO definitions of health and the Ottawa Charter describe mental health as an integral part of health. It is suggested that more attention be given to addressing the determinants of mental health in terms of protective and risk factors for both physical and mental conditions, particularly in developing countries. Examples of evidence-based mental health programmes operating in widely diverse settings are presented to demonstrate that well designed interventions can contribute to the well-being of populations. It is advocated that particular attention be given to the intersectorial cooperation needed for this work.

Key words: mental health; promotion; advocacy


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