Healthy Promotion Component

Vision:

To promote the fostering of healthy lifestyles and conditions conducive to health for all people in KZN.

: To enable all people in KZN to develop personal skills and capacity to improve and take control of their health

Objectives:

To facilitate the implementation of Health enhancing policies within the Districts
To facilitate training and capacity building on Health Promotion for Health Promoters
To co-ordinate and integrate Health Promotion Programmes to create healthy supportive environments
To facilitate the strengthening of community mobilisation programmes
To facilitate the development and mobilisation of resources to meet health needs

To develop public health policy frameworks and systems to promote and support healthy lifestyle activities in the province
To facilitate the creation of a supportive environment with the provision of technical advice
Market the healthy lifestyle concept with community involvement, participation and development
Regulate skills development in health promotion and in reorientation of health services
Monitor and evaluate health promotion activities

Development of systems and provincial guidelines for promotion of healthy lifestyles
Advocate for healthy environments in which to live, learn, work and play
Mediation on different interests in the promotion of health
Lobbying for health promotion for those who are least socially and economically powerful in our community
Orientation to Health Promotion in different settings e.g. schools, clinics, hospitals, workplaces, taxi-ranks, markets places and homes
Facilitate the development of health messages
Promote good nutrition, physical activity, abstinence from tobacco products and drugs, safer sexual practices

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