The single milestone founding the modern practice of health promotion as its own field, distinct from the broader health systems and policy milestones. Belongs here: the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. Does not belong here: a milestone about health system financing or governance generally, grouped under health systems and policy.
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This first publication of health promotion is from the 1974 Lalonde report from the Government of Canada, which contained a health promotion strategy "aimed at informing, influencing and assisting both individuals and organizations so that they will accept more responsibility and be more active in matters affecting mental and physical health".
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