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2.2 Compare urban to rural community development. Give examples. (4)

Read the scenario and answer the questions below: The increase in substance abuse among South African learners is a serious concern for stakeholders despite various efforts by various non-governmental organisations and the government to address the situation. Learners’ involvement in these substances have been linked to challenges from homes, inadequate care or neglect and inadequate teachers’ support as well as the family structure of learners living with single mother-parents.1 The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion set out three strategies that are essential for the success for any health promotion strategy. Discuss how you would apply the Two (2) strategies to an intervention aimed at warning learners about the dangers of early alcohol use (2×3=6 marks)

‘What the poor have rather than what they do not have’ (Moser, 1998). The above statement refers to:

Decisions at work may not be guided by an overriding concern for people’s right to determine their own lives.

One of the following principles of the Ottawa Charter focuses on creating environments that support healthy living. (2)

Respect for autonomy is not one of the four widely accepted ethical principles.

Decisions at work should always be guided by trying to do what’s best for the greatest number of people.

Question 2 (20) State whether the following statements are true or false, Write down only the number of the correct answer, e.g., 1. False  

One of the following statements best describes the primary goal of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion? (2)

The ultimate goals for public health practice include achieving the ‘good’ and distributing it in the population.