Natp-g

presents
Organisation
Nationally that deal
With basically
Health promotion
Group members are
HEALTH PROMOTION:

IS A NEW APPROACH DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN

THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNIT-
IES TO CONTROL,IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN
PHYSICAL,MENTAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-
BEING.IT IS GENERALLY TAKEN TO INCLUDE
ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO PREVENT DISEASE,
INPROVE HEALTH. IT FOCUSES ON POSITIVE
MEASURE, SUCH AS EDUCATION FOR HEALTHY
LIVING .
 RATIONALE

THE PATTERN OF HEALTH PROBLMS

IN THE CARIBBEAN IS CHANGING.

HEALTH PROBLEMS OF TODAY ARE

RELATED TO SOCIAL,ECONOMIC AND
BEHAVIOURAL FACTORS.
 RATIONALE CON’T

STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMEN
PROGRAMMES ADVERSELY IMPACT
ON THE WELL BEING OF THE
POPULATION.
STRATEGIES
FORMULATING HEALTH PUBLIC
POLICY

HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY REFERS TO ANY

PLICY WHICH IMPACTS POSITIVELY ON
THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION.
ANY POLICY WHICH PROMOTES HEALTH
AS A STRATEGIC INPUT AND PRIORITY
OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMEMT.
RE-ORIENTING HEALTH SERVICES

HEALTH SERVICES MUST BE RESPONSIVE

TO THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES AND
INDIVIDUALS

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MUST RECOG-

NIZE COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
AS PARTNERS.
SOME OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE

THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CANCER

SOCIETY

RED CROSS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

FANILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF T&T

UNITED NATIONS
THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CANCER
SOCIETY

TO CREATE AND PROMOTE GREATER

AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR EARLY
DETECTION AND PREVENTATIVE MEASU-
RES TO REDUCE THE ENCRDENCE OF
CANCER THROUGH EDUCATION, SERVICE
AND ADVACACY.
 CON’T

THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CANCER

SOCIETY, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION,
IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT AGAIN
CANCER THROUGH SCREENING TO
FACILITATE EARLY DETECTION,EDUCATION
TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE
DISEASE,SOCIAL COUNSELING AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND WEL-FARE
 CON’T

THE SOCIETY HAS EXPANDED ITS SERVICES

WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF COR-
PORATE CITIZEN TO INCLUDE PALLIATIVE
CARE TO TERMINALLY ILL CANCER PATIENT
AT THE NEWLY OPEN HOSPICE
‘VITAS HOUSE LIMITED’