Cancer

National Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign - aims to continue to educate young Australians about the seriousness of, and their susceptibility to, skin cancer through sun exposure – Commercials, prints ads, radio commercials. || ** 1. //Promote Social Responsibility for Health:// ** Smoking legislation; restriction on smoking in public places – prevents/tries to eliminate the effects of passive smoking and therefore decrease the incidence of lung cancer || Cancer Council NSW - runs support groups for individuals with cancer as well as carers of those with cancer. Canteen - || ** 2. //Increase Investments For Health Development In All Sectors:// ** NGO – Daffodil Day, Aust. Biggest Morning-Tea and Pink Ribbon Day raise funds and awareness of the illness’ Gov – Guardacil vaccine aims to prevent cervical cancer, along with the National Pap Smear Register and Bowel Screen for both males and females || Dove Pink Star Walk – aims to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research, participants wore pink to increase public and strengthen community feel. Outreach Service – provide community, regional/rural areas with access to cancer council info and support services. || ** 3. //Consolidate and Expand Partnerships For Health:// ** NSW cancer council works jointly with organisations, societies and bodies who share similar objectives creating links between organisations (mutual understanding and respect for each others roles) e.g. partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to create sun-creams. || Cancer Information and resources are made available in all public libraries – accurate info distributed by mass media; news papers, and T.V. This empowers individuals to increase awareness of cancer causes. || ** 4. //Increase The Community Capacity and Empower The Individual:// ** By encouraging people to be involved as volunteers and fundraisers for special events (daffodil day) they become both socially involved and responsible for their health. || The dark side of tanning – aims to shift the focus towards prevention in settings focused on providing clinical and curative services || ** 5. //Secure and Infrastructure For Health Promotion:// ** Coordinating the activities of institutions, hospitals and other bodies engaged in research and investigate e.g. The McGrath Foundation. This encourages intersectoral collaboration and maximises the resources available to address cancer. ||
 * ** CANCER ** ||
 * ** Ottawa **** Charter ** || ** Jakarta **** Declaration ** ||
 * ** 1. //Developing Healthy Public Policy:// **
 * ** 2. //Creating Supportive Environments:// **
 * ** 3. //Strengthen Community Action:// **
 * ** 4. //Develop Personal Skills:// **
 * ** 5. //Reorient Health Services:// **