In health promotion, advocacy is a combination of individual and social actions designed to gain political commitment, policy support, social acceptance and systems support for a particular health goal or program.
WHO Health Promotion Glossary, 1998
CMHC is described as a collaboration between a broad range of mental health providers (psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, among others) and a full array of primary health care workers (physicians, nurses, social workers, among others). There are three main goals of collaborative care: increasing mental health access, optimizing mental health care and decreasing the burden of illness. These goals are met by increasing accessibility: “bringing services closer to home”, using a number of different approaches.
Collaborative Care Approaches: Review of Selected International Initiatives (September, 2004) Draft Report. Prepared for: The Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative. Trent Gow, TGA Policy Solutions; Maia MacNiven, MC MacNiven Consulting
Community action for health refers to collective efforts by communities which are directed towards increasing community control over the determinants of health, and thereby improving health.
WHO Health Promotion Glossary, 1998
Community development is a range of activities dedicated to increasing the strength and effectiveness of communities, improving local conditions (especially for people in disadvantaged situations) and enabling people to participate in public decision-making and to achieve greater long-term control over their circumstances.
WHO Health Promotion Glossary, 1998
In health promotion, empowerment is a process through which people gain greater control over decisions and actions affecting their health.
WHO Health Promotion Glossary, 1998