The first international conference of health promotion convenes in Ottawa. The consensus document produced at the conference, The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, becomes the predominant framework for health promotion practice.

At the same time that the Ottawa Charter was released, the Canadian government introduced Achieving Health for All, a framework for the implementation of a national health promotion strategy. Unfortunately, the implementation of this framework was never fully realized due to budget cuts in the late 1980s and a subsequent change in government in 1993.

Note to Learners: For a more detailed discussion of the Ottawa Charter, please refer to Module 1.