<P> The thirtieth WHO World Health Assembly, held in 1977, had highlighted the importance of promoting health so that all the international citizens had an "economically productive" level of health by the year 2000 . Further, a localised European taskforce developed a strategy for health promotion in the WHO European Region . </P> <P> Five action areas for health promotion were identified in the charter: </P> <Ol> <Li> Building healthy public policy </Li> <Li> Creating supportive environments </Li> <Li> Strengthening community action </Li> <Li> Developing personal skills </Li> <Li> Re-orienting health care services toward prevention of illness and promotion of health </Li> </Ol> <Li> Building healthy public policy </Li>

Define health promotion according to the ottawa declaration (1986)