The Charter
The signatories to this charter agree to work together
to promote, protect and improve the health and wellbeing of
the people of Christchurch.
We believe that by working together we will be able to achieve
more than we could separately.
Principles
We agree that the following principles will guide
our actions:
- Health is a state of physical, mental, spiritual, social,
environmental, and economic wellbeing, and not merely the
absence of disease
- All sectors, organisations, groups and people have a role
to play in creating a healthy city
- Successful collaborations are based on openness, trust
and accountability, where the individual role, identity
and autonomy of each party is respected
- The Ottawa Charter provides a common framework for health
promotion internationally
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the founding document of Aotearoa
- New Zealand and central to health and well-being in this
country.
Protocols
The signatories undertake to:
- Communicate and consult with one another in a flexible
and open way, using appropriate methods and allowing reasonable
time for response.
- Promote a commitment to health and wellbeing locally,
nationally, and internationally.
- Meet regularly to address issues of mutual concern, develop
priorities and plan the activities of the Healthy Christchurch
initiative.
- Develop cross-sectoral and inter-agency strategies setting
out how we will undertake planned activities.
- Contribute to the Healthy Christchurch initiative according
to our means, and value the differing contributions made
by each sector, organisation, group and person.
- Ensure our own organisation's policies and programmes
have a positive impact on health and well-being.
- Respect existing networks and partnerships, and seek to
work with these.
- Jointly monitor and evaluate the impact of Healthy Christchurch
on an annual basis through the Charter signatory forum.
- Share responsibility for the outcomes from joint activities
of the Healthy Christchurch initiative.
Download a PDF version of the Charter.
(PDF, 39KB, free
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If your agency wishes to sign the Charter, you will need
to download and complete the New
Signatories Form
The current signatories
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