HMS, HIC EQ-Bank 4 MC

A local council supported residents to establish community gardens and cooking programs to improve food security and nutrition in their neighborhood.

Which action area of the Ottawa Charter is this strategy an example of?

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\( D\)

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Consider option D: Strengthening community action

Initiative empowers residents to take collective action for their own health outcomes
Shows community ownership and participation in identifying and addressing local health needs
Demonstrates community capacity building through shared gardens and programs
Council acts as facilitator while community leads and implements the health initiative
Focus is on collective community action rather than individual skills, policy or environment changes

\(\Rightarrow D\)