>). Healthy Environment Safe Physical environment; Supportive economic and social conditio. ns; Adequate supply of good food Restricted acces. s to tolbacco and alcohol. >> Effective Health Services Adequacy of preventive services Appropriatene ss of health services. Emphasis on importance of empowerment to promote and sustain healthy environment and healthy lifestyles: ,, Healthy Diet and Weight Control ,. Regular and Appropriate Physical Activity/Exercise » Stress Management » Control of Tobacco and Alcohol Use » Food Safety » Injury Prevention C. CREATIVE OPTIONS/l Nl TIA. TIVES requiring Multi-agency Partnerships, Advocacy, Health Public Policy and Organizational Practice, National and International Networking Interventions lo address challenges/issues on Poverty and Health » Health in the Hands of the People: Focus on "Being-In-Charge >> Participatory Approach to Developing Community Competence >> Interdisciplinary and lnteragency collaboration through Counter­ parting strategies. Development of Healthy Settings: Healthy Workplaces, Marketplaces, Villages. Cities/Municipalities, Health promoting Schools, Health promoting Hospitals and Healthy Islands Initiated in some western countries several years ago, the settings approach to health promotion was started in the Philippines in 1997 thru Administrative Order 341. » Principal Elements of a Healthy Cities Project (WHO 2000) Politicnl/local government commitment with a written policy statement Future vision/goal through consensus Jntersectoral committee/task fo~ with the d~ign3tion of coordinator nml programme to involve the community and other stakeholden, in planning and implementation. Development of a city henllh profile with health ~k factor., rclntlltl to i1hyslcnl tmd socinl en_vironments, idennfication of Jriority health problems through mtel'llecto~I ducus,don,, and 'r lnt·,0-r, of a loctll nction plan for resolving priority health ornn.. · tlrohl~ms. 475 