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RESTREPO-ESPINOSA, María Helena. Mental Health Promotion: A Framework for Action and Education. Rev. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2006, vol.4, n.2, pp.186-193. ISSN 1692-7273.

This document is a revision of some major concepts of health promotion in order to provide a framework for the action of those who work in mental health. Since the Ottawa charter, new references on health can contribute significantly for the education and action of the mental health practitioner. In order to promote and enhance better and healthier ways if living as well as better life conditions. Mental health is considered as a tool for the understanding and construction of the sense of well being and well living. In our country our professional training programs have understood the importance of educating in a more integrated and holistic way in the search for creative approaches for problems we face in our every day life, based on the hope that a better country with more equity and justice, as well as better and healthier conditions can be more than just a dream.

Palavras-chave : Mental health; health promotion; education in health.