Occupational Therapy and Public Health: Advancing Research to Improve Population Health and Health Equity

Bass, Julie D.; Baker, Nancy A.

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“…Occupational therapists can be of immense help in the rapid implementation of various public health solutions for behaviour change aiming to prevent and control the rate of infection spread among individuals globally 20 . A plethora of assessment techniques used by occupational therapists, such as work flow analysis, assessing workspace design, performing risk assessments for specific kinds of activities demanded by each occupation could help understand the ways in which services can ensure safety and avoid risk of transmission when they restart 21 .…”

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Occupational therapy: The key to unlocking locked-up occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kamalakannan

Chakraborty

2020

Wellcome Open Res

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Occupations refer to the everyday activities that people do as individuals, in families and with communities to occupy time and bring meaning and purpose to life. It is not always limited to just paid employment. Occupations of the global population have been adversely affected in one way or the other because of this COVID-19 pandemic. Four different key sects of occupations were majorly affected. These are the occupations of those who are or were COVID-positive, occupations of healthy individuals affected by COVID-19/lockdown, occupations of the population highly susceptible and vulnerable of contracting COVID-19 and occupations having a direct impact on global market, supply chain or economy. These occupations were locked up due to the pandemic lockdown. Occupational therapists can scientifically analyse occupations and help formulate exit strategies for the lockdown. They are experts who understand and study the different ways of measuring participation in occupation to develop innovative strategies and therapeutic interventions to facilitate individuals’ engagement in occupations. They can unravel the pragmatic strategies for preventing transmission (physical distancing, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment usage and decontamination) despite engaging in occupations safely and effectively. Nourishing this niche and essential science is pertinent, not just in this pandemic context but also against a backdrop of health and social care research, policy, practice and education for the future.

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Occupational therapy: The key to unlocking locked-up occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kamalakannan

Chakraborty

2020

Wellcome Open Res

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“…Articles in this special issue addressed occupational therapy's role in health surveillance, community-centered programs, health inequities and health disparities. These articles clearly articulate the benefits of occupational therapy and public health collaborations to further knowledge in population health and to suggest practice, policy, education, and research implications for occupational therapy (Bass & Baker, 2017).…”

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Editorial: Growth and Advances of OTJR

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OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

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“…A 1986 article by Evelyn Jaffe demonstrated this discussion, arguing that health care's increasing focus on health promotion provided an ideal opportunity for occupational therapy to become more involved in public health (Jaffe, 1986). Later works expressed similar entiments, arguing that including occupational perspectives in the scope of public health provided new collaborative opportunities, could reduce inequities, and improve the efficacy of programs (Bass & Baker, 2017;Gewurtz, et al, 2016;Moll et al, 2013;Tucker et al, 2014). Authors encouraged the use of an occupational perspectives to prevent disease (Jaffe, 1986), and promote occupation as a key component of health (Gewurtz et al, 2016;Moll et al, 2013).…”

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“…Many of these categories can be matched to equivalent occupational therapy competencies, such as communicator and change agent ( Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists [CAOT], 2012 ). Awareness of this overlap in scope and discussions in the literature surrounding the benefits of adopting an occupational perspective in public health have grown in concert with public health trends towards prevention through health promotion ( Bass & Baker, 2017 ).…”

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Looking Back to Move Forward: Canadian Occupational Therapy In Public Health, 1914–2019

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2021

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. Decades of literature demonstrate that occupational therapy is well-suited to collaborate with public health due to overlapping views of health. However, there has been little collaboration between these professions with few examinations of why they remain distinct. Purpose. This study examines historical events that have led to the present-day separation of occupational therapy and public health. Method. This narrative review and thematic analysis of the scholarly, archival, and grey literature was conducted to examine the development of both fields. Findings. Fifty texts were analyzed revealing four themes: the influence of structural and social forces; professional, societal, and institutional hindrances; potential for a shared vision; and next steps for integration. These themes highlight historical barriers to collaboration and provide evidence that occupational therapy could benefit public health. Implications. Collaboration between occupational therapy and public health has many potential benefits, however new approaches to bridge the divide are needed to advance collaboration.

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Occupational Therapy and Public Health: Advancing Research to Improve Population Health and Health Equity

Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

Occupational therapy: The key to unlocking locked-up occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Occupational therapy: The key to unlocking locked-up occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Editorial: Growth and Advances of OTJR

Looking Back to Move Forward: Canadian Occupational Therapy In Public Health, 1914–2019

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