Population Health: A community Perspective

what is the historical root of occupational therapy

community practice

what is the earliest ex of community based OT practice?

consolation house

what is the early role of population health?

prevention of TB and Blindness

public health def

the critical functions of state and local health departments, such as preventing epidemics, containng, environmental haard, and encouraging healthy behaviors

OT and the military

occupational therapy in the military emerged as part of World War I and II to treat shell shock

what was the first infectious disease community based OT worked to prevent

TB

paradigm def

a conceptual framework that allows the explanaation and investigation of a phenomena

what is the cultural core of a disciple

paradigm

paradigm shift

when a discipline abandons one view of the world for another, it has undergone a revolution, a drastic conceptual restructuring

how does a community and population health practice paradigm most positively impact OT?

1. expansion of OT

2. Enhances understanding of OT

3. Influence policy

4. opportunity for new leadership roles

community def

a specific group of people, often living in the same geographical area, who share a common culture, values, and norms, are arranged in a social structure according to relationships, which the community has developed over a period of time.

Community based practice def

health-related services like prevention and health promotion, acute and chronic medical care, havilitation and rehabilitation, and direct and indirect service provision

population def

aggregate of people who may or may not know each other, but share at least one common characteristic such as age, race, ethnicity, gender, health habit or condition

population health def

the health outcome of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group

community and population health practice acronym

CPHP

CPHP Paradigm (6)

1. clinet centered

2. occupation based

3. supported with evidence

4. based on dynamic systems theory

5. ecologically sound

6. strengths based

3 pieces of the def of population health

1. distribution of health outcomes within a poulation

2. health determinants that influence distribution

3. policies and interventions that affect the determinants

CDC Division of Population health def

DPH works to improve the nation’s health by providing state and local data on chronic disease, risk factors, and outcomes

characteristics of a community

1. membership

2. common symbol system

3. shared values and norms

4. mutual influence

5. shared needs and commitment

6. shared emotional connection

where does funding for occupation-based population health programs come from? (3)

1. governmental agencies

2. large corporations

3. insurance companies

what does the continuum of care depend on (3)

1. length of stay

2. providers

3. diagnoses

primary health prevention

prevention of illness, disease, or disability before occurence (vaccines)

Secondary Health Prevention

forestalling or diminishing a disease by prevention of impact or occurrence through early identification of an occurrence and prompt intervention (screening programs)

Tertiary health prevention

prevention of serious outcomes or using remediation or compensation to limit impact of an occurring or chronic illness, disease, or disability such as disease

where is community and population health practice grounded

AOTA vision 2025

AOTA Vision 2025

occupational therapy maximizes health, well being, and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living

what is health and well-being dependent on (4)

1. where we live

2. social connections

3. occupation

4. communities

social determinants of health

conditions into which a person is born that have an impact on health, functioning, and quality of life