Open AccessDisability and Health in African Americans: Population Research and Implications for Occupational Therapy Community-Based Practice
Author(s) -
Emily Schulz,
Debarchana Ghosh,
Eddie M. Clark,
Beverly Rosa Williams,
Randi M. Williams,
Lijing Ma,
Crystal L. Park,
Cheryl L. Knott
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the open journal of occupational therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2168-6408
DOI - 10.15453/2168-6408.1806
Subject(s) - psychosocial , population , occupational therapy , psychological intervention , health equity , gerontology , medicine , population health , psychology , environmental health , public health , nursing , psychiatry
Population-based research and community-based interventions are integral to occupational therapy's scope of practice, yet they are underdeveloped in actual implementation. Therefore, this paper focuses on some health challenges facing the African American population, guided by the Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance Model.