Health and Wellness
AOTA's Centennial Vision has identified wellness as a key societal need in the 21st century. Factors that will drive an increasing need for wellness-related services are based on an accumulating body of scientific evidence that an individual's health is directly related to physical as well as emotional well-being.
Factors that will increase the need for services in this area include a growing aging population with increased longevity; an increased focus on health care disparities affecting treatment and services; the health effects of rising rates of obesity; and factors that challenge the quality and pace of life, including technology and imbalances in life roles.
We hope the resources below will help you in your practice. If you have additional questions, try posting them on OTConnections, a community for occupational therapy practitioners just like you. If you are an AOTA member, you are already signed up with OTConnections! Just use your member login and password for the AOTA Web site to access OTConnections.
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Tips for Living
 For clients and patients. Brief Tip Sheets to help people cope with a variety of health conditions and explain how occupational therapy can help. |
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Special Interest Sections
 Network and collaborate with colleagues in your field and areas of interest, from SIS Quarterly newsletters to forums on OTConnections (e.g., Administration & Management, Gerontology, Mental Health, Technology). |
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