Paradigm Shift: From the Medical Model to the Community Model Public Health, Community Health, and Occupational Therapy By Hui-Fen Mao 2012/9/20 Guiding Questions 1. Do you think there are paradigm shifts occurring in occupational therapy? 2. What are the characteristics of the emerging (顯現) paradigm in OT? 3.
What are the basic components and/ or characteristics of a community practice paradigm in OT? (* Table 2-1: Contrasting Paradigms)
4. What is “Public Health”? What are the strategies usually used in public health? 5. Describe the differences between public health and medical approaches to health and disease. Discuss the implications of these two approaches with respect to OT practice. (p.39) 6.
What is “community health”? What are included in “community-based approach” to enhance “ community health”?
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Describe the national health goals and objectives and potential roles for OT practitioners within the Healthy People framework.