PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR POPULATIONS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Occupational Therapy OTD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe a systems thinking approach to guide occupational therapy’s contribution to public health Audience: Graduate 2. Explain the relationship between social determinants of health and health equity/inequity Audience: Graduate 3. Identify public health concerns relevant to occupational therapy practice Audience: Graduate 4. Investigate how your own health has been shaped by social determinants of health across the lifespan Audience: Graduate 5. Synthesize evidence-based information using a systems thinking approach to support policy and program development and/or evaluation Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe a systems thinking approach to guide occupational therapy’s contribution to public health Audience: Graduate 2. Explain the relationship between social determinants of health and health equity/inequity Audience: Graduate 3. Identify public health concerns relevant to occupational therapy practice Audience: Graduate 4. Investigate how your own health has been shaped by social determinants of health across the lifespan Audience: Graduate 5. Synthesize evidence-based information using a systems thinking approach to support policy and program development and/or evaluation Audience: Graduate