OCTH 0641 - Population, Occupation, and Lifestyle Health with Lab

Description
This course provides students the opportunity to actively investigate different chronic conditions that impact occupational engagement in a variety of populations across the globe, while subsequently conceptualizing how these needs can be theoretically and clinically addressed from an OT perspective. Health promotion and prevention practices will be explored, as well as social determinants of health, complex socio-cultural-economic-political factors, health literacy, and the impact of legislative systems on population health at large. Students will practice program design, implementation, and evaluation within this context.This course follows the pedagogical philosophy of this program by utilizing a blend of different online active-learning techniques while continuing to provide opportunities to learn by doing. Experiences within this course contribute to the creation of future leaders of practice, as course content directly aligns with the values of the OT profession, promoting health, health equity, occupational justice and lifestyle health for individuals, groups, communities, and populations.

Course Delivery Model(s): Blended

Lecture Hours: 30
Lab Hours: 60
Total Hours: 90
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: OCTH 0630, 0631, 0632, 0633, 0634, 0635, 0636, 0652
Corequisites: OCTH 0640, 0642, 0643, 0644

Repeatable (# of times): 0

Grade Type: Letter