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Obesity and Healthy Occupation

Obesity and Healthy Occupation. CAOT Professional Issue Forum June 14, 2008 Mary Forhan, PhD candidate McMaster University, Hamilton ON. Meeting Objectives. Understand the health status, cultural, social and political issues related to obesity and opportunities for healthy occupation

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Obesity and Healthy Occupation

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  1. Obesity and Healthy Occupation CAOT Professional Issue Forum June 14, 2008 Mary Forhan, PhD candidate McMaster University, Hamilton ON

  2. Meeting Objectives • Understand the health status, cultural, social and political issues related to obesity and opportunities for healthy occupation • Understand the impact of limited access to occupational therapy services for populations with obesity issues • Identify issues that impede access to occupational therapy services • Identify strategies to facilitate access to opportunities for participation in healthy occupations • Inform the development of a position statement and strategic plan to improve access to occupational therapy services for populations with obesity issues

  3. Functional Implications • Limited mobility • Fatigue • Decreased range of motion • ADL limitations

  4. Implications for Occupational Performance

  5. Sources of influence on occupational performance • Personal • Social • Environment • Political • Media

  6. Opportunities for healthy occupation • Prevention Initiatives that promote healthy eating and active living • Evidence based obesity treatment

  7. Factors that drive prevention strategies Political Environment Public Opinion Prevention Strategies -Healthy eating & active living guides -ParticipACTION -Child fitness credits -Access to food and recreation Access to Evidence

  8. Access to OT services

  9. Issues that impede access to OT services • Limited knowledge about obesity by OTs • Lack of awareness of potential of OT contributions to prevention, treatment and management of obesity • Limited value to supporting obese persons to participate in occupations • Funding for OT not identified on team grants to include OT

  10. Contributions of OT for Obesity Remediation Reduce or eliminate obesity -participate in evidence based weight Loss strategies Compensation Work around the obesity -use technology -use mechanics -modify treatment approaches -gather supports Interventions Adaptation To the built environment -room configurations -transportation -places where we work, play, learn and live Advocacy For the rights of obese persons -enable occupation -to be included in research -access to evidence based treatment

  11. Positioning occupational therapy and obesity Occupational therapy is the art and science of enabling engagement in everyday living, through occupation; of enabling people to perform the occupations that foster health and wellbeing; and of enabling a just and inclusive society so that all people may participate to their potential in the daily occupations of life. Ref. Polatajko, Davis, Stewart, Cantin, Amoroso et al., 2007 p. 27

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