Knowledge Check #19

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While preparing for Foundations, I learned that Healthy People 2020 focuses on addressing the social determinates of health. The purpose is to create social and physical environments that promotes health for all people. Examples of social determinates include conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, work, play, and age that affect health and overall quality of life.
Many people are quick to judge a book by its cover. For example, if we see an overweight person in Walmart, a person may think “wow, how did they let themselves get like that.” What people don’t take into consideration is the environment that person was born into. They might not pf had education about health or the funds to purchase healthy foods. Everyone deserves to have the resources to live a healthy, happy life.

AOTA’s Societal Statement on Health and Literacy state that it’s our job as occupational therapist to educate people on health-related services that will give them optimal health and improve their overall quality of life. I strongly believe that Healthy People 2020 will raise awareness about this issue and improve the lives of countless Americans.

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