{"product_id":"an-occupational-perspective-of-health-9781617110870","title":"An Occupational Perspective of Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor nearly 20 years, \u003cem\u003eAn Occupational Perspective of Health\u003c\/em\u003e has been a valuable text for health practitioners with an interest in the impact of what people do throughout their lives. Now available in an updated and much-anticipated \u003cem\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, this unique text continues the intention of the original publication: it encourages wide-ranging recognition of occupation as a major contributor to all people’s experience of health or illness. It also promotes understanding of how, throughout the world, “population health” as well as individual well-being is dependent on occupation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt international and national levels, the role of occupation in terms of the physical, mental, and social health of all individuals and populations remains poorly understood and largely overlooked as an inevitable and constant factor. \u003cem\u003eAn Occupational Perspective of Health, Third Edition\u003c\/em\u003e by Drs. Ann Wilcock and Clare Hocking, in line with directives from the World Health Organization (WHO), encourages practitioners of public health, occupational therapy and others to extend current thinking and practice and embrace a holistic view of how occupation and health interact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAddressed in the \u003cem\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAn explanation of how individual and population health throughout the world is impacted by all that people do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA drawing together of WHO ideas that relate to health through occupation, and how people individually and collectively feel about, relate to others, and grow or diminish through what they do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA multidisciplinary orientation to promote health and reduce illness by increasing awareness and understanding of the impact of occupations across sleep-wake continuums throughout lifespans and communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe connection of health and occupation is held to be fundamental, although ideas about both have altered throughout time as environments and cultures have evolved. To improve interdisciplinary understanding, \u003cem\u003eAn Occupational Perspective of Health, Third Edition\u003c\/em\u003e explains the concepts of attaining, maintaining, or reclaiming population health through occupation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePractitioners and students of occupational therapy, health sciences, and public or population health will benefit from and relate to \u003cem\u003eAn Occupational Perspective of Health, Third Edition\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This stands alone in the field of occupational science and occupational therapy education. No other book so clearly articulates how human occupation is the crux of the continued sustainability and stewardship of our planet. The \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is thoroughly essential for 21st century conceptualizations of health and wellness.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Carla Wilhite, OTD, OTR\/L, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of New Mexico, Doody’s Book Review Service\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors \u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I Health and Illness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1 Defining Health \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 Evolution of Health Beliefs \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3 Dominant Concepts and Contemporary Priorities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Occupation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 An Occupational Theory of Human Nature \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5 Defining Occupation in Relation to Health \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6 Occupation: Doing, Health, and Illness\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7 Occupation: Being Aspects of Doing \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8 Occupation: Belonging Through Doing\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9 Occupation: Becoming Through Doing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Occupation in Illness and Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10 Disorders of Occupation\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11 Occupation as a Dynamic in Health and Illness\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12 Occupation as an Agent of Population Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV Occupational Perspectives of Health\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13 Occupation, Environment, and Community Development\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14 An Occupational Justice Perspective of Health \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15 Occupation in Illness Prevention\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16 Occupation, Health, and Well-Being  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SLACK Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020123570519,"sku":"9781617110870","price":96.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781617110870.jpg?v=1750782493","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-occupational-perspective-of-health-9781617110870","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}