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Occupational Therapy

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

  • AHRQ is the health services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, complementing the biomedical research mission of the National Institutes of Health. The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems (CAHPS) program is a public-private initiative to develop standardized surveys of patients experiences with ambulatory and facility-level care. The surveys offer national benchmarks for quality measures that are of interest to researchers and individual hospitals.

HealthFinder 

  • Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. Healthfinder has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. Healthfinder links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations

Human Anatomy Online 

  • These interactive websites provides photographic images for the study of human anatomy and also includes animations, graphics, and descriptive links for a number of anatomical topics.

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)

  • "The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to building strong, healthy and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation."

PEDro-- Physiotherapy Evidence Database 

  • PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 26,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text, where possible. All trials on PEDro are independently assessed for quality. These quality ratings are used to quickly guide users to trials that are more likely to be valid and to contain sufficient information to guide clinical practice. PEDro is produced by the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy at The George Institute for Global Health

Recreation.gov 

  • Contains "information about several thousand publicly-managed recreation sites....Most of these sites are managed by Federal agencies (National Park Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Forest Service)." Information about each site includes contact and weather information, directions, links, and available recreational activities. The website can be accessed by keyword, by state, activity (such as biking, camping, fishing, or hunting), or name of recreational site.

Women’s Health 

  • A a service of the Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).The OWH was established in 1991 within the US Department of Health and Human Services. OWH coordinates the efforts of all the HHS agencies and office involved in women's health.

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)

  • The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) accredits occupational therapy education programs and occupational therapy assistant educational programs. ACOTE establishes, approves, and administers educational standards to evaluate occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant educational programs.

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

  • "AOTA represents more than 244,500 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and occupational therapy students in the United States and beyond, to advance occupational therapy practice, education, and research."

American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF)

  • The American Occupational Therapy Foundation is the nation’s leading non-profit investing in new OT research and the future OT workforce. Founded in 1965 as a scientific and educational charitable organization, AOTF serves the public interest by supporting OT research and increasing public understanding of the important relationships between everyday activities (occupations) and health. It accomplishes its aims through grants, scholarships, programs and publications.

Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD)

  • The Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) formed in 2014. This non-profit organization operates as a group of individuals from across the United States all working towards a common goal of promoting JEDI, anti-racism and anti-oppression within the occupational therapy workforce and increase the ability to occupational therapy practitioners to serve an increasingly diverse population.

Multicultural, Diversity, & Inclusion Network (MDI)

  • The Multicultural, Diversity, & Inclusion (MDI) Network is comprised of independent advocacy groups that represent diverse individuals within the OT community.

National Board of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

  • The National Board of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) is a national organization that provides certification for occupational therapy professionals. They strive to serve the public interest in its diversity by advancing just, equitable, and inclusive client care and professional practice through evidence-based certification practices and the validation of knowledge essential for effective and safe practice in occupational therapy.

North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy (NCBOT)

  • The North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy (NCBOT) was established by the 1984 NC General Assembly in order to provide for the regulation of persons offering Occupational Therapy services to the public.

Society for the Study of Occupation (SSO: USA)

  • The SSO: USA is a research society that strives to build the body of knowledge in occupational science to benefit humanity.

World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT)

  • They are a global network of 105 member organizations. They set the standard for occupational therapy education internationally and promote excellence in research and practice.  WFOT offers an annual OT day that raises awareness for the profession and provides a platform to celebrate and exchange the diversity of their members.