HSS 2104 Lecture 3: Reading Note week 3

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2104
• Professor: Tracey O' Sullivan

Document Summary

Using the person-environment-occupational performance conceptual model as an analyzing framework for health literacy. Developing effective strategies to address barriers to health literacy and improve health outcomes. Health literacy: ability of the individual to access, understand, and use health-related information and services to make appropriate health decisions. With limited health literacy, it has lack of knowledge of illness prevention and management and lower self- reported health status with the use of an occupational therapy model, the person-environment-occupational performance(peop) model to make health literacy as common sense. Is a client-centered model organized to improve the everyday performance of necessary and valued occupations of individuals, organizations and populations, and their meaningful participation in the world around them. Interaction of the person with her or his self-directed life activities. O(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374)al perfor(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e: is the poi(cid:374)t (cid:449)he(cid:374) the perso(cid:374), the e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, a(cid:374)d the perso(cid:374)"s o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374) intersect to support the tasks, activities, and the roles that define that person as an individual.