Primary Care for Underserved Populations: Navigating Policy to Incorporate Occupational Therapy Into Federally Qualified Health Centers
Year Developed: 2020
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians
C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, CMOs, etc)
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff
Language(s): English
Sponsored by: NACHC
Developed by: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Occupational therapy services have the potential to help improve the health and functioning of FQHC patients. Using a FQHC serving American Indian/Alaska Native populations as a case example, we describe how occupational therapy is well suited to help meet the needs of medically underserved populations. We then examine options for integrating occupational therapy into this unique primary care setting, discuss related administrative and policy considerations, and propose possible solutions to identified barriers.
Resource Details: American Journal of Occupational Therapy, January 2017, Vol. 71, 7102090010.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Operations, Special and Vulnerable Populations
Keywords: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AA&NHPIs).This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.