A Call to Action for Multisectoral Coordination on Digital Health

Spirituality as a sociocultural determinant of health in the context of medical curriculum: A call for action

Background: This study aimed to investigate the state of spirituality in the general medicine curricula in Iran.    Methods: Reference books for general medicine were reviewed and data were analyzed according to the qualitative content analysis method.    Results: After reviewing references, it was found that only 35 paragraphs of the educational reference pages dealt with this subject. Relat...

Opportunities for occupational therapy behavioral health: a call to action.

Virginia C. Stoffel, PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA, is President-Elect, American Occupational Therapy Association, and Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Technology, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201; [email protected] The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA; Pub. L. 111– 148) provides a window of opportunity for occupational t...

Leadership training for oral health professionals: a call to action.

With dramatic changes in the scope and mode of delivering oral health care on the horizon, a strategic approach to addressing the emerging opportunities and challenges is required. Such an approach will demand new and sustained initiatives to develop leaders with the skills, knowledge, and passion to guide oral health care into the future. The purpose of this position paper is to define the nee...

Transform health care: a call to action for pharmacy.

The American Society of HealthSystem Pharmacists’ (ASHP) policy process—especially during its annual policy week—forms the basis of ASHP’s advocacy efforts and outreach throughout the year. This policy process is targeted to those in positions that can affect the health of the nation. As the Chief Professional Officer for the Pharmacy Category in the U.S. Public Health Service, I have a respons...

Mobile Health Solutions for Diabetes: a Call to Action