Our Opportunity.

Our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Longitudinal studies of the determinants of children's health are complex, costly, infrequent, and incredibly valuable. It has become clear in recent years that the periconceptional environment plays a surprisingly large role in the health of the resulting child. This short introduction to this mini-monograph briefly recaps the articles included herein and reminds us that adequate forethought a...

Global Inequality of Opportunity: Howmuch of Our Income Is Determined Bywherewe Live?

Suppose that all people in the world are allocated only two characteristics over which they have (almost) no control: country of residence and income distribution within that country. Assume further that there is no migration. We show that more than one-half of variability in income of world population classified according to their household per capita in 1% income groups (by country) is accoun...

The Olmstead decision: landmark opportunity or platform for rhetoric? Our collective responsibility for full community participation.

Occupational therapy's core values and founding beliefs reflect a commitment to the attainment of a self-directed life that enables full community participation. The reality that this desired outcome remains unattainable for millions of persons with disabilities due to the institutional bias of current public policies cannot be ignored. The Supreme Court's landmark Olmstead decision provides a ...

Feeding birds in our towns and cities: a global research opportunity

Challenges in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and The PlasmaRx Opportunity: The Answer is Right Under Our Nose