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10 Things to Know About The Fund To Promote Awareness of Occupational Therapy
- The Fund is new! It was created in 2002 in response to members' #1 priority-to raise awareness about occupational
therapy services, societal contributions, and potential, both inside and outside the profession.
- The Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the goal of building corporate funding to support projects that promote
recognition and visibility of the occupational therapy profession.
- The Fund is actively seeking to increase its number of long-term organizational and corporate sponsors to increase
outreach and awareness efforts.
- The Fund secured underwriting for a 2003 Gallup survey, "Forging Connections," a national survey of the
perception of occupational therapy's role in helping older adults live independently.
- National School Backpack Awareness Day is an annual campaign initiated by The Fund and AOTA to promote awareness
of occupational therapy's role in the health and well being of children. This year's event is scheduled for September 22, 2004.
- The Fund is actively involved in Occupational Therapy Month, which encourages occupational therapy as a career choice and celebrates
the work of practitioners in their wide variety of practice settings.
- The Fund is a strategic partner with Rebuilding Together™, a national organization that works to preserve and revitalize houses
and communities. The partnership highlights occupational therapy's contributions to helping individuals live independently and age in place.
- The Fund conducts consumer research to ensure that AOTA is alert to society's perceptions of occupational therapy and
responds accordingly with targeted messages.
- The Fund helps AOTA craft messages to the public through the media that increase awareness and perception of occupational
therapy as a vital force in the health care arena and in society.
- The Fund supports AOTA's vision: The contributions of occupational therapy to health, wellness, productivity, and the quality of
life are widely used, understood, and valued by society.
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