Latest Chan Division News
Health and Wellness
Division Push Makes Hospital Pet Therapy Program Reality ⟩
February 27, 2012
Chan in the Media Clinical Community and Partners Health and Wellness
Spurred by the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy's initial requests to incorporate a pet therapy program, the Keck Medical Center of USC hospitals recently launched a Pet Therapy Program to bring certified therapy animals to visit with patients staying in the hospitals.…
⋯
Florence Clark Offers “Professional Help” on theAtlantic.com ⟩
February 16, 2012
Chan in the Media Faculty Health and Wellness Lifestyle Redesign
Florence Clark PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is featured on theAtlantic.com, the website for The Atlantic magazine, in a section called "Professional Help" in which scientists and health experts offer simple tips for real-world circumstances. Read Dr. Clark's lifestyle tips for successful aging for seniors,…
⋯
USC OTF Practice at USC Marshall Wellness Fair ⟩
January 17, 2012
Chan in the Media Clinical Events Faculty Health and Wellness Lifestyle Redesign
Last Thursday, January 12, clinical faculty members of the USC OTF Practice offered health and wellness information, tips, and details about Lifestyle Redesign® to USC students, faculty, and staff during the first ever USC Marshall School of Business Wellness Fair! Read more about the event on USC…
⋯
OT Students Help Send Silence Packing ⟩
October 26, 2011
Chan in the Media Events Health and Wellness Students
"On a sunny Friday afternoon in October, the donated backpacks of 1,100 college students who died by their own hands were scattered on the grass of USC's Alumni Park. Personal stories, pictures and messages, written by the thousands of siblings, parents, cousins and friends of the deceased were…
⋯
Health Sciences Campus Gets Fit With New Center ⟩
August 30, 2011
Events Health and Wellness
USC's Health Sciences campus kicked off the academic year with a new, 10,000-square-foot fitness center that opened on Aug. 22 in the 2001 Soto Street building. The center — the first in the campus' 59-year history — offers cardiovascular machines, treadmills and weight-lifting equipment. It’s…
⋯
Strategies to Help Young Adults Manage Diabetes ⟩
July 26, 2011
Chan in the Media Faculty Health and Wellness Research
Beth Pyatak (PhD ’10, MA ’04), Division postdoctoral research associate and alumna, conducted research with young adults to develop lifestyle-based strategies for coping with diabetes. Read more about her work at Strategies to Help Manage Diabetes.
⋯
Occupational therapy’s role in containing health care costs ⟩
June 20, 2011
Chan in the Media Faculty Health and Wellness
Division Associate Dean and AOTA President Florence Clark was quoted in Phoenix's Catholic Sun newspaper on the potential long-term cost savings of home modifications, a critical health care service often delivered by occupational therapists, that can enable successful aging in place.
⋯
Photo Feature: Ocean Therapy Surfing Program ⟩
May 19, 2011
Alumni Chan in the Media Clinical Health and Wellness
Reuters photographer Lucy Nicholson recently published a stunning photoblog featuring the Ocean Therapy surfing program, developed by Division alumna Carly Rogers (OTD ’11, MA ’04) to assist Iraq and Afghanistan military veterans along their road to recovery. Visit the photoblog via…
⋯
Squeezing More Activities Into a Busy Day ⟩
March 21, 2011
Chan in the Media Events Faculty Health and Wellness Lifestyle Redesign
While many people harbor a secret hope to magically stretch their daily schedules to fit in more exercise, reading or even napping, licensed occupational therapist Camille Dieterle has ideas for making such wishes come true. To read more, go to Squeezing More Activities Into a Busy Day.
⋯
USC Hospitals Go Smoke Free ⟩
October 4, 2010
Chan in the Media Health and Wellness Students
In an effort to promote health and wellness at the USC Health Sciences campus, several partners in the USC clinical enterprise went smoke free Oct. 1. To read more, go to USC Hospitals Go Smoke Free. The USC Lifestyle Redesign® Smoking Cessation and Relapse Prevention program is evidence-based and…
⋯
Subscribe | RSS