Bridging Occupational Therapy and Lifestyle Medicine: How OT Education Equips Future Practitioners

Zipporah Brown, Heather Thomas, Amy Sadek, Shelly Norvell, Transformative Wellness Solutions, Lake Oswego, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program, Hawaiʻi Pacific University, Graduate College of Health Sciences, Las Vegas, School of Occupational Therapy, University of Puget Sound

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on February 10, 2026

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
The continued burden of lifestyle-related chronic conditions poses a significant public health crisis in the United States. Occupational therapy (OT), with its foundational principles rooted in health promotion and prevention, is uniquely positioned to ...