Canadian OT & Public Health Timeline
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Updated: 3 May 2020
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Created byKatie Lewis
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Canadian Society of Occupational Therapy in Manitoba EstablishedToronto Curative Workshop Established1st Annual Meeting of CAOTFirst CAOT Journal PublishedRe-evaluation of OT Role in Veteran Hospitals, OT Becomes under Medical ServicesOT Develops Specializations and Furthers Professional IdentityIncrease in Evidence-Based PracticeCOTF LaunchedCOTO became a Separate Bylaw of OSOT in Pursuit of Self-RegulationNew Focus on Health PromotionCMOP, PEO, OPPM Established throughout the 1990sOT Now DevelopedSaskatchewan Introduced a Universal Hospital Care PlanMedical Care Act (federal)Canada Health ActCanadian Public Health Association EstablishedMontreal Smallpox EpidemicEdward Playter DeathFocus on the EnvironmentCanada's 1st Sanitorium opened for TBTyphoid Rates ExplodeLocal Health Boards begin School InspectionsPublic Health Increases their Focus on EducationDepartment of Public Health created (federal)1st Canadian Public Health Nursing Service Established in ManitobaProfessionalization of Sanitary Inspectors in Public HealthPublic Health Designated as a Specialty of Medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaWHO CreatedPeak of Polio EpidemicOverarching Themes of Issues of Funding/ Recognition/ ImportanceIssues of Identity with Most of Government Health Spending Devoted to HospitalsRachel Carson Publishes Silent SpringReport of the Royal Commission on
Health ServicesNational Physical Fitness ActParticipACTION EstablishedA New Perspective on the Health of Canadians Presented to the House of CommonsInternational Conference of Health Promotion (Ottawa)OSOT Receives CharterOT Diploma Course at U of T BeginsCAOT FoundedPublic Health Nursing Program Established at U of TOT Combines with PT to Become a Degree Program within Faculty of Medicine at U of TOT Becomes Independent Education Program from PT at U of T356 OT's Trained at U of T over the Course of 1918"The Role of Occupational Therapy in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion" Published in AJOTOccupational Therapy ActRegulated Health Professions ActOccupational Therapy becomes an MSc entry-level professionCOVID-19COVID-19Periods
Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act (Federal)World War IWorld War IIRevamping of VaccinesGreat DepressionPre Professional AgeNeo Professional EraEra IIIEvidence Based Practice EraFocus on SanitationFocus on EducationPersonal Control over HealthEvidence Based Health PromotionWorld War IGreat DepressionWorld War IICanadian Women's MovementCanadian Women's MovementIndependent Living MovementIndependent Living Movement
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