The STTEP: a Model for musculoskeletal health care in marginalized communities
| Autor: | Dein R. Vindigni, Barbara I. Polus, Gay Edgecombe, Michael Howard, Joan van Rotterdam, Felicity Redpath, Elma Ellen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Employment
Physical Therapy Specialty medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Philippines Physical Exertion Alternative medicine Developing country Health Promotion Myotherapy Education Promotion (rank) Nursing Poverty Areas Health care Medicine Humans Community Health Services Musculoskeletal Diseases Developing Countries Poverty Physical Therapy Modalities media_common business.industry Australia Health promotion Complementary and alternative medicine Conceptual framework business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.). 15(8) |
| ISSN: | 1557-7708 |
| Popis: | This article introduces the STTEP (Sustainable Training, Treatment, Employment Program) Model. The Model has been in operation since 1995. It provides a useful conceptual framework for policy makers, practitioners, and educators. The Model evolved from work carried out by chiropractors, myotherapists, and related health workers in poor communities through the charitable organization Hands On Health Australia. The STTEP Model grew from a recognition that poor communities mostly rely on heavy, repetitive physical labor for work. For these communities, there is little opportunity to access suitable and affordable health care requiring them to frequently live with the pain and disability associated with highly prevalent musculoskeletal conditions in their communities. The STTEP Model includes myotherapy and musculoskeletal health promotion for uncomplicated musculoskeletal conditions.The Model also supports training for community members and collaborates with community leaders to promote employment opportunities for graduates. The Model embraces an ethos of cultural sensitivity, corporate responsibility, and sustainability. Project Hope (Hands On Philippines Education), a program in the Philippines, is used to illustrate the Model in action. |
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