Counting What Counts: Demographic Data, Equity, and Decision-Making in Occupational Therapy

Authors

• Pamela Talero, OTD, BSOT(Col), OTR/L, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
• David Goldstein MS, OTR/L, Heath Care Transformation Task Force
• Khalilah Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Jason Jurjevich PhD, MA, University of Arizona
• Maggie McCullough MA, BS, PolicyMap, Inc.

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

6-13-2026

Comments

Presentation: 1:57:11

Abstract

This webinar brings together an interdisciplinary panel of experts in health disparities research, population health data systems, geographic and census analysis, and policy translation. Together, they will examine how demographic and population-level data can guide ethical decision-making in occupational therapy practice, education, and research, and how occupational therapy practitioners can use these data to advance diversity, equity, justice, accessibility, inclusion, and belonging (DEIJAB) within the populations and communities they serve.

Recommended Citation

Talero, OTD, BSOT(Col), OTR/L, Pamela; Goldstein MS, OTR/L, David; Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, Khalilah; Jurjevich PhD, MA, Jason; and McCullough MA, BS, Maggie, "Counting What Counts: Demographic Data, Equity, and Decision-Making in Occupational Therapy" (2026). MindHub Series. Paper 6.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/mindhub/6

Language

English