Editorial November 2017

Editorial – November 2016

The Israeli Journal of Occupation Therapy, November 2016, 25(4) We are pleased to open this special issue of IJOT on the topic of multiculturalism. Most of the theoretical models that underpin the professional occupational therapy literature around the world and in Israel originate from Western countries (particularly the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia). These models reflect perce...

National Diabetes Month — November 2017

1171 Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2016 1178 Progress in Childhood Vaccination Data in Immunization Information Systems — United States, 2013–2016 1182 Harmful Algal Bloom–Associated Illnesses in Humans and Dogs Identified Through a Pilot Surveillance System — New York, 2015 1185 Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses — Worldwide, January 2016–June 2017 ...

Editorial, Issue: September 2017

Usefulness B . Mazur November 19 , 2017

Announcement: World Pneumonia Day — November 12, 2017

November 12th marks the eighth annual World Pneumonia Day, observed to raise awareness of pneumonia as a global public health concern for persons of all ages and a leading infectious cause of death of children aged <5 years, causing approximately 900,000 child deaths annually (1). In the United States, the majority of the 53,000 annual pneumonia deaths occur in persons aged ≥65 years. Respirato...