title: "Do-Live-Well": a Canadian framework for promoting occupation, health, and well-being.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Occupational therapists can bring a unique and valuable perspective to the national dialogue on health promotion. Current approaches have a narrow focus on diet and exercise; a broader focus on occupation has the potential to enrich understanding regarding forces that contribute to health and well-being.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  A new "Do-Live-Well" framework will be presented that is grounded in evidence regarding the links between what people do every day and their health and well-being.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Elements of the framework include eight different dimensions of experience and five key activity patterns that impact health and well-being outcomes. Personal and social forces that shape activity engagement also affect the links to health and well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The framework is designed to facilitate individual reflection, community advocacy, and system-level dialogue about the impact of day-to-day occupations on the health and well-being of Canadians.
authors: Sandra E
authors: SE
authors: Moll
authors: Rebecca E
authors: RE
authors: Gewurtz
authors: Terry M
authors: TM
authors: Krupa
authors: Mary C
authors: MC
authors: Law
authors: Nadine
authors: N
authors: Larivière
authors: Mélanie
authors: M
authors: Levasseur
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004651:Employment; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010549:Personal Satisfaction