Think of this article as the fourth part of an interconnected story in the pages of this magazine.
In June 2018, PT in Motion looked at the importance of the profession of physical therapy embracing cultural competence and striving to better mirror in its own composition the ever-increasing diversity of the American population.1
In July of this year, the magazine examined the need for physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) to consider the role of social determinants of health in their interactions with patients and clients, and in subsequent clinical decisions.2 (The US government defines social determinants of health as "conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks."3)
