Today, entering the second decade of the 21st century,clinical patient education and health education have been greatly enhanced in physi-cal and occupational rehabilitation. Therapists use clinical teaching and learning regu-larly in their patientsâ examination, evaluation, plan of care, and interventions. Thegoal of rehabilitation providers is to help their patients learn about the disorder (disease)affecting them and actively participate in the planning of interventions.
The World Meteorological Organization defines this time period as 30 years. Examples of climate change include increases in global surface temperature (global warming), changes in rainfall patterns, and changes in the frequency of extreme weather events.
Global warming brought about by emission of carbon lead to depletion of the environment in various ways. One of the worst effects of carbon on the environment is the melting of the polar ice caps. Besides being a source of fresh water for oceans and seas, the polar ice caps reflect heat and sunlight back into space thus regulating the atmospheric temperatures on earth.