Allied health professions are healthcare professions that provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and support services in connection with health care. Their services are allied with and support the work of a number of other professions not considered allied health professions, ex. Medicine, nursing, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy and other excluded professions.
Allied health encompasses a broad group of health professionals who use scientific principles and evidence-based practice for the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic diseases; promote disease prevention and wellness for optimum health, and apply administration and management skills to support health care systems in a variety of settings
These Health Professionals apply their expertise to prevent disease transmission, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate people of all ages and all specialties.
