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	Health Care
		Health care workers also are more likely to remain employed in the same occupation, due, in part, to the high level of education and training required for many health occupations.
		Employment in home health care and nursing and residential care should increase rapidly as life expectancies rise, and as aging children are less able to care for their parents and rely more on long-term care facilities.
		Health care establishments that must be staffed around the clock to care for patients and handle emergencies often pay premiums for overtime and weekend work, holidays, late shifts, and time spent on call.
	www.bls.gov /oco/cg/cgs035.htm (4003 words)

	NIU School of Allied Health Professions - Course Descriptions
		Investigation of the complexities of health issues related to lifestyles and the subsequent impact on the family, community, and a pluralistic society at large.
		HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE U.S. Evaluation of health care controversies using critical thinking and knowledge of the sources, uses, and analysis of the health literature, especially data.
		Discussion of the role of the environment in human health and disease, the basic principles of environmental health practice, and major issues in environmental health legislation and policy.
	www.chhs.niu.edu /ahp/coursedescriptions.asp (4275 words)

	Allied Health Professions
		Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) play a critical role in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of people of all ages.
		A variety of professions come under the AHP umbrella including dieticians, physiotherapists, radiographers, etc. While they represent many diverse areas of expertise and practice, and work with different client groups, they are as one in being committed to health improvement.
		Encourage clients across all age groups; especially mental health, to experience their physicality, to develop an ability to express the whole range of their emotions, and to increase their insight and knowledge of themselves and others.
	www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk /erchcp/community_care/chcp_ahp.htm (561 words)

	Integrating Research into the Culture of Allied Health Professions: The Background and a Review of Issues in the United ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Cooperation between higher education and the National Health Service in developing a culture of research in the health professions is fundamental to achieving evidence-based practice in health care.
		As universities and the health professions within the United Kingdom traverse the straits of transition into the 21st century, the research challenge provides a common focus for effort.
		Engendeting a passion arid capacity for research within the allied health professions is an institutional and an individual responsibility.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa4040/is_200407/ai_n9420796 (861 words)

	Allied Health Professions Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		University of Missouri School of Health Professions is celebrating National Allied Health Professions Week this week to honor the 5 million health care providers working in more than 80 allied health professions.
		"Allied health practitioners greatly influence and support the quality of health care that is delivered in this country and abroad," said School of Health Professions Dean Richard Oliver.
		The MU School of Health Professions is Missouri's only state-sponsored school of health professions on a campus with an academic medical center.
	www.muhealth.org /~news/2004/AHPweek04.shtml (148 words)

	Allied Health Professions in Scotland - Scotland's Health on the Web (SHOW)
		Jacqui was appointed as the first Allied Health Professions Officer in the Health Department of the Scottish Executive in September 2002.
		She is responsible for the provision of advice to Ministers and the Executive on professional matters affecting the 9 AHP groups and the development and implementation of related policy areas.
		She is based within the Nursing and AHP Education Branch and works closely with colleagues from a range of departments across health and social care.
	www.show.scot.nhs.uk /sehd/ahp/index.htm (207 words)

	Allied Health Professions Unit - Template - main
		The Allied Health Professions Unit (AHPU) was created in July 2003 in response to the widening of the Faculty of Health’s portfolio to include the Allied Health Professions.
		Develop interdisciplinary programmes which are accessible to and required by Allied Health Professionals and which meet their Continuing Professional Development needs.
		Research is primarily applied and aimed at underpinning the professions, practice intervention and teaching and learning.
	www.uclan.ac.uk /facs/health/ahp/index.htm (329 words)

	ExploreHealthCareers.org: Field Overview - Allied Health Professions
		The term Allied Health (or Health-Related Professions, at some institutions) is used to identify a cluster of health professions, encompassing as many as 200 health careers.
		When you work in allied health, you are involved (directly or indirectly) with patient health, and you are regarded as an expert in your field.
		Some allied health programs (such as dietetics) are credentialled by another accrediting body.
	www.explorehealthcareers.org /en/Field.1.aspx (536 words)

	Jefferson College of Health Professions - News & Information
		Jobs in the allied health professions are plentiful, and growing in number.
		In fact, the healthcare industry is predicted to add nearly 3.5 million jobs between 2002 and 2012, and a large majority of these new jobs will be in nursing and the allied health professions.
		Health care is already the largest industry in the United States with five million people working in 80 allied health professions throughout the country.
	www.tju.edu /jchp/newsinfo/AlliedHealthProWeek06.cfm (391 words)

	NHM Health Focus: Allied Health Professionals
		Emergency Medical Technicians, Physical and Occupational Therapists are among the more familiar of the many allied health professionals involved in our recovery from injury and disease.
		Health Information Manager - maintains, collects,, and analyzes health information needed by doctors, nurses, and other providers as they perform their jobs.
		For those interested in an allied health career, or for those still undecided, LifeWorks™, an interactive career exploration web site for middle and high school students, is a good place to begin career exploration.
	www.accessexcellence.org /HHQ/HRC/HF/alliedhealth.html (556 words)

	College of Allied Health Professions
		The College of Allied Health Professions is one of the five health professions colleges which, with the University Hospital, constitute the health science campus of the University of Kentucky.
		The College of Allied Health Professions is composed of the Department of Clinical Sciences, the Department of Health Services, and the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences.
		Today allied health professionals are assuming greatly expanded and increasingly complex duties and responsibilities as essential members of the health care team.
	www.uky.edu /Registrar/bull0102/colleges/alliedhealth/bullah.html (995 words)

	School of Allied Health Professions (AH- -) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The School of Allied Health Professions is a regional teaching center for studies at the baccalaureate degree level.
		Majors in the School of Allied Health Professions who are preparing for professional practice may be dismissed from a program on the basis of either academic deficiencies or nonprofessional performance.
		Classes in allied health, natural and physical sciences, mathematics, computer science, as well as the social sciences and business may be beneficial.
	www.reg.niu.edu /regrec/ugcat/99_00/ug125.htm (4313 words)

	The Profession - LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Allied Health Professions
		The Nursing and Allied Health Professions building is located two blocks ahead on the left at the corner of South Roman and Gravier Street, at 1900 Gravier Street.
		The Nursing and Allied Health Professions building is located in the third block on the left at 1900 Gravier Street.
		The Department of Rehabilitation Counseling is on the 8th floor of the School of Allied Health Professions and Nursing Building (#9 on map).
	alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu /RehabilitationCounseling/map.htm (280 words)

	Allied health professions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The allied health professions are those clinical healthcare professions distinct from the medical and nursing professions.
		Members of the allied health professions must be proficient in the use of many skills.
		Some of which are medical terminology, acronym and spelling, basics of medical law and ethics, understanding of human relations, interpersonal communication skills, counseling skills, computer literacy, ability to document healthcare information, interviewing skills, and proficiency in word processing, database management and electronic dictation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allied_health_professions (323 words)

	Board of Registration - Board of Allied Health Professionals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Allied health professionals are occupational therapists and assistants, athletic trainers, and physical therapists and assistants.
		Occupational therapists are health professionals who use occupational activities with specific goals in helping people of all ages to prevent, lessen or overcome physical, psychological or developmental disabilities.
		The Board is the link between the consumer and the allied health professional and, as such, promotes the public health, welfare and safety.
	www.mass.gov /dpl/boards/ah/index.htm (151 words)

	Allied Health Professionals Bulletin
		The Department of Health and the Medicines Control Agency have had to concentrate their efforts to date on the introduction of independent nurse prescribing, and plans to introduce supplementary prescribing for nurses and pharmacists.
		The professions which make up the Allied Health Professions Forum have been invited to send representatives to the workshop which will be held in early December.
		This will be a week long development and networking programme for senior allied health professionals and healthcare scientists who are aspiring to further their career to executive director level or other senior strategic positions.
	www.publications.doh.gov.uk /ahpbulletin/ahpbulletin12.htm (2036 words)

	Allied Health Professions Scope of Practice -- American Academy of Family Physicians
		Allied health professionals play an important role in the delivery of health services.
		Allied health professionals work jointly with family physicians, sharing decision-making and management of patients.
		However, AAFP continues to believe that the scope of allied health professionals' respective practices should not hinder the ability of family physicians to provide their traditionally comprehensive array of services.
	www.aafp.org /online/en/home/policy/state/issues/scope/alliedscope.html (211 words)

	Nursing Midwifery&Allied Health Professions Research Unit
		Some 60,000 nurses, midwives and allied health professionals work in Scotland, so the greatest amount of direct patient care is provided by these staff.
		In March 2000, Professor Kate Niven was appointed part-time Director, combining this role with her job as Professor of Nursing and Midwifery Studies and Head of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Stirling.
		These activities are designed to provide a distinct contribution to the evidence-base for health care practice in Scotland and beyond and will enhance the body of knowledge within Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied Health Professions.
	www.nris.gcal.ac.uk (497 words)

	Meharry Medical College - School of Allied Health Professions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This was a first-of a kind agreement between a private medical college and a public land-grant university for the purpose of providing access to training in the health related professions for minority students.
		The School has grown from the original Meharry programs in dental hygiene, health care administration and planning and medical technology to a total of eight front-line allied health programs with a diverse student population of approximately 500 professional majors.
		To pursue an allied health professions major, students must first apply to and be admitted by
	alliedhealth.mmc.edu /default.asp?SID=12 (165 words)

	Fulbright Advising Center
		Allied health occupations are helping professions within the medical field.
		Students pursuing jobs in the allied health field may someday work with doctors, nurses, therapists and technicians to accurately diagnose diseases and conditions and work as a member of an interdisciplinary team whose goal is insuring patient recovery and health.
		If you enjoy teamwork, helping others and solving problems, one of the many allied health professions can be a satisfying career for you.
	www.uark.edu /~fcac/pre-professional/health_professions.htm (347 words)

	Allied health professionals bulletin : The Department of Health - Pubs and stats: Bulletins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Allied health professionals bulletin : The Department of Health - Pubs and stats: Bulletins
		A bulletin for all staff in the allied health professions.
		AHP bulletins before February 2004 are currently held on a separate site that is managed by DH.
	www.dh.gov.uk /PublicationsAndStatistics/Bulletins/AlliedHealthProfessionalsBulletin/fs/en (284 words)

	Allied health professions health improvement in Scotland - NHS Health Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Allied health professions health improvement in Scotland - NHS Health Scotland
		Health screening, health promotion, public health and social inclusion initiatives are often integral to their specific clinical roles.
		A number of AHPS have been appointed as Public Health Practitioners, and the Scottish Executive has committed itself to developing AHP consultant roles in the near future.
	www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk /healthservice/allied/index.cfm (162 words)

	HPN - Information and Advocacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The delivery of high quality health care is complicated and requires the knowledge and talents of diverse health care professionals.
		There are hundreds of professions in health care besides nurses and physicians.
		The Health Professions Network Advocacy Team is advocating for improved access to and quality of health care including the use of and reimbursement for qualified health professionals.
	www.healthpronet.org /Information_Advocacy (405 words)

	Emory Allied Health Professions
		Physician Assistants (PAs) are highly skilled members of the health care team who, working dependently with physicians and under their supervision, provide diagnostic and therapeutic patient care in a variety of medical specialties and practice settings.
		These skills are needed to improve or maintain patient health by preventing and/or alleviating deformity and improving independence of function; to achieve treatment goals that engage the greatest possible degree of patient motivation and cooperation within resource constraints; and to provide for periodic revision and appropriate discontinuation.
		Previous health care experience is an indication to the admissions committee of an applicant's awareness of and commitment to a career in health care.
	www.med.emory.edu /AHB/old/ah.pa.html (3252 words)

	College of Allied Health Professions
		The programs are designed to provide the highest quality in basic medical sciences and health professional education to meet health care needs and to contribute to new knowledge through research.
		All students enrolled in the College of Allied Health Professions must receive prior approval from both the Chair of the Department and the Dean before taking courses in their major field at another institution.
		The Dean of the College of Allied Health Professions oversees the establishment and monitoring of the admission standards for the Professional degree programs.
	www.southalabama.edu /bulletin/allied.htm (2753 words)

	Health Professions Office/Allied Health
		There are many rewarding career opportunities in patient care and public health in addition to those of a physician or a dentist.
		It must be remembered, however, that competition for the training programs for all of these professions is intense today, although in some cases, not as great as for dentistry and medicine, where there are up to three applicants for every place.
		The Health Professions Office, Room 115 TPL, keeps up-to-date files on many of these careers and you are encouraged to borrow one or more of the following publications.
	www.williams.edu /resources/hp/alliedhealth (434 words)

	IU Northwest: Allied Health Professions
		The following courses that are followed by (G) meet the general education requirements of the School of Nursing and Health Professions.
		The Health Management Concentration helps prepare radiographers for supervisory roles within the health care environment.
		Health management concentration course work is offered through the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA).
	www.iun.edu /~ahealth/rad/radsciclimgmt.shtml (513 words)

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