MEDICAL AND ALLIED

HEALTH PROFESSION
Who are the medical and allied
health professionals?
A trained healthcare provider
practicing under supervision of a
physician or healthcare
practitioner. They include
pharmacists, dental hygienists,
physical therapists and nurses.
What is a Health Care Provider?
A person who helps identify,
prevent, or treat an illness
or disability
Who are the Health Care
Practitioner/ Provider?
An independent healthcare
provider who is licensed to practice
on and provide general and/or
specialized care to a specific area
of the body.
Allied health professionals provide
services and engage in activities which
include:
PREVENTION
ASSESSMENT/EVALU
ATION
IDENTIFICATION/DIAG
NOSIS
TREATMENT
REHABILITATION/HABILIT
ATION
advocacy
promotion of health
and well-being
education
research