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 Health profession -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Health profession means a profession in which a person exercises (An ability that has been acquired by training) skill or judgment or provides a service related to:
Individuals are called health professionals if they participate in delivery of medical care in some way.
These practitioners are granted independent license to practice medicine and surgery and provide or prescribe medications within their fields.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/h/he/health_profession.htm   (649 words)

  
 Health Professional Network - Amnesty International
Health professionals, particularly physicians, are involved in administering the death penalty in some countries while in others they supervise punitive mutilation and corporal punishment.
Many aspects of human rights abuses are of direct relevance to people working in the field of health care.
You can also send an e-mail to health@amnesty.org in order to be provided with contact details or, if there is no such group in your country, more information on what you can do as an individual.
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/health-index-eng   (381 words)

  
 Health Resources Professional
Michelle Del Guercio - Medical Photography - Goal is to chronicle the two sides of health care: the highly clinical perspective from the health care professional's point of view, and the emotional journey experienced by patients and their families and friends.
NHLBI Health Information Network - Provides email updates to health professionals on National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's latest research on identifying, assessing, and treating cardiovascular disease, asthma, and sleep disorders.
NSW Health - Health Promotion Branch - Provides on-line access to health promotion information for practitioners, researchers, students and consumers.
http://www.iper1.com/iper1-odp/scat/id/Health/Resources/Professional   (948 words)

  
 The Occupational Health Professional's Services and Qualifications: Questions and Answers - Section 4
As mandated by each individual state, however, only health care professionals, within the scope of their practice, can assess and treat illness and injury beyond first aid.
Additionally, they should have occupational health experience and expertise in management and be available on a full- or part-time basis, depending on the nature and size of worksite(s).
Occupational Health Nurses: Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are registered nurses with experience and additional education in occupational health.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/smallbusiness/sec4.html   (2992 words)

  
 ABC News: Asthma Needs to Be Individualized
The parameter authors noted that asthma symptoms change over time and need to be constantly monitored by a doctor or other health-care professional to ensure that a patient's asthma is under control.
MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) — Every time an asthma patient sees a doctor, his asthma should be assessed to determine if it's being properly controlled, says a new practice parameter in the November issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthology/story?id=1245036   (406 words)

  
 Open Directory - Health: Mental Health: Professional Resources
Mental Health Supervision - Some thoughts on the client-therapist relationship from the point of view of a therapist.
Ronald and Patricia Potter-Efron - Facilitates workshops intended for mental health therapists, alcohol/drug counselors, psychologists, and related professional audiences.
Helps professional therapists improve skills and deal with a variety of difficult mental health and practice management issues.
http://dmoz.org/Health/Mental_Health/Professional_Resources   (1368 words)

  
 Drummer's Health - Main
The life-style of the touring performer does not generally promote good health habits; late nights, little exercise and little time to warm-up all conspire to negatively effect the drummers health.
Adding to these physical aspects are the variables of late nights, little sleep, poor eating habits and often little or no insurance to pay for health care.
After-all, it is your body's intrinsic ability to heal which will determine your ability to heal should an injury occur.
http://www.sportsrehab.com/drumming.htm   (470 words)

  
 Health Professional Home
Support materials are also available, including a Client Education brochure and a Health Professional Guide for Using the Freeze-Framer Technology with your clients.
The system is an innovative approach to stress relief based on learning to change the heart rhythm pattern and create physiological coherence in the body.
By providing the Freeze-Framer technology to your clients, they can practice at work or at home to reduce stress and improve their health.
http://heartmath.com/health/professional   (570 words)

  
 Appendix B: Examples of Health Professions, Public Health Professional
Admission into schools of public health is competitive, and a strong applicant will normally have some employment experience in the field.
Voluntary health agencies (VHAs), such as the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and Easter Seals, often employ public health professionals to run programs and assume administrative roles.
Graduate students must take core courses in biostatistics, epidemiology, health administration, environmental health, and behavioral sciences before narrowing their focus to one specialty.
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/kidscareers/ph_pro.htm   (488 words)

  
 Rhode Island Health Professional Loan
The health professional must be fully licensed in Rhode Island and ready to provide direct patient care on a full-time basis.
A health professional shortage area (HPSA) is a rational area for the delivery of health services.
To act as a conduit to other sources of information on primary health care.
http://www.health.state.ri.us/disease/primarycare/loan-opc.php   (637 words)

  
 Florida Department of Health Home Page
In an effort to get important Public Health information out to individuals who could be affected by Hurricanes, the Department of Health has issued several DOH Information Fact Sheets regarding health risks.
The Florida Department of Health is in the process of reviewing our internet presence and we would like to hear from you.
It is also a testament to the character and strength of both our employees and our extended public health family.
http://www.doh.state.fl.us   (642 words)

  
 Health Professional's Page
This provider should be the one that the child will be seeing for primary care, such as a pediatrician, rather than the provider who cared for the child after birth, such as a neonatologist.
Successful newborn screening requires collaboration between the State Newborn Screening Program, health care facilities (hospitals, local health departments, clinics), health care providers (pediatricians, family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives), and families of newborns.
According to law (Chapter 70.83 RCW — PHENYLKETONURIA AND OTHER PREVENTABLE HERITABLE DISORDERS), a newborn screening specimen should not be obtained on any newborn infant “whose parents or guardians object thereto on the grounds that such tests conflict with their religious tenets and practices”.
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/phl/newborn/hcppage.htm   (6342 words)

  
 Certified Natural Health Professionals
As many individuals seek to take proactive responsibility for their health, there is a growing need for qualified natural health professionals with the skills and knowledge to help others build and maintain healthy lifestyles.
The National Association of Certified Natural Health Professionals, Inc. (a not-for-profit corporation) was founded in 1988 for the purpose of training and certifying individuals who sought to counsel others in natural health techniques.
The National Association of Certified Natural Health Professionals is the world's largest group of individuals committed to natural health and individual responsibility.
http://www.cnhp.org   (558 words)

  
 Safety and Health Topics: Occupational Health Professionals
Occupational health and safety professionals include occupational and environmental health nurses, occupational medicine physicians, industrial hygienists, and safety professionals.
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN).
The following questions link to information relevant to occupational health professionals.
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/healthprofessional   (149 words)

  
 Overlake Medical Library: Nursing and Allied Health Professional Resources
This nonprofit organization works closely with healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry to provide education about adverse drug events and their prevention.
The focus is on independent nursing care—the management of client situations that the nurse can treat legally and indepently while providing care in a variety of unfamiliar clinical situations.
This special page was created to assist healthcare providers in evaluating the information being provided to the patient and family member while empowering that healthcare consumer to participate actively in their health care.
http://medlib.overlakehospital.org/library/NursingAlliedHealth.htm   (3761 words)

  
 Wyoming health professional recommends keeping "headache diary" to help deal with pain
There is nothing worse than when the pressures of a long day turn into a headache at night, but thankfully, most headaches can be avoided with a few lifestyle changes.
- How to reclaim your natural health power from the doctors, drug companies and food marketers who have stolen your right to be healthy and happy.
Wyoming health professional recommends keeping "headache diary" to help deal with pain
http://www.newstarget.com/010236.html   (1068 words)

  
 Finding a Mental Health Professional
As you search for a health care professional, keep in mind that you have a right to expect certain things, no matter who you are, what challenges you are facing or how much money you have.
Freedom to find another professional if you if you aren't satisfied with your treatment or don't think it’s working as well as it should.
The following links provide information on various ways to locate psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals in your community.
http://www.dbsalliance.org/resources/Referral.html   (264 words)

  
 Natural Health Professional
The National Association of Natural Health Professionals offer the Practicum as the last in their series of courses and seminars before you get your full Certification as a Natural Health Professional.
He went on to receive his Doctor of Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College with specialties in Spinal Biomechanics and Enzyme Replacement Therapy.
Charlotte Gerson: A Bright Light in Natural Health
http://www.asktom-naturally.com/cert.html   (248 words)

  
 Welcome to NCHPEG.ORG
We envision that it will be of special interest to: internists, family practice physicians, and genetic counselors.
This document is a companion piece to the Core Competencies that provides additional guidance about the content that should constitute basic instruction in genetics for those in health care.
The Genetic Basis of Adult Medicine 2005: What the Primary Care Provider Needs to Know - a 2.5 day CME course is being offered through the Harvard Medical School of Continuing Medical Education.
http://www.nchpeg.org   (282 words)

  
 NeLMH pathway - Prison health professional
The guide is aimed at individual clinicians - nurses, doctors or healthcare officers in the prison health centre.
Users will be provided with summarised and synthesized information which links them through to research evidence which sits in the core NeLH site, whether it be a systematic review, clinical practice guideline or some other form of reliable information.
Subjects covered include initial assessment procedures, suicide assessment and management, building a therapeutic relationship, goal planning, structured problem solving and cross cultural issues.
http://www.nelmh.org/pathway_prison.asp   (326 words)

  
 InteliHealth: InteliHealth Home
You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues and consult your physician before starting a new fitness regimen.
We also subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation.
Trusted Harvard Medical School experts put today's health news stories in perspective and explain how issues affect you.
http://www.intelihealth.com   (314 words)

  
 The Pan American Health Organization
Understanding the health of young children around the world offers an opportunity to explore important global health issues and make a difference in children's lives.
Atlas of Inequities - Basic Health Indicators - Core Health Data - Country Health Profiles - Trends and Situation Analysis
Strategic and Programmatic Orientations in Primary Health Care
http://www.paho.org   (622 words)

  
 Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline -- New York State Department of Health
Board members are responsible for the adjudication of cases and for developing direction and policy regarding medical conduct issues.
Health Facilities Series: Reasonable Charge for Copies of Health Care Records/Patient Information
The Office also monitors practitioners who have been placed on probation.
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm   (384 words)

  
 Nemours.org - Health Care Professional Portal
NEMOURS Health & Prevention Services (NHPS) works with families and communities to help children grow up healthy.
NEMOURS is achieving national recognition for the outstanding accomplishments of our organization and our people.
NEMOURS provides excellence in pediatric subspecialty medical care & research for children in Florida annually.
http://www.nemours.org/internet?pid=4   (212 words)

  
 Health Professional Education
Encouraging and supporting pre-professional, undergraduate, graduate and continuing health professional education is a key objective of the Montana AHEC.
Health Professions Careers and Health Professions Education Programs - Describes many health careers and provides a database of health education and training programs in Montana
- Links to other health professions education sites
http://healthinfo.montana.edu/mtahec/mteduc.html   (95 words)

  
 AMA (Med Ed Products) Allied health professional associations
Subscribe to our free monthly e-newsletter and keep up with the professions in the allied health arena.
The AMA's annual Health Professions Career and Education Directory lists 6,700 educational programs in 65 different health professions.
Order now: Health Professions Education Data Book, 2005-2006
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3584.html   (128 words)

  
 American Academy of Pediatrics Web Site
From asthma to immunization, find out more about what AAP recommends for your children's health.
http://www.aap.org   (307 words)

  
 Directory of Health Professionals Associations and Medical Societies
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) [environment, ecology, medical waste]
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) [international]
National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) [cultural diversity, translation]
http://www.pohly.com/assoc2.shtml   (1831 words)

  
 ASRM: Mental Health Professional Group
The Mental Health Professional Group is a group of professionals within the American Society of Reproductive Medicine dedicated to enhancing knowledge and understanding of psychological and emotional aspects of reproductive health.
Click here to Learn more about the Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG), a Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Find a mental health professional in your area
http://www.asrm.org/Professionals/PG-SIG-Affiliated_Soc/MHPG   (321 words)

  
 Sheppard Pratt Health System-Professional Education
Two specialized workshops for Health Care Professionals and Paraprofessionals.
"Managing the Psychological Consequences of Disasters: A Training for Health Care Providers" September 2004 - April 2005
© 2003 Sheppard Pratt Health System All rights reserved.
http://www.sheppardpratt.org/sp_htmlcode/sp_edu/sp_edu_contents.aspx   (396 words)

  
 Free Beer for Everybody - Given it's a Health Care Professional
On this web portal he presents leading health care professionals with their extra-medical professions and hobbies.
He had held over 30 piano master classes for medical doctors in Germany from 1991 to 2000 and the colleagues were coming from all over the country.
Free Beer for Everybody - Given it's a Health Care Professional
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prwebxml247493.php   (510 words)

  
 Rollins School of Public Health: Continuing Professional Education
The Rollins School of Public Health provides opportunities for health care professionals to continue their professional education in the field of public health.
The School offers a variety of continuing professional education (CPE) activities that sharpen the practicing professional's ability to identify, analyze, and intervene in the health problems facing today's societies.
Rollins School of Public Health, Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center.
http://www.sph.emory.edu/CONTINUE   (125 words)

  
 StatDose, Continuing Medical Information for the Health Care Professional
The healthcare professionals use their service/product or refer patients to use their service/product.
StatDose, Continuing Medical Information for the Health Care Professional
Statdose will include the use of advanced, cutting edge technology to create a variety of educational and informational programs, to american diabetes association for the mutual benefit of both the patients as well as the practitioners.
http://www.statdose.com/information01/american_diabetes_association.htm   (676 words)

  
 Health Professional Network
A healthcare professional providing critical care, medical or surgical treatment to critically ill patients, has the moral responsibility to review and study new guidelines, protocols, cardiac medications and always be prepared to save a life.
Whether you practice in health care as a Physician, Nurse, Paramedic, Surgical Resident or Medical Student.
Plus, when you download and use the toolbar, you'll help support; The Health Professional Network."
http://www.aclspreparation.com   (398 words)

  
 National Health Service Corps
Mental or behavioral health professional (clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, and psychiatric nurse specialist)
Serve full time (40 hours a week) in the clinical practice of your profession
Fully trained health professionals who are dedicated to working with the underserved and have qualifying educational loans are eligible to compete for repayment of those loans if they choose to serve in a community of greatest need.
http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/join_us/lrp.cfm   (490 words)

  
 - Geriatric Care Managment - University of Florida
You will have an opportunity to work with a GCM professional in the clinical experience portion of our program.
Prepare yourself for certification in the field of care management
Prepare yourself for a new career in a rapidly expanding field - Geriatric Care Management
http://gcm.dce.ufl.edu   (233 words)

  
 Find a Health Care Professional / Researcher, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Center is an international leader in pediatric health care, research and education.
Search for a Health Care Professional / Researcher
Find a Health Care Professional / Researcher, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/find-professional   (123 words)

  
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Your Calgary Health Link will provide you with information about doctors in your area of the city who are taking new patients.
General Information - Finding a Health Care Professional
For information on how to find a doctor, please call 943-5465.
http://www.crha-health.ab.ca/health_info/mat_new/FindingHealthProfessional.htm   (103 words)

  
 Health care professional development
The following on-line workshops for health care are offered through ed2go, accredited by ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, and can be applied toward relicensure in Massachusetts.
OLW 761 Certificate in Spirituality, Health and Healing - 22 contact hours - $159
On-line or distance education courses for health care professionals
http://www.gcc.mass.edu/spring05/noncredit_health.html   (871 words)

  
 OHSU Library - E-Reference
A superb collection of links for clinical specialties, basic sciences, consumer health, and general reference.
OregonRx.org: Evidence Based Information on Prescription Drugs for Consumers and Health Care Providers
Everything You Wanted to Know about the NCI Grants Process
http://www.ohsu.edu/library/netcat/netcat.shtml   (493 words)

  
 Health & Wellness, Professional,
This ring is dedicated to linking sites that provide medical and/or health care resources for handheld devices.
A WebRing for gay doctors, medical students, dentists, nurses, vetinary surgeons, chiropractors, and professionals in related disciplines.
Medical resources and guide for medical Students and physician
http://dir.webring.com/rw?d=Health___Wellness/Professional   (861 words)

  
 DHP Home Page
You may check the Virginia license status of a health care practitioner, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through our License Lookup.
Own Your Future: Virginia's Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign provides information about how you can "own your future" and take action to plan for your long-term care needs.
To enhance access to and the delivery of safe and competent health care by licensing health care providers and enforcing standards governing their practice.
http://www.dhp.state.va.us   (272 words)

  
 Online Dictionary of Mental Health
is a global information resource and research tool covering all of the disciplines contributing to our understanding of mental health.
The Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies does not vouch for the accuracy of the contents of any of the sites to which links are provided, and inclusion of a site here does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by the Centre.
Therefore there are no definitions here; instead there are links to many sites offering different viewpoints on issues in mental health, which are accessible using the A-Z links above.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~psysc/psychotherapy/index.html   (287 words)

  
 National Commission on Correctional Health Care
In addition to the Standards, NCCHC publishes Position Statements and Clinical Guidelines to assist correctional health care practitioners in the many medical, ethical, administrative and legal aspects of their work.
Updates in Correctional Health Care conference, Las Vegas
our recommendations for managing the delivery of medical and mental health care in correctional systems.
http://www.ncchc.org   (257 words)

  
 Administrators in Medicine
State Medical and Osteopathic Boards are government agencies responsible for licensing and, when necessary, disciplining Medical Doctors (MDs), Osteopathic Doctors (DOs) and other health professionals within their jurisdiction.
DocFinder contains the licensing background and disciplinary information of physicians and other health care practitioners with much more detailed Medical Malpractice, Hospital Discipline and Criminal Conviction information from Physician Profile Law states such as First in the Nation Massachusetts.
State Medical and Osteopathic Boards are the source of licensure information about Doctors (see the AIM DocFinder below) and are where consumers file complaints when problems occur.
http://www.docboard.org   (297 words)

  
 Nursing jobs London Nursing jobs in London Nursing Agencies London
Biomedical Scientists and a wide range of other Allied Health Professionals
Why not take a minute to fill out our online application form?
Occupational Health Department jobs or work for our Occupational Health Service.
http://www.healthprofessionals.com   (671 words)

  
 AHLA Home
As an excellent refresher for experienced health lawyers and a valuable training program for new associates and in-house counsel, this program will include separate sessions on Medicare Parts A-D, patient care and institutional liability, anti-kickback and Stark, health information and technology, healthcare contracting, life sciences issues, and legal ethics.
2005 In-House Counsel Salary Survey and many other professional development tools.
Fundamentals of Health Law - November 9-11, 2005
http://www.healthlawyers.org   (382 words)

  
 Mental Health Professional
Provides individual, group, family therapy, case management and psycho-education to patients/families as assigned.
Master's Degree in a recognized mental health discipline; 2 years prior work exp; LCSW, LPC or Licensed Psychologist preferred; BLS certification
A 669-bed regional care, teaching hospital founded in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has more than 760 physicians and provides comprehensive health care services to its local communities and is a major referral and treatment center for patients throughout the northern New Jersey metropolitan area.
http://www.bestnursejobs.com/viewjob98.html   (177 words)

  
 MT Health Professional Recruitment
Montana HPSAs, MUAs and MUPs - Search the HPSA database at the Shortage Designation Branch in the HRSA Bureau of Health Professions National Center for Health Workforce Analysis.
Nine Steps to Successful Physician Recruitment - Good basic article from North Dakota Office of Rural Health
Mental Health Professionals: Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, Marriage and Family Therapists
http://healthinfo.montana.edu/mtahec/mtrecrut.html   (659 words)

  
 American Academy of Family Physicians
Looking for health information for you and your family?
http://www.aafp.org   (126 words)

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