Due to an increase in the need for allied health professionals, there is a growing interest to assess the allied health workforce and its employment needs. This is especially true in medically underserved rural areas where there is a critical shortage of allied health professionals. A survey was sent to allied health administrators across a variety of allied health disciplines working in Tennes...

This special issue of Australian Health Review features original research articles, reviews and perspectives dedicated to the theme strengthening the allied health workforce. Of the total healthworkforce,more than 126 000 are registered allied health practitioners in Australia. With the growing demands upon the health system from patients with complex and chronic conditions, there is a resurgen...

In 1995, the Division of Allied Health at the Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide (WCH) began a process of critical review of its service delivery models and organisational structure in order better to meet the vision and values of the WCH and the needs of consumers. This paper describes the change management process. Barriers to and facilitators of change are highlighted. The outcomes of ...

The purposes of this article are to (1) review the literature on students with disabilities (SWD) in higher education with a particular focus on allied health and related professions, and (2) propose an analytical decision-making model for assessing students' needs and providing reasonable accommodations in allied health education. Increasing numbers of SWD are entering higher education, but th...

J. P. Barfield, D. C. Cobler, Eddie T. C. Lam, James Zhang, and George Chitiyo Department of Exercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee; Department of Physical Education, Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia; Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Kine...

Allied health professionals are a diverse group of health care workers who provide necessary services to patients in addition to, or in place of, services provided by physicians, nurses, and medical paraprofessionals. Two forces generating increased demand for allied health professionals are the aging of the US population and health care reform associated with the implementation of the Patient ...