What is Allied Health Care?
The allied health workforce provides a range of preventative, diagnostic, technical and therapeutic health-care and clinical support services across the lifespan and care continuum. They contribute specialized expertise, education, research and leadership, often working as integral members of a collaborative health-care team to improve the health and well-being of British Columbians.
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There are over 70 allied health disciplines comprised of regulated professions, technical, social/community, clinical assisting occupations and therapy. Members of the allied health workforce deliver, support or inform direct patient care and have completed occupation-specific education or training. Allied health does not include medical and nursing-related occupations, such as physicians, dentists, health-care assistants, midwives, nurse practitioners and nurses.
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* Adapted from the 2021 National Occupational Classification System.
Allied Health Services We Bring In:
Hearing Clinics
Amplifon Clinic Terrace
Phone: (250) 635-4327
Toll Free: 1-855-428-5261
An audiologist is a professional who diagnoses, habilitates, and counsels individuals with hearing loss, tinnitus, balance, auditory processing, and other related disorders. Audiologist academic and clinical training provides the foundation for patient management for people of all ages, from birth through adulthood. Audiologists determine appropriate patient treatment by combining a complete history with a variety of specialized auditory and vestibular assessments, often working with interdisciplinary teams.
Dietician Clinic
First Nations Health Authority
Phone: (604) 693-6500
Toll Free: 1-866-913-0033
Registered Dieticians are experts in the science of food and human nutrition. Clinical Dieticians complete nutrition assessments and recommend and implement therapeutic care plans for patients. Community Nutritionists complete community assessments and utilize health promotion strategies (education, advocacy, policy development, community development, collaborative research) to aim for a healthy population and prevent/reduce chronic disease.
Occupational Therapy
Northern Therapy Services
Phone: (250) 842-8087
Fax: 1-844-402-1132
Occupational therapy is based on research which shows that an individual's ability to engage in occupation increases their health and well-being and promotes participation in their community. "Occupation" refers to the activities that people do every day to occupy their time and to bring meaning and purpose to life. Occupational Therapy starts with an assessment to understand what occupations are important to the client and to identify current issues in doing them.
Physiotherapy
Northern Therapy Services
Phone: (250) 842-8087
Fax: 1-844-402-1132
Physiotherapy entails treatment of the human body by physical or mechanical means. Intervention includes manipulation, massage, exercise, the application of bandages, hydrotherapy, and medical electricity, for the therapeutic purpose of maintaining or restoring function that has been impaired by injury or disease. Physiotherapists can help you achieve your highest level of physical function (at any stage of life) by providing you with a personalized treatment plan based on your specific needs.
Recreation Therapy
Therapeutic Recreation was established to facilitate the development and or expression of meaningful leisure involvement for older persons or those with illness or disability. Therapeutic Recreation is a purposeful intervention that uses recreation to bring about health restoration and has the potential to enhance health or produce high-level wellness. Connecting with a therapeutic recreation specialist not only increases awareness of the endless recreation possibilities available but also bridges the gap between successful community integration and the person with a disability.
Spiritual Care
Spiritual Care supports clients and families experiencing the emotional, and spiritual crisis that can arise during times of illness, loss or trauma. Practitioners work with persons of all beliefs regardless of their affiliation with any particular religion. Spiritual Care Practitioners are highly trained in assisting clients to work through the thoughts and feelings that often arise when one is facing the most difficult of life experiences. In addition to providing a supportive interpersonal connection, each person is assisted in accessing their own inner wisdom and strength.
Contact Our Booking Team:
Sheila Michell, Program Coordinator
Denise Johnson, Community Health Representative
(250) 842-6876