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  2. Health professional - Wikipedia

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    Health professional. A health professional, healthcare professional, or healthcare worker (sometimes abbreviated HCW) [1] is a provider of health care treatment and advice based on formal training and experience. The field includes those who work as a nurse, physician (such as family physician, internist, obstetrician, psychiatrist, radiologist ...

  3. Allied health professions - Wikipedia

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    Allied health professions (AHPs) are a group of health care professions that provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and support services in connection with health care, and which are distinct from the fields of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy . In providing care as an AHP, their work may support non-AHP health care ...

  4. What Is a Community Health Worker? - WebMD

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    Community health worker (CHW) is an umbrella term that includes a range of community health aides. They are typically citizens of the community they serve and support the health system as a ...

  5. List of healthcare occupations - Wikipedia

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    Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Occupational Therapist; Social Worker; Mental Health Counselor; Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Medical Officer of Health; Environmental Health Officer; Epidemiologist; Public Health Nurse; Orthopedics, rheumatology, and movement. Orthopedic Physician; Orthopaedic Physician´s Assistant; Sport Psychologist

  6. What is a Registered Nurse? What They Do and How to Become One

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    RNs provide and coordinate patient care. They also provide education to patients and the public about illnesses, diseases, and health conditions. They’re licensed medical professionals who work ...

  7. Health care provider - Wikipedia

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    Health care provider. A health care provider is an individual health professional or a health facility organization licensed to provide health care diagnosis and treatment services including medication, surgery and medical devices. Health care providers often receive payments for their services rendered from health insurance providers.

  8. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? What They Do, When to ... - WebMD

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    A pediatric nurse practitioner, PNP, focuses on children ranging from birth to age 18. They work as general nurse practitioners do, focusing on child health and wellness. They can do physical ...

  9. Vaccine Mandate: What to Know - WebMD

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    It requires health care workers at facilities that take federal funds to get a COVID-19 vaccine. What About a State or City Mandate? Yes. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, states and cities can ...