title: Mapping the contribution of Allied Health Professions to the wider public health workforce: a rapid review of evidence-based interventions.
abstract: The objective was to identify a selection of the best examples of the public health contributions by Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in order to encourage a wider awareness and participation from that workforce to public health practice.
  
  
  
  A mapping exercise was used to identify evidence-based interventions that could lead to health improvements across a population.
  
  
  
  A rapid review was undertaken to identify evidence, followed by a survey of Allied Health Profession (AHP) practitioners and an expert panel consensus method to select the examples of AHP public health interventions.
  
  
  
  Nine evidence-based interventions are identified and selected as examples of current AHP good practice. These examples represent a contribution to public health and include screening interventions, secondary prevention and risk management.
  
  
  
  This study contributes to a strategy for AHPs in public health by appraising the effectiveness and impact of some exemplar AHP practices that contribute to health improvement. There is a need for AHPs to measure the impact of their interventions and to demonstrate evidence of outcomes at population level.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: S Fowler
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Enderby
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harrop
authors.affiliation: Public Health England, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hindle
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024382:Professional Role; D011634:Public Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Allied Health Professionals; allied health professions; evidence-based practice; health improvement; public health; rapid review