Promoting allied health professions
Our Mission
Ensuring allied health professions are recognised and contribute to their full potential to enable New Zealanders to enjoy health and wellbeing.
Allied Health Aotearoa New Zealand
Collaboration, Cohesion, Coordination
Allied health professionals are qualified practitioners with specialised expertise in preventing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions and illnesses. Allied health practitioners often work within a multidisciplinary health team to provide specialised support for different patient needs. They work in diverse settings including: primary care, secondary care, community health hubs, private health clinics, schools, correctional facilities, maraes, hospices, health promotion, health NGO’s, disability services, aged care facilities and sporting organisations.
AHANZ is a national voice for allied health professions in Aotearoa New Zealand. We represent and advocate with government ministries and other organisations for better patient outcomes through a holistic approach to health care.
Our collegial body consists of around 30 national allied health associations that represent over 30,000 individual allied health professionals.
