From the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (http://www.asahp.org/):

An Allied Health certification is granted by an institution of higher education, and encompasses a broad group of health professions, excluding registered nurses, physician assistants, and doctors.

Examples include but are not limited to:

• Dental Assistant
• Dietician/Nutritionist
• Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic
• Home Health Aide
• Lactation Consultant
• Medical Assistant
• Nurse Assistant
• Optometric Assistant
• Pharmacy Technician
• Phlebotomy Technician
• Speech-Language Therapist
• Substance Abuse/Behavioral Disorder Counselor
• Surgical Technologist/Assistant