"Community Health Workers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Persons trained to assist professional health personnel in communicating with residents in the community concerning needs and availability of health services.
| Descriptor ID |
D003150
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.067.080 N02.360.067.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Community Health Workers- Community Health Workers
- Community Health Worker
- Health Worker, Community
- Health Workers, Community
- Worker, Community Health
- Workers, Community Health
- Community Health Aides
- Aide, Community Health
- Aides, Community Health
- Community Health Aide
- Health Aide, Community
- Health Aides, Community
Village Health Workers- Village Health Workers
- Health Worker, Village
- Health Workers, Village
- Worker, Village Health
- Workers, Village Health
- Village Health Worker
Barefoot Doctors- Barefoot Doctors
- Barefoot Doctor
- Doctor, Barefoot
- Doctors, Barefoot
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 23 | 9 | 32 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community Health Workers" by people in Profiles.
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The critical importance of community health workers as first responders to COVID-19 in USA. Health Promot Int. 2021 Oct 13; 36(5):1498-1507.
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The Development and Implementation of a COVID-19 Project ECHO: A Program for Community Health Workers Serving Populations from Rural and Medically Underserved Areas in South Texas. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2022 Feb; 43(2):184-188.
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Knowledge and attitude on prevention of COVID-19 among community health workers in Nepal-a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2021 07 19; 21(1):1424.
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Overcoming the Digital Divide in the Post-COVID-19 "Reset": Enhancing Group Virtual Visits with Community Health Workers. J Med Internet Res. 2021 07 08; 23(7):e27682.
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Potentials of community-based early detection of cardiovascular disease risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health. 2021 07 04; 21(1):1308.
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Development of an Asthma Home-Visit Training Program for Community Health Workers and Their Supervisors in Washington State. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:674843.
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Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:666753.
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Training Needs of Community Health Workers Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Texas: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:689946.
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Innovations to Sustain Non-Communicable Disease Services in the Context of COVID-19: Report from Pakkred District, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand. Glob Heart. 2021 06 10; 16(1):44.
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Community Health Worker Asthma Interventions for Children: Results From a Clinically Integrated Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial (2016-2019). Am J Public Health. 2021 07; 111(7):1328-1337.