Community Health Workers
"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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2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community Health Workers" by people in Profiles.
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Whittington MD, Goggin K, Tsolekile L, Puoane T, Fox AT, Resnicow K, Fleming KK, Smyth JM, Materia FT, Hurley EA, Vitolins MZ, Lambert EV, Levitt NS, Catley D. Cost-effectiveness of Lifestyle Africa: an adaptation of the diabetes prevention programme for delivery by community health workers in urban South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2023 12 31; 16(1):2212952.
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Catley D, Puoane T, Tsolekile L, Resnicow K, Fleming K, Hurley EA, Smyth JM, Vitolins MZ, Lambert EV, Levitt N, Goggin K. Adapting the Diabetes Prevention Program for low and middle-income countries: protocol for a cluster randomised trial to evaluate 'Lifestyle Africa'. BMJ Open. 2019 11 11; 9(11):e031400.
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Martin MA, Hern?ndez O, Naureckas E, Lantos J. Reducing home triggers for asthma: the Latino community health worker approach. J Asthma. 2006 Jun-Jul; 43(5):369-74.
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Martin M, Hern?ndez O, Naureckas E, Lantos J. Improving asthma research in an inner-city Latino neighborhood with community health workers. J Asthma. 2005 Dec; 42(10):891-5.
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