"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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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 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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Safety of 3-month rifampicin-isoniazid TPT in child household contacts in a community-based intervention. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2025 Feb 01; 29(2):67-74.
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Generalizing from qualitative data: a case example using critical realist thematic analysis and mechanism mapping to evaluate a community health worker-led screening program in India. Implement Sci. 2024 12 24; 19(1):81.
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Identification, mapping, and self-reported practice patterns of village doctors in Sitakunda subdistrict, Bangladesh. J Glob Health. 2024 Sep 13; 14:04185.
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A community health worker led diabetes self-management education program: Reducing patient and system burden. J Diabetes Complications. 2024 Aug; 38(8):108794.
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Examining the feasibility of assisted index case testing for HIV case-finding: a qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to implementation in Malawi. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 09; 24(1):606.
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Increasing access to behavioral health care: Examples of task shifting in two U.S. government health care systems. Fam Syst Health. 2024 Dec; 42(4):626-636.
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Preparing Community Health Workers to Empower Latino(a)s With Diabetes: A Real-World Implementation Study. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2024 Feb; 50(1):56-64.
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The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review. Glob Health Action. 2024 12 31; 17(1):2292385.
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Implementation and Evaluation of a mHealth-Based Community Health Worker Feedback Loop for Hispanics with and at Risk for Diabetes. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(2):229-238.
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Mind the gap: Identifying training needs of community health workers to address mental health in U.S. Latino communities during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:928575.