"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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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Community Health Workers" by people in Profiles.
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Structured Telehealth Community Health Worker-Clinician Feedback and Diabetes Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Aug 01; 186(8):1012-1021.
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Digital Training for Lay Health Care Workers' Knowledge and Skills in HIV Index Case Testing: Cluster Randomized Trial. JMIR Med Educ. 2026 Jul 15; 12:e89942.
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Outcomes of Digital Training for Community Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Scoping Review. JMIR Med Educ. 2026 May 19; 12:e82772.
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Reach, Acceptability, Feasibility and Impact of a Brief Community Health Worker-Administered Index Case Testing Screening Tool "cICT" on Paediatric HIV Case Identification: Results From Malawi. J Int AIDS Soc. 2026 Apr; 29(4):e70095.
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Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on Barriers to Mental Health Support for Informal Caregivers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Mar 06; 23(3).
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From Trials to Practice: Implementing a Clinical Intervention in Community Settings. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 16:21501319251339190.
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Anticipated Acceptability of Blended Learning Among Lay Health Care Workers in Malawi: Qualitative Analysis Guided by the Technology Acceptance Model. JMIR Form Res. 2025 04 07; 9:e62741.
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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 02 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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Impact of Suaahara, an at-scale multisectoral nutrition programme, on health workers' maternal and child health, and nutrition knowledge and skills in Nepal. Matern Child Nutr. 2026 03; 22(1):e13669.