"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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 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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Community health worker training on older adults: A qualitative needs assessment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Sep; 72(9):2825-2833.
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Mixed Methods, Implementation Science Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Strategy for HIV Service Engagement in Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 09 01; 94(1):28-36.
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Addressing Tobacco Use in Underserved Communities Outside of Primary Care: The Need to Tailor Tobacco Cessation Training for Community Health Workers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 04 19; 20(8).
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Trust Dynamics of Community Health Workers in Frontier Food Banks and Pantries: a Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 03; 38(Suppl 1):18-24.
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Glycemic Control and Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Patients with Diabetes Engaged with Community Health Workers in Rural Settings. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 03; 38(Suppl 1):45-47.
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Advance Care Planning With Black Women with Breast Cancer: A Community Health Worker Model. Cancer Control. 2023 Jan-Dec; 30:10732748231162479.
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Tobacco Knowledge, Attitudes, and Services Among Latino/a Community Health Workers. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023 Jan-Dec; 14:21501319231174383.
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The Devil is in the Details: Much Remains Unknown About Optimal Community Health Worker Interventions to Improve Pediatric Asthma Outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 12; 10(12):3194-3195.
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Implementation of a multi-level community-clinical linkage intervention to improve glycemic control among south Asian patients with uncontrolled diabetes: study protocol of the DREAM initiative. BMC Endocr Disord. 2021 Nov 23; 21(1):233.
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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.