| Descriptor English: | Community Health Workers | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Agentes Comunitarios de Salud
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Agentes Comunitários de Saúde | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Agents de santé communautaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Aide, Community Health Aides, Community Health Barefoot Doctor Barefoot Doctors Community Health Aide Community Health Aides Community Health Worker Doctor, Barefoot Doctors, Barefoot Family Planning Personnel Family Planning Personnel Characteristics Health Aide, Community Health Aides, Community Health Worker, Community Health Worker, Village Health Workers, Community Health Workers, Village Personnel, Family Planning Planning Personnel, Family Village Health Worker Village Health Workers Worker, Community Health Worker, Village Health Workers, Community Health Workers, Village Health |
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| Tree number(s): |
M01.526.485.067.080 N02.360.067.080 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003150 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Persons trained to assist professional health personnel in communicating with residents in the community concerning needs and availability of health services. |
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| Annotation: | IM |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration PX psychology SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Community Health Services (1966-1970) Community Mental Health Services (1967-1970) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 71 |
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| History Note: | 71 |
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| DeCS ID: | 3181 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003150 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | W 21.5 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1971/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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NAMED GROUPS
Persons [M01]Persons
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Community Health Workers
- Preferred
Family Planning Personnel
- Narrower
Village Health Workers
- Narrower
Barefoot Doctors
- Narrower
Family Planning Personnel Characteristics
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0004886 |
| Scope note | Persons trained to assist professional health personnel in communicating with residents in the community concerning needs and availability of health services. |
| Preferred term | Community Health Workers |
| Entry term(s) |
Aide, Community Health Aides, Community Health Community Health Aide Community Health Aides Community Health Worker Health Aide, Community Health Aides, Community Health Worker, Community Health Workers, Community Worker, Community Health Workers, Community Health |
| Concept UI |
M0004888 |
| Preferred term | Family Planning Personnel |
| Entry term(s) |
Personnel, Family Planning Planning Personnel, Family |
| Concept UI |
M0004890 |
| Preferred term | Village Health Workers |
| Entry term(s) |
Health Worker, Village Health Workers, Village Village Health Worker Worker, Village Health Workers, Village Health |
| Concept UI |
M0004885 |
| Preferred term | Barefoot Doctors |
| Entry term(s) |
Barefoot Doctor Doctor, Barefoot Doctors, Barefoot |
| Concept UI |
M0004889 |
| Preferred term | Family Planning Personnel Characteristics |
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