Community Health Workers (also known as Community Health Worker, Health Worker, Community): Persons trained to assist professional health personnel in communicating with residents in the community concerning needs and availability of health services.

NIH MeSH · D003150Named Groups

Community Health Workers

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Definition

Persons trained to assist professional health personnel in communicating with residents in the community concerning needs and availability of health services.

MeSH classification

  • M01.526.485.067.080
  • N02.360.067.080

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Common questions about Community Health Workers

What does Community Health Workers mean in medicine?
Persons trained to assist professional health personnel in communicating with residents in the community concerning needs and availability of health services. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Community Health Workers known by any other names?
Yes. Community Health Workers is also referred to as Community Health Worker, Health Worker, Community, Health Workers, Community, Worker, Community Health in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Community Health Workers sit in the medical classification?
Community Health Workers falls under the broader medical category "Named Groups" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: M01.526.485.067.080, N02.360.067.080). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D003150) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗