Community Health Workers

Susan B. Rifkin

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00083-7

Community Health Workers

Susan B. Rifkin

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Abstract

The concept of community health workers (CHWs), inspired by China's 'barefoot doctors,' combined health service delivery and agent of change. It expanded rapidly in 1978 when Primary Health Care was adopted as health policy for the member states of the World Health Organization. The translation of theory into practice identified five issues critical to the development of CHWs, which are explored in detail in this article. These issues are: (1) Who is the CHW? (2) Can CHWs be both service extenders and facilitators for community improvement? (3) What training and support do CHWs need? (4) Are CHW programs effective? and (5) Are CHW programs sustainable?.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	93-102
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128037089
ISBN (Print)	9780128036785
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00083-7
State	Published - Oct 6 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Alma Ata
Community health workers
Community health workers-Bangladesh
Community health workers-Brazil
Community health workers-Iran
Community health workers-Jamkhed
Community health workers-sub Saharan Africa
Community health workers-USA
Cost-effectiveness of community health workers
Empowerment
Human resources incentives for community health workers
India
Primary health care
Sustainability of community health workers
Training of community health workers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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