TY - JOUR KW - Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health KW - Health Policy AU - Méllo LMBDDE AU - Santos RCD AU - Albuquerque PCD AB -

This is a narrative review whose objective is to understand the state of the art of the literature on Community Health Worker (CHW) programs worldwide, identifying their nomenclatures, practices, training, and working conditions. The major concentration of CHW programs can still be found in low- and middle-income countries in Africa (18), Asia (12), and Latin America (05), with a few experiences in high-income countries in North America (02) and Oceania (01). In total, 38 experiences were cataloged, and the practices of care, surveillance, education, health communication, administrative practices, intersectoral articulation, and social mobilization were described. The levels and duration of CHW training were characterized, as were the different working conditions in each country. Much of the work is precarious, often voluntary and carried out by women. This review provided a comparative overview that can contribute to enrich the view of managers and decision-makers in contexts of the implementation, expansion, and reconfiguration of such programs.

BT - Ciência & Saúde Coletiva DO - 10.1590/1413-81232023282.12222022en IS - 2 LA - Eng N2 -

This is a narrative review whose objective is to understand the state of the art of the literature on Community Health Worker (CHW) programs worldwide, identifying their nomenclatures, practices, training, and working conditions. The major concentration of CHW programs can still be found in low- and middle-income countries in Africa (18), Asia (12), and Latin America (05), with a few experiences in high-income countries in North America (02) and Oceania (01). In total, 38 experiences were cataloged, and the practices of care, surveillance, education, health communication, administrative practices, intersectoral articulation, and social mobilization were described. The levels and duration of CHW training were characterized, as were the different working conditions in each country. Much of the work is precarious, often voluntary and carried out by women. This review provided a comparative overview that can contribute to enrich the view of managers and decision-makers in contexts of the implementation, expansion, and reconfiguration of such programs.

PB - FapUNIFESP (SciELO) PY - 2023 SP - 501 EP - 520 T2 - Ciência & Saúde Coletiva TI - Community Health Workers: what do international studies tell us? UR - https://www.scielo.br/j/csc/a/674G6vRBymvqsbMRTMYhSDn/?format=pdf&lang=en VL - 28 SN - 1678-4561, 1413-8123 ER -