ReviewAnnals of family medicine2018
Roles and Functions of Community Health Workers in Primary Care.
Review in Annals of family medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 147 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Randomized Trial of Care Navigator to Support Younger Latinx Adults Newly Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes (AURORA)
Community Health Workers Systematically Assessing and Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Improve Outcomes in Community Health Centers (CHW-SYSTIM)
Who cites it
147 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The role of community health worker-based care in post-conflict settings: a systematic review.Health policy and planning · 2023Pooled it
- A realist synthesis of staff-based primary health care interventions addressing universal health coverage.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
- Community Health Workers as Healthcare Navigators in Primary Care Chronic Disease Management: a Systematic Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Community health worker interventions for older adults with complex health needs: A systematic review.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Pooled it
- Community health workers for pandemic response: a rapid evidence synthesis.BMJ global health · 2020Pooled it
- Fundamental Elements in Training Patient Navigators and Their Involvement in Promoting Public Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Practices: A Systematic Review.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterPooled it
- Community Health Workers in Schools: A Systematic Review.Academic pediatricsPooled it
- Pilot test of an adapted relational savoring intervention for Latine-serving community health workers.Journal of counseling psychology · 2026Trial
- Food Rx + CHW: a community health worker-led medically tailored grocery intervention to address food insecurity and type 2 diabetes, a pilot randomized trial.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Knowledge, barriers, and facilitators for promoting cardiovascular health in a Latino community: a qualitative sub-study of the Skills-based Educational Strategies for Reduction of Vascular Events in Orange County.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- A Randomized Trial to Address Food Insecurity and Promote Smoking Cessation Among Low-Income Adults.Journal of primary care & community healthTrial
- Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing a Dementia Family Caregiver Support Strategy Among Latinos in Primary Care.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Gout: a practical approach to diagnosis and management in low- and middle-income countries and resource-limited settings.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Review
- Co-designing the 'Empower Community Health' programme: A capacity-building initiative to support community health workers' non-communicable disease health promotion in Ethiopia.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- A qualitative study of healthcare workers' living and working conditions in rural and urban areas of Senegal in the context of Universal Health Coverage: the ANRS-12399 Soignants Senegal study.Human resources for health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a synchronous training program on common primary care medications for community health workers in Karnataka, India.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Effects of community health worker-led interventions on cardiometabolic outcomes in vulnerable populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Factors associated with access channels and satisfaction with health science popularization among health lifestyle instructors.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Improving Outcomes for Black Adults with Diabetes: The Power of Peer Support in the Multidisciplinary Care Team.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Factors affecting the implementation of the Health Extension Workers Programme in Kavango East Region, Namibia.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2026Article
87 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Community health workers have potential to enhance primary care access and quality, but remain underutilized. To provide guidance on their integration, we characterized roles and functions of community health workers in primary care through a literature review and synthesis. Analysis of 30 studies identified 12 functions (ie, care coordination, health coaching, social support, health assessment, resource linking, case management, medication management, remote care, follow-up, administration, health education, and literacy support) and 3 prominent roles representing clusters of functions: clinical services, community resource connections, and health education and coaching. We discuss implications for community health worker training and clinical support in primary care.
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