2023
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232023282.12222022
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Agentes Comunitárias de Saúde: o que dizem os estudos internacionais?

Abstract: Resumo Trata-se de uma revisão narrativa cujo objetivo é compreender o estado da arte da literatura sobre programas de Agentes Comunitárias de Saúde (ACS) no mundo, identificando suas nomenclaturas, práticas, formação e condições trabalhistas. A grande concentração de programas de ACS ainda ocorre em países de baixa e média renda da África (18), Ásia (12) e América Latina (05), com algumas poucas experiências em países de alta renda na América do Norte (02) e Oceania (01). No total foram catalogadas 38 experiê… Show more

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“…Experiences of lay healthcare provided by local residents, based on territorial knowledge and family guidance, have been recognized since the 1920s, starting with the work of barefoot doctors in China. Nearly 100 years later, at least 38 countries, including Brazil, across all continents, have been mapped with the presence of Community Health Workers (CHW) playing a significant role in the consolidation of the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC) (Méllo, Santos and Albuquerque, 2023).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Experiences of lay healthcare provided by local residents, based on territorial knowledge and family guidance, have been recognized since the 1920s, starting with the work of barefoot doctors in China. Nearly 100 years later, at least 38 countries, including Brazil, across all continents, have been mapped with the presence of Community Health Workers (CHW) playing a significant role in the consolidation of the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC) (Méllo, Santos and Albuquerque, 2023).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%