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ActorDefinition: Community Health Worker (Experimental)

Official URL: http://smart.who.int/base/ActorDefinition/DAK.Persona.CommunityHealthWorker				Version: 0.2.0
Draft as of 2026-03-09				Computable Name: CommunityHealthWorker

A frontline member of the health workforce who delivers health interventions at the community level, acting as a link between communities and formal health facilities. Community health workers are a key sub-group of healthcare providers.

Community health workers use DHIs to:

• Register and follow-up community members (2.1, 2.2.1)
• Receive community-based decision support and job aids (2.3)
• Report public health events from point of diagnosis (3.3.1)
• Access mobile training and competency assessments (2.8)
• Communicate with supervising clinical staff (2.5.1)
• Manage their daily visit planning and activities (2.7)

ISCO-08: 3255 (Community health workers), 5321 (Health care assistants).

Examples: Village health worker, health extension worker, community health volunteer, lay health advisor, peer educator, traditional birth attendant, community case manager.