Table 1 PCC criteria
From: The role of community health workers in primary healthcare in the WHO-EU region: a scoping review
Population = Community Health Workers | Synonyms of community health workers used across Europe: auxiliary health worker; barefoot doctor; community health practitioner; health auxiliaries; community health aide; community health officer; community health volunteer; medical auxiliary; lay health worker; village health worker [14]. |
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Concept = Primary healthcare | This review made use of the definition of primary healthcare included in the Alma-Ata Declaration: “Primary health care is the first level of contact for individuals and the community with the national health system and addresses the main health problems in the community, providing health promotion, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services accordingly”. Primary healthcare is not to be confused with primary care. Primary care is one aspect of primary healthcare and occurs when a trained healthcare provider diagnoses or treats a patient, usually in a clinic or hospital, at the point of entry into the health system [1]. |
Context = WHO European region | The WHO-EU region was chosen as the geographical area for this review, including the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Uzbekistan. |