community health worker

Community health workers provide advice and information about various health subjects to the community. They can assist with pre- and post-natal care, give nutritional advice and help individuals stop smoking. Community health workers develop health and prevention programmes.

Alternative Labels

community carer

community first responder

community health assistant

community healthcare assistant

community healthcare support worker

community healthcare worker

community health worker

community support worker

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Narrower occupations

- first aid instructor

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

apply decision making within social work apply knowledge of human behaviour apply quality standards in social services assess social service users' situation build community relations build helping relationship with social service users communicate with social service users deliver social services in diverse cultural communities maintain records of work with service users provide social counselling relate empathetically review social service plan

Essential Knowledge

community education legal requirements in the social sector

Optional Skills and Competences

address public health issues advise on mental health advise on pregnancy advocate for social service users assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions assist families in crisis situations assist individuals with disabilities in community activities contribute to continuity of health care contribute to public health campaigns deliver group sessions on nutrition empower social service users identify the health benefits of nutritional changes inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse manage health promotion activities manage social crisis perform health assessment promote health and safety policies in health services promote social change support individuals on nutrition changes

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c7ad889f-10fc-4346-b740-bd479ad82b47

Status

released

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