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Accelerating Best Practices in Peer Support Around the World

What We Do

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles and literature reviews

Presentations

Slides, webinars, posters, and abstracts

Reports

Meeting reports and white papers

Social Media

Newsletters, blogs, videos, social

Advocacy

Educating stakeholders and promoting peer support

Research

Our projects from around the world and evaluation resources

Quality Improvement

Toolkits, manuals, and recommendations

Consultation

How we can help

UNC Peer Support Core

Peers for Progress is encouraging the growth of peer support for the UNC-Chapel Hill community during the COVID-19 crisis.

How We Can Help

Peers for Progress provides broad expertise, consultation, and collaboration for researchers, community organizations, provider groups, and health care systems.

Peer Support in Shanghai, China

Hospital-based specialty care, community health center-based primary care, and peer support - a winning formula for integrated care in Shanghai.

What is Peer Support?

And why is it important to the present and future of chronic disease self-management, prevention, and health?

Peer Support Works

Support from “people like me” is a powerful tool for managing health. It improves health outcomes, quality of life, and costs associated with health care.

>The Science Behind Peer Support

Global Evidence for Peer Support

Evidence from projects supported by Peers for Progress shows that peer support is a practical, affordable and humanizing model for health promotion and chronic disease self-management.

>Read the Report

A Learning Community of Peer Support

Our global network of peer support organizations is always growing

>Join the global network

A Day in the Life

A community health worker and a promotora de salud in Chicago provide peer support to African Americans and Latinos living with type 2 diabetes.

From The Blog

Youth Online Support Preferences

Megan Evans, MSPH Young people have unique preferences and needs when it comes to getting social support for a...

Social support, peer support, and strategic perspectives on health behaviour

Prof. Ed Fisher, Global Director of Peers for Progress My comments address three general topics, the fundamental...

Peer Support in Primary Care - Mental Health Integration

New Initiative Aims to Improve Veterans Health and Care Delivery Integrating mental health services and primary care...

Headlines & Features

Peer Support in the Worldwide Effort Against COVID-19

Peers for Progress will facilitate sharing of ways peer support may be used in the worldwide effort against COVID-19. ...

UNC and Shanghai collaborate on promising models for the global challenge of diabetes

February 3, 2020 Researchers from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Peers for Progress have...

Integrating Community Health Workers Into Health Care Teams Without Coopting Them

As increasing numbers of community health workers are deployed in health care settings, a common challenge has been to...

Scientific Evidence

CHWs and Covid-19 — Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Times of Crisis and Beyond

N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep 23. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2022641. [Full Commentary] Peretz PJ, Islam N, Matiz LA New York...

The Fundamental Value of Presence in Peer and Mutual Support: Observations from Telephone Support for High Risk Groups

Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice. 2020;11(3),1-20. [Full Article] Fisher EB, Tang PT, Evans M,...

Mobile-Enhanced Peer Support for African Americans with T2D

J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jul 22. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06011-w. [Pubmed Abstract] Caroline Presley, April Agne,...

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