Hospital-based specialty care, community health center-based primary care, and peer support - a winning formula for integrated care in Shanghai.
A community health worker and a promotora de salud in Chicago provide peer support to African Americans and Latinos living with type 2 diabetes.
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 SupportEvidence 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 ReportAnd why is it important to the present and future of chronic disease self-management, prevention, and health?
Our global network of peer support organizations is always growing
>Join the global networkPeer support programs and organizations – from small-budget volunteer programs to official parts of health care systems – exist all around the world.
>Find Peer Support ProgramsProf. Ed Fisher, Global Director of Peers for Progress My comments address three general topics, the fundamental...
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