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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

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.

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.

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

What is Peer Support?

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

A Learning Community of Peer Support

Our global network of peer support organizations is always growing

>Join the global network

Peer Support Around the World

Peer support programs and organizations – from small-budget volunteer programs to official parts of health care systems – exist all around the world.

>Find Peer Support Programs

From The Blog

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...

Peers for Progress Symposia at the Society of Behavioral Medicine

Patrick Tang, MPH Every year, Peers for Progress looks to the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine...

Headlines & Features

"Sometimes Patients Simply Need Other Patients" -TheUpshot

In their New York Times piece, Aaron E. Carroll and Austin Frakt write about the increasingly important role of peer...

Community Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation for Interventions Engaging CHWs for Diabetes Management

Task Force Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends interventions engaging community health...

The Power of Social Connectedness

Michele Heisler, MD, MPA, Professor of Internal Medicine, Health Behavior, and Health Education at the University of...

Scientific Evidence

CHW Support for Disadvantaged Patients With Multiple Chronic Diseases: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Am J Public Health. 2017 Oct;107(10):1660-1667. [Pubmed Abstract] Kangovi S, Mitra N, Grande D, Huo H, Smith RA,...

Evaluation of a multi-faceted diabetes care program including community-based peer educators in Takeo province, Cambodia, 2007-2013

PLoS One. 2017 Sep 25;12(9):e0181582. [Pubmed Abstract] Taniguchi D, LoGerfo J, van Pelt M, Mielcarek B, Huster K,...

RCT of a CHW Self-Management Support Intervention Among Low-Income Adults With Diabetes, Seattle, Washington, 2010-2014

Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 Feb 9;14:E15. [Pubmed Abstract] Nelson K, Taylor L, Silverman J, Kiefer M, Hebert P, Lessler...

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