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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

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

The Power of Social Connectedness

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

UNC Peers for Progress Joins Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research

UNC Peers for Progress is proud to join the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research (MCDTR) to foster...

National Summit on Military and Veteran Peer Programs

The National Summit on Military and Veteran Peer Programs: Advancing Best Practices will take place on November 2nd...

Scientific Evidence

Online Peer-to-Peer Communities in the Daily Lives of People With Chronic Illness: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Qual Health Res. 2017 Jan;27(1):89-99. [Pubmed Abstract] Kingod N, Cleal B, Wahlberg A, Husted GR Abstract This...

CHWs as Allies in Hypertension Self-Management and Medication Adherence in the United States, 2014

Prev Chronic Dis. 2016 Dec 29;13:E179. [Pubmed Abstract] Allen CG, Brownstein JN, Satsangi A, Escoffery...

The Effectiveness of CHWs in CVD Prevention in LMIC

Glob Heart. 2016 Dec 16. [Pubmed Abstract] Khetan AK, Purushothaman R, Chami T, Hejjaji V, Madan Mohan SK,...

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