What's New
Check here for Peers for Progress news and the latest developments in the field of peer support:.
If you are interested in the news in a particular year, choose one: Latest News, News 2009, & News 2008.
latest news
- August 30, 2010-New to the Website Learn more about evidence, evaluation, key functions of peer support, and various example programs of our grantees from the presentations and resources contributed by the Peers for Progress team at the 2010 ICBM meeting.
- August 5, 2010- New to the Website Click abstract for the preliminary findings of a global systematic review being conducted through Program Development Center and presented at the 2010 International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (ICBM) meeting.
- August 2, 2010- New to the Website Make your business case utilizing strong evidence from a systematic review being conducted through our Program Development Center. Its summary is also available under the Sharing Center.
- July 9, 2010 - New to the Website Evaluate your program utilizing a core set of shared measures identified by our Program Development Center and Evaluation Grantees. Also available under the Program Evaluation Tools and Sharing Center.
- May 21, 2010 - News Release World Diabetes Day Official Launch - "Let's take control of diabetes. Now."
- May 5, 2010 - News Release Peers for Progress in UNC Magazine
- March 10, 2010 - News Release Peers for Progress Grantee (primary investigator Guadalupe X. Ayala, PhD, San Diego State University) to present at the Joint Conference between the Society for Public Health Education & CDC Prevention Research Centers
- February 12, 2010 - News Article (with video) Peers for Progress Grantee Site, WellMed, featured on KENS5 San Antonio news station
- January 12, 2010 - New to the Website Peer Support in Action: Profiles of Successful Peer Support Programs
news 2009
- October 26, 2009 News Release
Peers for Progress Grantee, Latino Health Access ( with co-investigator America Bracho), featured on PBS Bill Moyers Journal (segment begins at minute 2:30) - August 13, 2009 - News Article
Revamped Web Site Will Facilitate Sharing, Networking - March 18, 2009 - New Press Release
National Research Network to Implement, Evaluate Volunteer Mentoring Program - March 12, 2009 - New Press Release
Asthma 'Coaches' Keep Kids Out of Hospitals - February 21, 2009 - New Press Release
Peers for Progress Awards $7 Million for Diabetes Peer-Support Research - February 16, 2009 - 2013 New Announcement
Evaluation Grants for Peers Support in Diabetes Management - February 16, 2009 - New Press Release
American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Peers for Progress Program Awards Grants on Six Continents to Support Diabetes Peer Support Research
news 2008
- August 2008 - New Event
Latin American Images of Diabetes 2008 - November 2007 - New Report
World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation - June 20, 2007 - New Press Release
American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Will Launch New Model of Peer Support to Drive Behavior Changes in People with Diabetes
