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New Peer Support Program Handbooks Help Communities Meet Healthcare Challenges
NCLR and Peers for Progress Release Comprehensive Guides to Implementing Peer Support Programs
LEAWOOD, Kan., April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Peers for Progress, a program of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) announced the release of two essential guides to enable accelerated implementation and scale-up of peer support programs in order to meet global healthcare challenges.
The Peers for Progress Program Development Guide, is a comprehensive practical handbook representing the culmination of six years of intensive study and reporting by community health leaders across the globe. The guide serves as resource for potential and existing peer support program managers, providing step-by-step instruction on program planning, monitoring and evaluation, quality improvement, and sustainability. Healthcare providers and community leaders seeking to implement peer support programs will also find supporting…