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Contributions of Peer Support to Health, Health Care, and Prevention: Papers from Peers for Progress

Edwin B. Fisher, Guadalupe X. Ayala, Leticia Ibarra, Andrea L. Cherrington, John P. Elder, Tricia S. Tang, Michele Heisler, Monika M. Safford and David Simmons
The Annals of Family Medicine August 2015, 13 (Suppl 1) S2-S8; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1852
Edwin B. Fisher
1Peers for Progress, American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, Leawood, Kansas
2Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • For correspondence: edfisher@unc.edu
Guadalupe X. Ayala
3San Diego State University College of Health and Human Services and Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California
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Leticia Ibarra
4Clínicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc., Brawley, California
MPH
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Andrea L. Cherrington
5Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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John P. Elder
3San Diego State University College of Health and Human Services and Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California
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Tricia S. Tang
6University of British Columbia Department of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Michele Heisler
7University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Monika M. Safford
5Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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David Simmons
8School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia
9Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, England
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vol. 13 no. Suppl 1 S2-S8
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1852
PubMed 
26304968

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Published online August 24, 2015.

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© 2015 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Edwin B. Fisher, PhD1,2⇑,
  2. Guadalupe X. Ayala, PhD, MPH3,
  3. Leticia Ibarra, MPH4,
  4. Andrea L. Cherrington, MD, MPH5,
  5. John P. Elder, PhD, MPH3,
  6. Tricia S. Tang, PhD6,
  7. Michele Heisler, MD, MPA7,
  8. Monika M. Safford, MD5 and
  9. David Simmons, MD8,9
  10. For the Peers for Progress Investigator Group
  1. 1Peers for Progress, American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, Leawood, Kansas
  2. 2Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  3. 3San Diego State University College of Health and Human Services and Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California
  4. 4Clínicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc., Brawley, California
  5. 5Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
  6. 6University of British Columbia Department of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia
  7. 7University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  8. 8School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia
  9. 9Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, England
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Edwin B. Fisher, PhD, Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7440, edfisher{at}unc.edu

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