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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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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
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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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Edwin B. Fisher, Guadalupe X. Ayala, Leticia Ibarra, Andrea L. Cherrington, John P. Elder, Tricia S. Tang, Michele Heisler, Monika M. Safford, David Simmons
The Annals of Family Medicine Aug 2015, 13 (Suppl 1) S2-S8; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1852

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The Annals of Family Medicine Aug 2015, 13 (Suppl 1) S2-S8; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1852
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    • A PRACTICAL, FUNCTIONAL DEFINITION FOR DISSEMINATION
    • FEASIBILITY, REACH, SUSTAINABILITY AND ADOPTION OF PEER SUPPORT
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    • LOOKING FORWARD
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