Peer Engagement Best Practices: A Guide for Health Authorities and other providers

Guide or handbook
par
Greer, A.M. et al

Date de publication

2017

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

No

L’objectif

Peer engagement is essential to better understand local risk environments, including issues related to physical, social, and political environments. Engaging with peers when designing harm reduction solutions can help to mitigate equity issues through capacity building and empowerment

Constatations/points à retenir

Peer engagement practices are not limited to one-on-one participation processes; they include certain considerations in the preparation, engagement, support, and conclusion stages of peer engagement. This document provides both an overview and details of these processes to support meaningful and equitable engagement between Health Authority representatives and peers.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

13 focus groups, n=83

Mots clés

Advocacy
About PWUD
Barriers and enablers
Peer/PWLLE program involvement
Stigma