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

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

Release Date

2017

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Objective

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

Findings/Key points

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.

Design/methods

13 focus groups, n=83

Keywords

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