Peer Knowlege and Roles in Supporting Access to Care and Treatment

Type: 
Article
Publication/Release Date: 
March 19, 2010
Language: 
English
Organization: 
Health and Disability Working Group, Boston University School of Public Health; Center for Health Training, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Kansas City Free Health Clinic
Description: 

A recently published article by staff from the PEER Center and Peer Education Training Sites. The article describes the knowledge and roles of working/volunteering HIV peers prior to training through the PETS/REC initiative and recommends areas for further enhancements in HIV peer education. The article, titled “Peer Knowledge and Roles in Supporting Access to Care and Treatment,” was published in the Journal of Community Health on March 19, 2010 and can be accessed through their open access program.