NPSCLN The National Peer Support Collaborative Learning Network, a joint initiative of Peers for Progress and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), is a collaborative network of peer support organizations and leaders funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation’s Together on Diabetes Initiative. The Network focuses on developing and sharing evidence of benefits of peer support programs, best practices, effective evaluation methods, models of organizing peer support within health systems as well as effective models of advocacy. The NPSCLN facilitates meetings, educational webinars, trainings, Work Groups and Advisory Committees focused on topics of priority to Network members and the field.
To get involved, please contact: Diana Urlaub at diana_urlaub@unc.edu Program Manager, Peers for Progress Manuela McDonough at mmcdonough@nclr.org Associate Director, Institute for Hispanic Health, NCLR For more information on the NPSCLN and partners, please visit: Peers for Progress www.peersforprogress.org National Council of La Raza www.nclr.org American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation www.aafpfoundation.org BMSF Together on Diabetes Initiative www.bms.com/togetherondiabetes
Organizations Represented Alivio Medical Center American Association of Diabetes Educators American Psychological Association, Practice Directorate Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Together on Diabetes Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School California State University, Long Beach, Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Correvio Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health G.V. Montgomery VA Medical Center Harvard Law School, Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation Hildago Medical Services – Center for Health Innovation Humana La Clinica de la Raza La Clinica Del Pueblo Mary’s Center for Maternal & Child Care Mental Health America MHP Morehouse School of Medicine, National Center for Primary Care Northwestern University, Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Robert Wood Johnson Foundation South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute TransforMED University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Behavior, NC TraCS Institute, North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Medical & Clinical Psychology University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Preventive Medicine University of Arizona, Center of Excellence in Women’s Health University of Illinois at Chicago, Midwest Latino Health Research Training and Policy Center University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, REACH Detroit Partnership University of Texas, Health Science Center, Institute for Health Policy
People across the country are joining the NPSCLN to advance the field of peer support. The Network embraces interdisciplinary collaboration between primary care, behavioral health, and community health, as well as the diverse perspectives of clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and funders. 6