Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard Peer Education Systems
Harvard Peer Education Systems
education.prevention.support
Settings & Audiences for Peer Education
Overview
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People of all ages construct their beliefs and behaviors in the context of their community. They encounter norms of behavior at school, church, the workplace, or in community organizations with various aims. It is therefore essential for prevention education to operate in each of these settings. It is important to note that peer education has more similarities in each of these settings, than differences. Indeed, peer educators' roles hold across settings:
- Engaging in learner-centered education
- Recognizing and referring difficult cases
- Exerting informal influences
- Being an advocate for health-promoting norms
- Providing psychosocial support
Sample Settings
The following settings are appropriate for context-sensitive implementation of peer education systems.