Project ECHO

🎯 Learn how rural communities across the United States are expanding access to healthcare through Project ECHO.

An article published by Healthcare Innovation highlights how state governments are using their existing ECHO networks to develop Rural Health Transformation Programs. From chronic disease prevention to diabetes management, ECHO virtual networks provide state governments the framework they need to launch and scale disease-focused training programs and interventions. As a result, healthcare providers in rural communities are able to access best-practice knowledge, deliver life-saving treatment, and close gaps in care.

Read more: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/population-health-management/telehealth/article/55379395/states-looking-to-project-echo-to-meet-rural-health-transformation-goals

The article spotlights conversation points from Improving Access to Specialty Care in Rural Communities Through Project ECHO, a webinar hosted by the Center for Health Care Strategies.

States Looking to Project ECHO to Meet Rural Health Transformation Goals Oregon, New Mexico include ECHO telementoring networks in transformation projects

“Prison is a place where you’re trying to determine whether or not you have a purpose anymore. Peer education gives you meaning and purpose. And it gives not only yourself inspiration, but others inspiration in knowing that life isn’t over yet.” Ambrosia Garcia-Reed, administrator for the Office of Peer Recovery and Engagement, highlights how peer-to-peer learning transforms incarceration and reentry.

The New Mexico Peer Education Project (NMPEP), launched in a partnership with the New Mexico Corrections Department in 2009, provides incarcerated people with the opportunity to become experts in their own health and serve their communities as mentors. Peer educators are trained in hepatitis C prevention and share what they learn with others in carceral settings. The impact goes beyond improving health outcomes: peer educators find a renewed sense of hope and develop skills for reentry. The success of NMPEP led to the launch of the Community Peer Education Project in 2020. The program connects formerly incarcerated people with mentors, who help them navigate reentry and building a new life.

Read “Finding Meaning and Purpose: Peer Education Transforms Incarceration and Reentry” to learn more about the program's impact: https://projectecho.unm.edu/story/case-study-new-mexico-peer-education-and-community-peer-education-projects/

Finding Meaning and Purpose: Peer Education Transforms Incarceration and Reentry The New Mexico Peer Education Project and the Community Peer Education Project are improving community health and well-being through mentorship, shared learning, and community building.