But nurses are expensive home visitors, and they may not even be the best people for the job. “Given the rising cost of health care, we have found having peer-based health promoters providing care management is an equally effective way to provide high-quality care at a low cost,” said Ayesha Cammaerts, the director of operations at PACT. “Especially with patients who suffer from substance abuse and mental health issues, they need someone they feel comfortable letting into their environment. Sometimes patients don’t feel they can connect to clinicians from outside their community,” she said.
“But peer-based health promoters are people who have lived through similar experiences and can provide a level of trust and understanding that is hard to replicate.”
Translation: “However, peer-based health promoters are individuals who have experienced similar situations and can offer a degree of trust and comprehension that is difficult to duplicate.”
 “But peer-based health promoters are people who have lived through similar experiences and can provide a level of trust and understanding that is hard to replicate.”


Translation: “However, peer-based health promoters are individuals who have experienced similar situations and can offer a degree of trust and comprehension that is difficult to duplicate.”