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March 21, 2026Health Promotion InternationalOpen Access

How participation in health promotion affects peer-experts and experts-by-experience from vulnerable neighborhoods: a case study from The Netherlands

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SESamantha ElkhuizenBABente van AkenESE Stulen

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Overview

Qualitative study explores how health promotion participation impacts peer-experts and experts-by-experience, suggesting benefits and challenges to support sustainability.

Key Points

  • To examine the effects of being an expert-by-experience or peer-expert on individuals from vulnerable neighborhoods.
  • Conducted seventeen participatory observations
  • Performed nine semi-structured interviews
  • Engaged two peer-experts and one expert-by-experience
  • Involved nine professionals
  • Utilized reflexive thematic analysis for data interpretation
  • Identified four key impacts: feeling connected, feeling valued, personal growth, and acquiring transferable skills.
  • Challenges noted include role identity pressures, financial insecurity, and boundary-setting.
  • Established need for reciprocal learning and supportive environments to enhance sustainability of roles.

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Elkhuizen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be35e66e48c4981c6745f1https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daag035
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