Journal Pre-proof An evaluation of the facilitator training to implement ‘Taking Charge of My Life and Health’, a peer-led group program to promote self-care and patient empowerment in Veteran participants Melissa Abadi (Conceptualization) (Visualization) (Methodology) (Project administration) (Investigation) (Writing - original draft) (Supervision), Connor Drake (Conceptualization) (Visualization) (Resources) (Writing - original draft), Bonnie Richard (Conceptualization) (Methodology) (Project administration) (Investigation) (Writing - original draft), April Schweinhart (Conceptualization) (Visualization) (Methodology) (Formal analysis) (Writing - original draft), David Rychener (Conceptualization) (Resources) (Methodology) (Project administration)<ce:contributor-role>Writing - review and editing, Supervision), Steve Shamblen (Methodology) (Writing - review and editing), Sara N. Grimsgaard (Project administration) (Writing - review and editing) PII: S0738-3991(20)30332-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.06.014 Reference: PEC 6657 To appear in: Patient Education and Counseling Received Date: 31 January 2020 Revised Date: 10 June 2020 Accepted Date: 12 June 2020 Please cite this article as: Abadi M, Drake C, Richard B, Schweinhart A, Rychener D, Shamblen S, Grimsgaard SN, An evaluation of the facilitator training to implement ‘Taking Charge of My Life and Health’, a peer-led group program to promote self-care and patient empowerment in Veteran participants, Patient Education and Counseling (2020),