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Social Prescribing in Canada: A Tool for Integrating Health and Social Care for Underserved Communities
Kate Mulligan1, Sonia Hsiung2, Gary Bloch3
1Assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health in the University of Toronto in Toronto, ON. As the the senior director of Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing and an advisor on Determinants of Health and Knowledge Mobilization for the Canadian Red Cross, Kate's work focuses on advancing community leadership in health.
Abstract:
Social prescribing is a practical tool for addressing the social determinants of health through supported referrals to community services. This globally spreading intervention aims to meet the needs of underserved populations and to better link health and social care organizations by supporting self-management and connecting participants to non-clinical supports in their communities, such as food and income support, parks and walking groups, arts activities and friendly visiting. This paper describes the current state of social prescribing in Canada, provides an overview of the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing and offers an introduction to processes and resources for initiating social prescribing interventions.
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