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Social Prescribing USA – December Newsletter
Social Prescribing USA’s December 2024 newsletter is out!
Social Prescribing Program Spotlight: Kenji Health
Kenji Health amplifies the impact of social prescribing by giving organizations the tools to measure outcomes, map local resources, and personalize experiences.
DIRECTOR’S CUT: Update from our Executive Director, Dr. Alan Siegel
Social Prescribing USA Co-founder, Dr. Alan Siegel, has transitioned into the new Executive Director for Social Prescribing USA.
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: Keralty Compassionate Communities
This month, we are introducing a new feature: profiles of organizations and individuals leading social prescribing efforts at the local level throughout the country. These profiles are drawn from Social Prescibing USA's Community of Practice, a network of social...
Social Prescribing USA – October 2024 Newsletter
This newsletter is the Social Prescribing USA Public Town Square - a central place to catalyze our growing movement in the U.S Insights from SPUSA and out network, important events, philosophy on advancing the movement, important articles, plus updates on the rapidly...
Introduction to Social Prescribing: Our new webinar series kicks off! Click for video link
New webinar series launching on October 8th!
Social Prescribing USA Receives Award from Kids and Arts Foundation
Social Prescribing USA awarded the Kids & Art Foundation 2024 Amaeyzing Visionary Award
Social Health: Why Connection is Essential to Wellness – Program recap and video
Highlights from Fall kickoff event on social health on September 5th in Mill Valley, CA
“Join or Die” Documentary Screenings Nationwide on September 15th!
A new, nationwide effort to encourage in-person gatherings around independent film launches on September 15th with screenings of Join or Die.
Canada’s Social Prescribing Conference: The First North American Social Prescribing Conference!
The first social prescribing conference in North America is coming!
Social Prescribing USA August 2024 Newsletter
Highlights from Social Prescribing USA
Art Pharmacy Goes Statewide in Massachusetts!
The U.S.’s first statewide arts prescription initiative!
Poll shows strong U.S. support for Social Prescribing!
Americans support social precribing!
Social Prescribing USA June 2024 Newsletter
June 2024 SPUSA newsletter
Julia Hotz on The Connection Cure
Social Prescribing USA was so excited about the publication of Julia Hotz’s new book, The Connection Cure, the first U.S. book on social prescribing, that we asked her some questions about her new book. Please see our interview with her below: What made you want to...
The Connection Cure
The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service and Belonging This landmark book, coming in June from journalist Julia Hotz, will be the first in the U.S. about social prescribing! In this combination of diligent science reporting, moving...
New Book on Social Health
Also coming in June from social health advocate, Kasly Killam, a groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health —the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected—to truly flourish.
The New York Times on Social Prescribing
The Social Prescribing movement is increasingly becoming mainstream! The New York Times featured a large article about the growing movement. We were excited to work with the Times on this article, which featured many of our friends and partners, including those at Art...