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U.S. Social Prescribing Programs/Initiatives Padlet

Links to ongoing social prescribing program and pilots across the U.S.

Evidence for Social Prescribing for Better Health. From The Connection Cure website.

          Breaks down into:  Movement, Nature, Art, Service, & Belonging

Evidence for Social Prescribing for Better Healthcare. From The Connection Cure website.

          Breaks down into:  Reduced Healthcare Visits, Reduced Costs, Prevented Diseases, Better Health Worker Morale, & Better Health Outcomes

REPORT: Social Prescribing, The Evidence Base. U.K., October, 2022.

Evidence Summary – A slide deck outlining the evidence for community-based activities on people’s health and wellbeing: Arts, Nature, Service, Community

University of Florida EpiArts Lab – core U.S. research lab on social prescribing

NASP Evidence Page – evidence on social prescribing

Global Developments in Social Prescribing, BMJ, 2022. Lead author and SP USA founding director Dan Morse does a survey of programs around the globe.

A slide deck outlining the evidence for community-based activities on people’s health and wellbeing: Arts, Nature, Volunteering

Parks Rx America: Evidence briefs demonstrating the role of nature on health and wellbeing

Overview – includes links to evidence

What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and wellbeing? A scoping review Nov 2019 – World Health Organisation, November 2019

A review of the evidence assessing impact of social prescribing on healthcare demand and cost implications – University of Westminster website.

 

Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for US Communities Includes arts and nature.

Change the Story / Change the WorldTasha Golden & Jill Sonke: Arts on Prescription. A great podcast about social prescribing and specifically about the Arts on Prescription Field Guide.

A Toolkit on How to Implement Social Prescribing | World Health Organization

Social Prescribing: A Resource for Health Professionals. 2023 Centre for Effective Practice, Canada

Design for Social Prescribing Bridging Silos for Health Promotion, Harvard’s School of Public Health Design (D) Lab 2023

 

 

How-to guides and case studies:

Toolkit on how to implement social prescribing – World Health Organization 2022

Social prescribing – a guide for local authorities

Quality Assurance for Social Prescribing – The National Lottery Community Fund

Information for social prescribing link workers – National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP – UK)

What is Social Prescribing and personalized care – NASP (UK)

Making Sense of Social Prescribing – University of Westminster

Videos:

What is Social Prescribing – Two minute video (UK)

How to provide social prescribing services – U.K. 

Social prescribing animation – Healthy London Partnership

    Social Prescribing Day (March 14, 2024) webinar 

    A panel of Social Prescribing innovators discuss the landscape for social prescribing, the latest in arts and health research, and the benefits of nature to well-being.
    Featuring:

    • Julia Hotz, Author, The Connection Cure (1st U.S. book on Social Prescribing), to be released June 12, 2024.

    Special thanks to Jennifer Kuo, Joshua Hill, Liz Rubel

      A live, in-person conversation held on March 14, 2024 with local and national social prescribing leaders and organizations, including: