Resources
Index
Newsletters
U.S. Social Prescribing Programs/Initiatives Padlet
Media
Research/Evidence
Toolkits
U.S. Resources
International Resources
On the lighter side…
U.S. Social Prescribing Programs/Initiatives Padlet
Links to ongoing social prescribing program and pilots across the U.S.
Media
You’re Not Sick, Your Environment Is. Julia Hotz. Slate Magazine. May 26, 2024. Mental health and the value of social prescribing.
‘Hey doc, my planet hurts. Can you write me a prescription?’ May 1, 2024. Northwestern
Why a Little Trip to a Museum or Concert Can Be So Good for Your Mental Health. May 3, 2024. Self Magazine.
Striving to Connect. Health officials are raising alarms about loneliness and isolation. Can researchers identify what helps. Science. April 24, 2024.
Can Global Population Aging Spark New Partnership Models? Sophie Okolo, MPH. March 13, 2024. Forbes. Quotes Dr. Alan Siegel as to the role of social prescribing in addrressing aging.
Social Prescribing: Healing People Through Community. Alison L.R. Kuhn, Christina A. Rariden. January 8, 2024. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
UCSF Magazine: A Prescription for Loneliness. What a tiny grassroots program in the Tenderloin is teaching doctors about healing through human connection. Ariel Bleicher, UCSF Magazine Winter 2023.
Research/Evidence
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.
Toolkits/Tools
Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for US Communities Includes arts and nature.
Change the Story / Change the World – Tasha 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
- Link worker job description – key competencies and roles for a social prescribing link worker role
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 USA Quarterly Webinars
October 8, 2024 Introduction to Social Prescribing
Featuring Alan Siegel, MD, Bogdan Giurca MD, Hathor-Ra Adwoa, and Rachel Chen.
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:
- Dr. Jill Sonke, Director of Research Initiatives & Co-director of the EpiArts Lab, UF Center for Arts in Medicine
- Julia Hotz, Author, The Connection Cure (1st U.S. book on Social Prescribing), to be released June 12, 2024.
- Dr. Don Rakow, Director, Campus Nature Rx Network (60 campuses)
- Moderated by Dr. Alan Siegel, Co-founder, Social Prescribing USA
Special thanks to Jennifer Kuo, Joshua Hill, Liz Rubel
Social Prescribing Day 2024 Live Event
A live, in-person conversation held on March 14, 2024 with local and national social prescribing leaders and organizations, including:
- Chris Appleton Art Pharmacy and its partnership with Deborah Cullinan Stanford University
- Dr. Elizabeth Markle Open Source Wellness
- Lori Murphy U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs – Compassionate Contact Corps
- Host, Dan Morse, Co-Founder, Social Prescribing USA