Giada Scarpetti, Hannah Shadowen, Gemma A Williams, Juliane Winkelmann, Madelon Kroneman, Peter P Groenewegen, Judith D De Jong, Inês Fronteira, Gonçalo Figueiredo Augusto, Sonia Hsiung, Siân Slade, Daniela Rojatz, Daniela Kallayova, Zuzana Katreniakova, Iveta Nagyova, Marika Kylänen, Pia Vracko, Amrita Jesurasa, Zoe Wallace, Carolyn Wallace, Caroline Costongs, Andrew J Barnes, Ewout van Ginneken
BACKGROUND: Social prescribing connects patients with community resources to improve their health and well-being. It is gaining momentum globally due to its potential for addressing non-medical causes of illness while building on existing resources and enhancing overall health at a relatively low cost. The COVID-19 pandemic further underscored the need for policy interventions to address health-related social issues such as loneliness and isolation. AIM: This paper presents evidence of the conceptualisation and implementation of social prescribing schemes in twelve countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, the Netherlands, the United States and Wales...
January 21, 2024: Health Policy