The aim of this study was to establish internationally accepted conceptual and operational definitions of social prescribing.
A three-round Delphi study was conducted.
This study was conducted virtually using an online survey platform.
Background: Social prescribing assists patients to engage insocial activities and connect to community supports as part of a holistic approach to primary care. Rx: Community was a social prescribing project, implemented within 11 community health centres situated across Ontario, Canada.
Aims: To explore how social prescribing as a process facilitates positive outcomes for patients.
With support from the Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network and the Ivey Foundation, the Greenbelt Foundation and the Alliance for Healthier Communities explore the effects of climate change on youth, women and newcomers.