Social Prescribing on Vancouver Island Community of Practice

Below are recordings and/or slides from our monthly community of practice meeting, which takes place on the Third Friday from 3:00 to 4:00pm Pacific Time. If you want to join a future meeting, email Andrea Wadman (andrea_wadman@sfu.ca) or use the sign up form below.

What is Social Prescribing?

Not sure what social prescribing is? Check out the first webinar discussion focused on “What is social prescribing?” Or check out the resources below:

How do you identify clients?

Who is a good candidate for social prescribing? How do you identify and screen them? What are the barriers and facilitators for screening?

How do we link clients to community care?

Once a prescriber has identified clients as potential beneficiaries of a social prescription, how do we facilitate linkages to care?

What outcomes should we measure?

Social prescribing has the potential to address a wide arrange of health, social, and systems challenges raising the question of what we should focus on as we evaluate the impacts of social prescribing programs.

How can social prescribing be adapted for the local context?

This presentation explores how social prescribing is adapted for the local context.

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