Welcome to SocialPrescribED, the University of Edinburgh’s social prescribing initiative. SocialPrescriED uses a referral pathway to providing non-clinical support to address social determinants of ill health. Social prescribing is an approach that enables a range of stakeholders, often based in healthcare, to refer individuals to non-clinical interventions, to empower individuals and improve their health and wellbeing.Social prescribing is developing across the globe. You can find a useful summary of the global developments in social prescribing in this link to an article in the British Medical Journal Global Health 2022Global developments in social prescribing (bmj.com) Image Here, at the University of Edinburgh, we have been offering social prescribing on campus since the creation of Prescribe Culture, in 2019. Supported through Prescribe Culture, the number of social prescriptions has started to increase and diverse now include social prescriptions based on movement and nature. Prescribe Culture Background information on Prescribe Culture Green & Blue Prescribing Green and Blue Prescribing are a form of Social Prescribing that use nature-based interventions and activities to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Online Social Prescribing Links to three different opportunities to connect with the world and others, remotely on a regular basis Prescribe Movement Movement therapy to help build campus community, connection and support This article was published on 2024-11-12
