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Rx: Community – Social Prescribing in Ontario

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September 2018 marked the launch of an exciting chapter at Alliance as we initiated a first-of-its-kind pilot project in Ontario, called Rx: Community – Social Prescribing. As we learned about the core values of social prescribing, we realized that the Alliance shared the same values on which social prescribing operates from. Both our organization and this model of care apply a comprehensive approach to health and wellness, that is seeing health as grounded in community, and recognize the importance of empowering clients to act as partners in their care.

To help advance Rx: Community’s success, it was important that we form key partnerships with well-experienced professionals within the field of social prescription. We successfully partnered with mentors from the UK – Herts Valley Clinical Commissioning Group(link is external), experienced in social prescribing navigation, and Altogether Better(link is external), an organization with expertise in co-creation between primary care staff and clients.

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Aging & Longevity

Aging & Longevity > Ageism & Advocacy

Aging & Longevity > Health: Brain & Mental

Aging & Longevity > Health: Physical

Aging & Longevity > Health

Aging & Longevity > Lifelong Learning

Aging & Longevity > Positive Aging

Aging & Longevity > Vitality & Wellness

Community Engagement

Community Engagement > Community Based Learning

Creative Aging

Creative Aging > Arts Education

Creative Aging > Creative Expression

Creative Aging > Skills Mastery

Creative Aging > Social Engagement

related organization

Alliance for Healthier Communities

resource type

Programs and Initiatives

year

2018

keywords

Canada, Ontario, social prescribing, social prescribing for the arts

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