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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.
subject terms
Aging & Longevity > Ageism & Advocacy
Aging & Longevity > Health: Brain & Mental
Aging & Longevity > Health: Physical
Aging & Longevity > Lifelong Learning
Aging & Longevity > Positive Aging
Aging & Longevity > Vitality & Wellness
Community Engagement > Community Based Learning
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 Initiativesyear
2018keywords
Canada, Ontario, social prescribing, social prescribing for the arts