Launch a "Social Prescribing" Program
Strategic Action Overview
To allow healthcare providers to "prescribe" non-clinical community activities to address loneliness and improve health.
Domain:
🪢 Culture
Subdomain:
🧘 Wellbeing and Health
Dialectic:
✴️ Liberate
Implementation:
Medium
Timeline:
Short Term (3-12mo)
Resources:
Moderate
Strategic Pathway:
Doctors can refer patients to activities like community gardening, walking groups, or volunteer opportunities, with support from a community link worker.
Core Skills:
Facilitation,Community Organizing,Project Management
Success Indicators:
Program launched; increased referrals; improved patient wellbeing.
Failure Signals:
Low uptake; lack of provider engagement; logistical issues.
Permissions:
Regulatory Approval,Community Consent
Toolkit:
Digital Platforms,Materials Budget,Meeting Spaces
Adaptation Protocol:
Provide provider training; adjust referral process; gather participant feedback.
