‼️Pop quiz‼️ A 2022 systematic review of 7 global social prescribing studies revealed that social prescribing increases: A. Health confidence B. Health status C. Physical Activity D. Social connection E. All of the above doi.org/10.1136/fmch...

💡 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 Fraser Health Authority has been awarded two Michael Smith Health Research BC grants to advance social prescribing for older adults. 🔗 Learn more: www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2025/Au...

💻 Missed our first session of our #socialprescribing webinar series? The recording is now available! 👉 Watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=tGSv...

Missed our webinar last week? You’ll want to catch this one. 🎥 ▶️ Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm8l...

Trust is ✨𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥✨ — especially when it comes to supporting older adults through social prescribing. 📖 Read "The Importance of Trust Among Older Adults Throughout the Social Prescribing Pathway: A Mixed-Methods Analysis” here: bit.ly/4mHr84O

📅 Tomorrow! Join us for the 2nd webinar in our #SocialPrescribing series: Bridging Health and Community Care: The Essential Role of Social Prescribing Connectors 🔗 Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

⏳ Good news—nominations for the 2025 Social Prescribing Impact Awards are now open until August 15! Nominate a colleague, program, or team—or yourself—by August 15, 2025 👉https://surveymonkey.ca/r/QPCPWD7

Who are social prescribing connectors—and why are they so essential? Also called link workers, navigators, or community connectors, they help bridge the gap between clinical care and community supports. 📅 Wed, Aug 6 🕛 12 PM ET 🔗 Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🏆 Nominations are open for the 2025 Social Prescribing Impact Awards! By nominating someone, you’re not just giving them the spotlight — you’re strengthening a growing movement for more integrated, equitable, and person-centred care in Canada. 🔗 Nominate now: lnkd.in/gUiAkbKw

Around the world, Social Prescribing Connectors are transforming how we deliver health and wellbeing—not through medicine, but through connection. Join us August 6 for the second installment of our #SocialPrescribing webinar series. 🔗 Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This June, we joined our Alberta partners for a rich and insightful site visit that reminded us what makes social prescribing work: relationships, trust, and community leadership. Read more here: irp.cdn-website.com/92bb31b3/fil...

⏳ Just a few weeks left to nominate for the 2025 Social Prescribing Impact Awards! 🏆 Categories include: 🔹 Innovation 🔹 Connector 🔹 Researcher/Research Team 🔹 Student Champion 🔹 Changemaker Nominate a colleague—or yourself—by August 4, 2025: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QPCPWD7

📢 New Resource! Looking to onboard or support Community Connectors? Created by @unitedwaybc.bsky.social, this comprehensive guide packed with foundational knowledge can help anyone onboard Connectors in social prescribing programs across Canada.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 The @who.int's report shows loneliness & social isolation are urgent global health issues. Investing in connection can transform health systems & lives www.who.int/groups/commi...

🎉 Big news for caregivers in Peel Region! Ontario is investing $25K to expand the Social Prescribing for Seniors’ Caregivers initiative across five Adult Day Services sites. 🔗 Learn more: peelregion.ca/press-releas...

📣 Happening THIS WEEK! Starting and Scaling Social Prescribing 📅 This Wednesday, June 18th 🔗 Save your spot: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🎧 Live closed captioning in French will be available.

📣 À l’affiche cette semaine! Starting and Scaling Social Prescribing (Mise sur pied et expansion de la prescription sociale) 📅 Ce mercredi 18 juin 🔗 Réservez votre place: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🎧 Un service de sous-titrage en direct en français sera offert.

Based in the GTA? Interested in facilitating a #SocialPrescribing workshop? Reach out to Nicole Cormier at @cisp-icps.bsky.social by Sunday!

🌸 May is Caregiver Awareness Month Caregiving can be an act of deep love, commitment, and responsibility—but it can also be isolating, exhausting, and overwhelming. Caregivers often carry a heavy and invisible load, navigating complex systems while putting their own wellbeing aside.

𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 Ontario’s new Primary Care Act, 2025 marks a bold step toward a more connected, inclusive, and responsive health system. ✅ Connected care ✅ Responsive systems ✅ Community partnerships Learn more about the Primary Care Action plan: bit.ly/3GTmvVq

Nous sommes ravis de lancer une nouvelle série de webinaires visant à faciliter le dialogue et à présenter des stratégies pratiques, des enseignements et des idées novatrices en matière de prescription sociale, provenant de diverses sources au Canada et ailleurs. 🔗: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re excited to launch a new webinar series to facilitate dialogue and share practical strategies, lessons learned, & innovative ideas in social prescribing from diverse voices across Canada and beyond. ✨ First up: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 ✨ 🔗 To register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last week, CISP team members Srija Biswas and Safiya Clarke-Mendes had the opportunity to attend and present at the Safe Space Brave Space Wellness Summit for frontline workers.

On World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, we honour those around the world who act on the side of humanity every day helping people impacted by crisis.❤️

🧠 It’s #MentalHealthWeek —a time to reflect, raise awareness, and take action. 📄 Explore our fact sheet on Social Prescribing and Mental Health to learn more about how this approach is making a difference across Canada: irp.cdn-website.com/92bb31b3/fil...

📣Deadline extended to May 12!

📣Date limite prolongée jusqu’au 12 mai!

Health professionals: Get the tools you need to implement #socialprescribing in your practice! The Alliance for Healthier Communities' new resource provides actionable steps, practical tips, and evidence-backed guidance in just 20 minutes! ➡️ Register today: www.allianceon.org/Social-Presc...

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Today on Doctors’ Day, we celebrate the doctors who go beyond the clinic—those who see the full picture of health and champion innovative approaches like social prescribing. To all the doctors who believe in the power of connection and community: thank you. 💙

✨ 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚✨ Our heartfelt congratulations to United Way British Columbia on this major investment to support seniors across the province. 📌 Learn more about the announcement: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

📣 Reminder! Are you actively involved in delivering or supporting #SocialPrescribing in Canada? Don’t miss your chance to join the Canadian Social Prescribing Community of Practice for Practitioners. 👉 Express your interest here: surveymonkey.ca/r/SP_CoP

L’Institut canadien de la prescription sociale (ICPS) a officiellement lancé le processus d’élaboration de son tout premier plan stratégique, et nous vous invitons à contribuer à façonner l’avenir de l’ICPS!

Help Shape the Future of CISP! 📝 Please take 10 minutes to share your insights through our short survey: lnkd.in/dUpv9B8p The deadline to respond is May 5, 2025.

Social prescribing is making waves in health care across Canada! This new @medscape.com article highlights how #socialprescribing is lightening the load for clinicians & improving patient outcomes by connecting people to the community supports they need most. 🧭 📰 Full article: bit.ly/3S4JGyp

Happening today! Join @katemulligan.bsky.social, our friends at the National Academy for Social Prescribing, and other global leaders for an inspiring conversation on social prescribing. Hosted by @who.int Don’t miss it! 👇https://who.zoom.us/meeting/register/Iy8PGFRDSHSlnhnjP3VUow#/registration

This #EarthDay, we’re spotlighting how community health & environmental wellbeing go hand in hand. 🤝 From nature prescribing to other green social interventions, connecting people with the natural world isn’t just good for the planet—it also supports mental health, social connection & resilience.

Tune in to hear from Srija Biswas, Project Manager at CISP, and Safiya Clarke-Mendes, our Education and Learning Specialist, in this insightful session on social prescribing.

Today on World Health Day, we affirm a truth that guides our work: 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞. Access to housing, food, culture, community, nature, and belonging — these are fundamental to wellbeing.

Happy #NationalCaregiversDay! We’re proud to launch: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞: 𝐀 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 Caregivers are the backbone of our healthcare system—and today, we honor their contributions & recognize the importance of supporting their well-being. 🔗: bit.ly/4i1Shwp

Don't miss our General Meeting March 31st! This event will spotlight student leaders in our community, provide updates about the collective, and be a chance to network. We will welcome guest speaker and Research and Knowledge Translation Lead, Tarek Hussein!

#SocialPrescribing is #3 on this list of the top 5 healthcare priorities in this #consolidation election! @cisp-icps.bsky.social

Pharmacists 🤝 Social Prescribing: bit.ly/427fLKI When considering ways to expand access to whole-person care, #pharmacists play a key role in social prescribing, connecting people to community supports alongside medical care.

🔔 Reminder! Join Us Tomorrow for the Canadian Social Prescribing Exchange 🔔 We're continuing the momentum from #SocialPrescribingDay with an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and grow the movement. Don't miss out—register now and join the conversation! 👉 bit.ly/4gbxiX5

🔔 Now available: 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 2025: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞! Read the full report here: bit.ly/3RgzoLb Social prescribing is transforming the way we think about health care—bridging the gap between medical treatment and social support.

✨ Happy Social Prescribing Day! ✨ We’re excited to celebrate Social Prescribing Day by honoring the power of community, connection, and holistic well-being. Together, we’re building a future where social and community supports are 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 to health care. #SocialPrescribingDay

Just in time for #SocialPrescribingDay, we’re launching evidence-based Fact Sheets on Social Prescribing—now live! 📊 Facts, stats & evidence to support conversations with funders, policymakers & decision-makers. Check them out ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/3RgzoLb

🔔 Don't miss this! Social prescribing is transforming healthcare in Canada. 🍁 Join our expert panel as they share innovative models & strategies for bridging health and social care. 📅 Wednesday, March 19 ⏰ 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST 🌎 Live French interpretation available Sign up now👉 bit.ly/4hx8FWm

Webinar Reminder! ⏳ How can social prescribing improve healthcare and patient outcomes? Join Jag Mundra (NASP) & a panel of experts as they explore how data and evidence are driving impact in Canada. Don't miss this important discussion—register now! 👉 bit.ly/4hWkrcF @katemulligan.bsky.social

1.25 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭—this statistic from Mental Health Research Canada's "A Generation at Risk" report is an urgent call to transform our approach. bit.ly/4ibZ0VC