Excited to share that I’ll be starting my MSc in Health Sciences @sfu.ca studying #SocialPrescribing this fall. I’m really grateful for the mentors, collaborators, and communities who’ve supported me along the way. Special thanks to @nurselillian.bsky.social, @idea.nursing.ubc.ca, and @cspsc.ca.

New integrative review on community-based #SocialPrescribing in Nova Scotia, co-authored by CSPSC members Sophie Bezanson and Laura Colford @dalhousie.bsky.social, highlights SP implementation facilitators and barriers:

Excited to share that I’ll be hosting @cspsc.ca’s new podcast, Social Rx, launching Thursday, April 2. Our first episode features Le-Tien Bhaskar, MPH, a health policy PhD candidate and co-founder of CSPSC. Click the notification bell on YouTube to get notified when it goes live:

We’re T-minus 1 hour until the CSPSC #SocialPrescribingDay2026 Celebration! Join us and @cisp-icps.bsky.social tonight at 5pm PT / 8pm EDT to stay up to date on all the social prescribing work happening in Canada. Register now:

What if your doctor could prescribe a walking group or a museum visit instead of just medication? Our first Student Blog explores how #SocialPrescribing could support student wellbeing on post-secondary campuses.

Our faculty advisor, Dr. Yeeun Archer Lee, will be speaking on loneliness and #SocialConnection in the Library Glass Room today at 11:45am. Don’t miss it:

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 Medicine Working Group Member Jessica Maher recently published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine alongside Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti on social prescribing! Check out the article here or message us for a pdf: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New qualitative study coming out of @oxprimarycare.bsky.social explored factors surrounding #SocialPrescribing link worker retention in the UK. As a community connector in Canada, I see similar ambiguities here at home.

New #nursesky pub alert! Our research team at @idea.nursing.ubc.ca (led by @nurselillian.bsky.social) captured perspectives of people living with dementia and family partners on the potential, limitations, and ethics of implementing #LOVOT in long-term care homes:

We’re excited to introduce @cspsc.ca’s TWU Chapter Lead for 2025/26: Starry Jung! A 4th year Interdisciplinary Biotechnology student, Starry champions holistic/global health and will unite students to educate, collaborate, innovate & advocate for #SocialPrescribing on our campus.

‼️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...

✨ 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...

Thomas presented our rapid review on the role of volunteers in diabetes self-management and social prescribing at #INCREASEBC today! Greatful to be a co-author on this work.

In honour of #SocialPrescribingDay, here’s a highlight from our NOURISH event with TWU Intercultural Programs last night—bringing students together through knowledge sharing, nutritious food, and meaningful community connections 🍇🥗

Please join us via Zoom on Monday March 31st 5pm EST/ 3pm PST for our quarterly General Meeting! This is a chance to spotlight the amazing achievements of our student members as well as to facilitate discussions and networking amongst all members. twu.zoom.us/j/9684258673...

New article alert 🚨

Just got out of my first final exam—and got word that the Trinity Western University administration has approved the @cspsc.ca TWU Chapter’s application for a PHAC #YouthSchoolGrant! Excited to bring our student-led initiative, NOURISH, to life. Follow @twu.cspsc.ca for project updates 😋🥙🍎🍳🍇🥘

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