Implementing social prescribing in a rural Ottawa community: collaboration between a community resource centre and a family health organization.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe a social prescribing pilot intervention that was delivered in a rural community and its impact on the health, well-being and healthcare utilization of clients. Design/methodology/approach: A 10-month social prescribing pilot intervention was implemen...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Integrated Care Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 44 - 58 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2026
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