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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 3d

The CSPSC Medicine Working Group was proud to represent at the Saskatchewan Family Medicine Conference in Regina! 🩺🌱

We connected with doctors to spotlight the power of #SocialPrescribing in family practice.

Big thanks to Lorynn Labbie & Terri Thunder for their leadership!

Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 14d

Hi CSPSC members, @cisp-icps.bsky.social needs your help! They would love to hear your perspective, and those of your fellow students!

Please complete their survey: redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=R...

As a thank you, you can enter for a chance to win 1 of 20 $50 Amazon gift cards.

Eligibility Form

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 16d

‼️$3M Investment Boosts Support for Older Adults Across Alberta ‼️
Read about how social prescribing is growing in Alberta here: corealberta.ca/resources/an...

[Announcement] $3M Investment Boosts Support for Older Adults Across Alberta - Healthy Aging CORE Alberta

Healthy Aging Alberta (HAA) is pleased to announce $3.06M in funding from Waltons Trust towards the Provincial Social Prescribing for Older Adults Program, extending this work until September 2028. S...

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 23d

If you're a student looking to get involved with social prescribing research, visit cspsc.ca to find out how to get involved with the collective or send us a message!

Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective

Building the social prescribing student movement across Canada.

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 23d

@cisp-icps.bsky.social hosted a series of webinars exploring evidence, policy, priority population perspectives, and co-design approaches with leading researchers in the field of social prescribing.

Check out the series here: www.socialprescribing.ca/webinar-seri...

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 23d

Answer: All of the above!

Because of social prescribing:
⭐️ 48% of participants reported more frequent physical activity
⭐️ 21% reported improvements in their social connection
⭐️ 20% reported improvements in their health status
⭐️ 23% reported improvements in their health confidence

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Sep 8

📢Attention CSPSC members!

Fill out our members survey so we can learn how to best serve you: docs.google.com/forms/d/10zV...

Not a member? Join here: cspsc.ca/join-us/

CSPSC Membership Commitment Check-In

Welcome to the CSPSC Membership Check-In Survey! This quick check-in (about 5–10 minutes) helps us understand who’s still engaged, what you’re interested in, and how we can better support you. Please ...

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Sep 8

‼️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...

Systematic review of social prescribing and older adults: where to from here?

Objective Social prescribing is a person-centred model of care with emphases on lessening the impact of unmet social needs, supporting the delivery of personalised care, and reducing non-medical resou...

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Aug 5

Social prescribing is a global movement 🌏

Our Co-Lead, Local Initiatives Jeffrey Wong connected with the Social Prescribing Lab in #HongKong during his winter break. Their new report offers insights into SP rooted in local context: www.mad.asia/programmes/s... (Chinese only)

Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jul 29

Join the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing on August 6 to learn how #SocialPrescribing Connectors address social determinants of health, improve equity/access, & strengthen community relationships.

🔗https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1117519838484/WN_Zrbm3bFTSVyko1ZX34zEjA#/registration

Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jul 22

ATTENTION! Free online social prescribing training for all primary healthcare professionals! It only takes 3 hours to learn skills that could improve someones lifetime.

🔗 www.allianceon.org/Social-Presc...

Social Prescribing - Online Course | Alliance for Healthier Communities

New health equity-focused, online Social Prescribing training modules to help your team implement or improve social prescribing processes. These self-directed modules offer practical tips and helpful ...

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jul 22

Join @cisp-icps.bsky.social on August 6th to learn how Social Prescribing Connectors are bridging health and social care to:

✅ Address social determinants of health
✅ Improve equity and access
✅ Strengthen relationships between people and their communities

🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/gcXvRFsH

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Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing @cisp-icps.bsky.social · Jul 15

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...

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jun 24

We love to see student-led work!

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jun 23

A research team at U of T is conducting a national Canadian survey on mental health and social prescribing among post-secondary students.

If you are a post-secondary student, fill out the survey to contribute to social prescribing research: redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=R...

Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jun 17

‼️ Did you know that social prescribing could reduce emergency room visits? ‼️

CSPSC members Lorynn Labbie & Mackenzie Heidel presented at the University of Saskatchewan Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on May 21st.

View the recording here: skemcollective.ca/resource/soc...

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jun 11

🎉 Our Medicine Working Group is still hard at work! 🎉

Check out their latest article in Paediatrics & Child Health, "The Ages and Stages of Paediatric Social Prescribing" (doi.org/10.1093/pch/...)

P.S. We can send the pdf if you need! 💛💙

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jun 11

CSPSC is hosting our June General Meeting tonight! Its not too late to register: ubc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CSPSC June General Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Jun 2

Postsecondary student facilitators needed! (Honorarium)

Guide small groups through structured discussion sessions at a locally-focused #SocialPrescribing workshop on October 30, 2025 in Toronto.

Send your one paragraph statement by June 15 to [email protected]

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · May 28

Attend our General Meeting June 11th!

Ali Gangji, a member of our Medicine Working Group, will be discussing how he originally became involved in social prescribing and his experiences with it on the ground and in his academic work.

Register here! ubc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · May 19

After completing her undergraduate degree, Yola Switkowski found her calling working as a Social Prescriber/Community Connector for the non-profit North Shore Community Resources. This work inspired her to pursue a Masters of Science at the UBC researching social prescribing!

Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · May 13

The World Report on the Social Determinants of Health Equity is out! We would love to hear how this report might impact your social prescribing initiatives! Comment your thoughts below 👇

www.who.int/teams/social...

World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · May 6

We're working on our strategic plan! Please message or comment your thoughts - we would love to hear from you 📢💭 Click the link in our bio to view the full draft! #strategicplan

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Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing @cisp-icps.bsky.social · Apr 30

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.

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · Apr 28

Don't miss out on tomorrow's event! Register here t.co/G7ts8E8kIg