

Global Social Prescribing Alliance

Global Social Prescribing Alliance
Supporting SDG3 'Good Health and Wellbeing'

"Delivering a social revolution in health and wellbeing"

What is Social Prescribing Day?
Social Prescribing Day is an annual celebration of social prescribing, recognising link workers, local community groups and regional and national organisations which support people’s health and wellbeing.
Since 2019, thousands of organisations, link workers, medical professionals, academics and students have taken part across the country and around the world. Every year, we have joined together to hold events, share ideas and highlight the impact of social prescribing on people and communities.
Together, we want to raise awareness of what social prescribing is, how it works, and how it changes lives.
How do I get involved?
You can:
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Download and share our Toolkit for info, tips, and resources to help make some noise about Social Prescribing Day.
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Celebrate #SocialPrescribingDay on social media. You can download logos, banners and a range of other social media resources.
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Host an event in your area.

OUR TEAM
Global Social Prescribing Alliance:
At a glance
A distinct opportunity

Purpose (Raison d’être)
The Global Social Prescribing Alliance is a group of stakeholders active worldwide in the implementation of UN sustainable development goal 3.
The VISION
“Enable thriving communities to deliver a social revolution for their health and wellbeing while generating value”.
Our MISSION
is to establish a global working group dedicated to the advancement of social prescribing through promotion, collaboration and innovation
Global Social Prescribing Alliance knows that our strength lies not only in the words we stand by, but most importantly through the actions of our initiatives.
By working together we could overcome our challenges much more efficiently, and that is why we ultimately decided to launch Global Social Prescribing Alliance.

About
The current healthcare system is based predominantly on a sick-care model: it is one that waits until we have fallen ill. The system is trying to deal with a rise in demand from an ever-more diverse population with increasing complexity of needs and conditions and higher expectations from health services. Healthcare costs have been rapidly rising over the past few decades. We face unprecedented challenges with staff shortages predicted to be 18m by 2030. Our one-size-fits-all approach to health doesn’t work: the demand for a more efficient, personalised delivery model is growing.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has pushed the world’s health systems, health workforce, social and political systems to their limits, and sometimes beyond. It has also exposed underlying health inequality and the fragility of some systems. However, the response across the world to the COVID-19 pandemic has also demonstrated the amazing achievements that are possible when governments, communities and people work together against common challenges. We have seen astonishing examples of high quality healthcare delivery in extremely challenging circumstances, and the resilience of governments, healthcare systems and people.
In a world operating beyond the pandemic, traditional approaches to health and wellbeing might no longer be enough.

SDG Champions - Espoo 2019

Sustainable Development Goals
The current healthcare system is based predominantly on a sick-care model: it is one that waits until we have fallen ill. The Global Social Prescribing Alliance is a group of worldwide partners who recognise that what keeps us well is more than medicine. The Alliance’s vision is to: “Enable thriving communities to deliver a social revolution for their health and wellbeing while generating value”. Its mission is to establish a global working group dedicated to the advancement of social prescribing through promotion, collaboration and innovation. The Alliance’s work supports the implementation of UN sustainable development goal 3 – “good health and wellbeing”.
Social Prescribing Week 2022
4th-11th March
Watch some of our previous webinars below:
Healthcare Students - UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 Good Health & Wellbeing
Global Social Prescribing Alliance Launch
Global Social Prescribing