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This playbook, published by CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) is a practical resource designed to inspire and guide action in advancing social and nature prescribing for improved health and environmental outcomes. It contains guidance and considerations for integrating social and nature prescribing into healthcare practices, fostering community partnerships, promoting high-income programs, and better understanding the potential for environmental co-benefits of these programs. It is intended for health care providers, program administrators, link workers, researchers, educators, and anyone else interested in better understanding the environmental co-benefits of social and nature prescribing.
Developed in collaboration with the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP), a national hub anchored by the Canadian Red Cross, this playbook builds on a literature review and expert guidance to connect healthcare, social services, and community supports for improved health and well-being.
The playbook aims to:
- Provide background information, resources, and considerations for guiding social and nature prescribing practices
- Highlight how nature prescribing, as a variation of social prescribing, can generate significant environmental co-benefits