Green Social Prescribing is all about encouraging people to access outdoor spaces to get more active and improve their overall health and wellbeing. Many social prescribing interventions are schemes and activities which are usually provided by voluntary and community sector organisations.
Social link workers have identified a need for more accessible and safe green activities to help people get outside and offer the right kind of pursuits to benefit people’s individual needs. There is also an urgent need to raise awareness of existing activities and develop more opportunities for diverse groups (tackling inequalities) and those with mental health difficulties.
If you feel your group or community organisation could use your knowledge, connections, skills and passion to help build the ‘bridge’ between social link workers, health systems and local green activities to benefit wellbeing then click on the link to find out more.