Social Prescribing

Question 1

Define Health

Answer 1

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease.

Question 2

Health is just absence of disease
A. True
B. False

Answer 2

B. False, it is not just absence of disease, it is more than medicine

Question 3

what are the social determinants of health?

Answer 3

They are the condition in which people are

1. Born
2. Grow
3. Live
4. Work
5. Age

Question 4

what is social prescribing?

Answer 4

it is mechanism of linking primary care patients with non-medical spouses of support in their local community

Question 5

why do we need social prescribing?

Answer 5

1. increasing population - increase in ageing population as well together has increased the demand for healthcare
2. limitations in current medical model - existing model does not address the social determinants of health
3. non-medical problems - continuing to provide medical support for non-medical conditions is not beneficial
4. insufficient funding
   5.

Question 6

how does social prescribing work?

Answer 6

1. referral from GP/other health professionals
2. referral can be
   2a. treatment specific
   2b. adjunt to medical treatment
   2c. interim to medical treatment
3. involvement of existing organisations to reduce workload

Question 7

Explain the limitations of the medical model

Answer 7

The medical model does not account treatment options to problems that do not have an underlying pathology for e.g. domestic violence, car accidents. There is solution to the social factors contributing to deterioration of one’s health.

Question 8

what is the need of social prescribing?

Answer 8

It is design to expand the ‘treatment’ options available in primary care, address the social determinants of health, and enhance community well-being and social inclusion.

Question 9

what are the different types of social prescription

Answer 9

1. arts on prescription,
2. museums on prescription (or heritage programs),
3. exercise referral (or exercise on prescription or green prescriptions),
4. bibliotherapy (or books on prescription),
5. time banks,
6. education on prescription,
7. green gyms (or ecotherapy).