Uses of Social Prescribing to Address the Social Determinants to Wellbeing while Building Community Capacity
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Ballroom B - In Person Only
| Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
| 1:45 PM - 2:05 PM |
Overview
Dr JR Baker and Chris Lines, Primary & Community Care Services Limited
Speaker
Dr JR Baker
Chief Executive Officer
Primary & Community Care Services Limited
Uses of Social Prescribing to Address the Social Determinants to Wellbeing while Building Community Capacity
Abstract
Social prescribing is a non-medical approach to improve an individual’s wellbeing, that utilises existing, or co-creates new, local resources to meet the needs of local community members. It can be an effective tool in addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH), and as such a tool to promote equitable access to services and supports. The approach is convenient for individuals in communities, in the use of a single service access point that can assist people to access needed services, supports and activities that span a wide range of government domains (i.e., education, health, housing, planning, welfare, disability, etc.).
The presentation will provide an overview of the essential elements of social prescribing, including a number of different approaches that can be utilised. It will then provide a number of more in-depth examples, including through case study, of current Australian applications of social prescribing, such as the Social Rx® program in South Eastern NSW and Plus Social across NSW and QLD.
The presenter will conclude by discussing the capacity of social prescribing as a tool to promote both individual and community resilience, both through fostering the effective use of existing community capital, as well as through building new capital.
The presentation will provide an overview of the essential elements of social prescribing, including a number of different approaches that can be utilised. It will then provide a number of more in-depth examples, including through case study, of current Australian applications of social prescribing, such as the Social Rx® program in South Eastern NSW and Plus Social across NSW and QLD.
The presenter will conclude by discussing the capacity of social prescribing as a tool to promote both individual and community resilience, both through fostering the effective use of existing community capital, as well as through building new capital.
Biography
Dr J.R. Baker is the Chief Executive Officer of Primary & Community Care Services Ltd and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. J.R. has over 20 years’ experience in health management, education, and research. He has consistently introduced industry leading service improvements that always keep the client at the centre of change, pushing PCCS to become an Australian leader in social prescribing, complex care coordination and link work services, including almost 10 years of experience delivering social prescribing services across NSW and Queensland.
Chris Lines
Chief Strategy Officer
Primary & Community Care Services Limited
Uses of Social Prescribing to Address the Social Determinants to Wellbeing while Building Community Capacity
Abstract
Social prescribing is a non-medical approach to improve an individual’s wellbeing, that utilises existing, or co-creates new, local resources to meet the needs of local community members. It can be an effective tool in addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH), and as such a tool to promote equitable access to services and supports. The approach is convenient for individuals in communities, in the use of a single service access point that can assist people to access needed services, supports and activities that span a wide range of government domains (i.e., education, health, housing, planning, welfare, disability, etc.).
The presentation will provide an overview of the essential elements of social prescribing, including a number of different approaches that can be utilised. It will then provide a number of more in-depth examples, including through case study, of current Australian applications of social prescribing, such as the Social Rx® program in South Eastern NSW and Plus Social across NSW and QLD.
The presenter will conclude by discussing the capacity of social prescribing as a tool to promote both individual and community resilience, both through fostering the effective use of existing community capital, as well as through building new capital.
The presentation will provide an overview of the essential elements of social prescribing, including a number of different approaches that can be utilised. It will then provide a number of more in-depth examples, including through case study, of current Australian applications of social prescribing, such as the Social Rx® program in South Eastern NSW and Plus Social across NSW and QLD.
The presenter will conclude by discussing the capacity of social prescribing as a tool to promote both individual and community resilience, both through fostering the effective use of existing community capital, as well as through building new capital.
Biography
Chris is a senior NFP executive with 25+ years of experience in the primary care, community managed/NFP, and regional commissioning environments. He has worked across the mental health, drug and alcohol, specialist homelessness, justice, disability, and Aboriginal community-controlled sectors, and has considerable experience in designing, implementing, and championing participative and transformational systems change initiatives to enhance integrated care, and population health outcomes. Chris is passionate about innovative localised solutions that foster social cohesion and build on community capital and resilience. In his role at PCCS he focusses on novel healthcare innovations, and their application for maximum impact and policy change.
