Co‐creating a nature‐based social prescription intervention in urban socioeconomically deprived neighbourhoods: a case study from RECETAS project in Barcelona …

C Santos-Tapia, L Hidalgo… - Health & Social Care …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Active citizen participation in research is important to generate societal impact of outcomes.
Even so, many times, the community input in these processes is limited or non‐existent, and …

Nature-based social interventions for people experiencing loneliness: the rationale and overview of the RECETAS project

JS Litt, L Coll-Planas, AL Sachs, U Rochau… - Cities & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Loneliness is a major social concern with health consequences worldwide for populations
across different demographic, cultural, social, economic, geographic, and environmental …

Nature-based social interventions to address loneliness among vulnerable populations: A common study protocol for three related randomized controlled trials in …

L Coll-Planas, A Carbó-Cardeña, A Jansson… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background The negative effects of loneliness on population health and wellbeing requires
interventions that transcend the medical system and leverage social, cultural, and public …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based social prescribing programmes: opportunities, challenges, and facilitators for implementation

S de Bell, JC Alejandre, C Menzel, R Sousa-Silva… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Evidence on the health benefits of spending time in nature has highlighted the
importance of provision of blue and green spaces where people live. The potential for health …

[HTML][HTML] Connecting through nature: A systematic review of the effectiveness of nature-based social prescribing practices to combat loneliness

AL Sachs, A Kolster, J Wrigley, V Papon… - Landscape and Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Loneliness is increasingly recognized as an urgent public health issue due to its impact on
mental and physical health, and well-being. Yet, we lack comprehensive, proven strategies …

Green Social Prescribing in practice: a case study of Walsall, UK

Q Sun, M Loveday, S Nwe, N Morris… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a case study of Green Social Prescribing (GSP) in Walsall, a medium-
sized urban area located in the West Midlands, UK. GSP is a means of enabling health …

Nature-based social prescribing in urban settings to improve social connectedness and mental well-being: a review

MA Leavell, JA Leiferman, M Gascon… - Current environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Recent reports of a “loneliness epidemic” in the USA are
growing along with a robust evidence base that suggests that loneliness and social isolation …

Participatory approaches to enact meaningful interconnectedness with the natural environment: a case study in Singapore

DM Benjumea, Y Kato, KH Chong - Cities & health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last decades, Singapore has reintroduced biodiverse green spaces in the city with
the aim of enhancing the wellbeing of residents through nature connection. Despite the …

Developing a conversation about identifying community needs to embrace wellbeing through social prescribing interventions: A qualitative study

LH Spencer, M Lynch, G Thomas - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Previous evidence suggests that co-production and co-design are effective
approaches to engage stakeholders in the development and implementation of social …

A systematic review to examine the evidence in developing social prescribing interventions that apply a co-productive, co-designed approach to improve well-being …

G Thomas, M Lynch, LH Spencer - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This systematic review aims to investigate the evidence in applying a co-design, co-
productive approach to develop social prescribing interventions. A growing body of …