Social Prescribing, The Connection Cure, an Interview with Author Julia Hotz - Alternative Medicine

Social prescribing is a way for doctors and other health workers to connect patients with medicine that addresses their social determinants of health. It turns out up to 80% of our health is determined by social factors – tangible things like access to healthy food, a safe home, stable finances, and also intangible things, like a community we can belong to and friends we can depend on… The doctor who came up with social prescribing has a great tagline: instead of asking “what’s the matter with you?” they ask patients “what matters to you?” 01:12 - What is social prescribing? 04:36 - When is it appropriate to use a social prescription instead of medication? 13:23 - The five different types of social prescriptions 25:39 - What inspired you to write this book?