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Building the social prescribing student movement across Canada | Faire grandir le mouvement étudiant de la prescription sociale au Canada 🇨🇦 🌐 cspsc.ca 📚 linktr.ee/cspscollective

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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 9h
On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour residential school Survivors, children who never returned home, and their families and communities. For students involved in #SocialPrescribing, this means recognizing Indigenous knowledge and supporting Indigenous leadership 🧡
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 30/09/2026
Welcome to new and returning students from the Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective! We’re excited for another year of student-led #SocialPrescribing across Canada 🇨🇦 What projects are you working on, and what initiatives are you most excited about?
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 20/06/2026
Members! Join us for our upcoming general meeting on Thursday, June 25 at 3pm PDT for a discussion on how #SocialPrescribing can be incorporated into clinical training curricula. Register here: sfu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CSPSC General Meeting - Q2. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective - Q2 General Meeting - June 25th
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Jeffrey Wong @jeffrey.cspsc.ca · 22/04/2026
Just wrote a new piece on #SocialPrescribing for the @cspsc.ca Student Blog. Check it out:
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Is social prescribing just another overhyped health policy trend? | Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective
Social prescribing can help address social needs in primary care, but Jeffrey Wong argues it should not excuse community sector underfunding.
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 14/04/2026
Congratulations, @jeffrey.cspsc.ca!
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 12/04/2026
New integrative review on community-based #SocialPrescribing in Nova Scotia, co-authored by CSPSC members Sophie Bezanson and Laura Colford @dalhousie.bsky.social, highlights SP implementation facilitators and barriers:
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Community-Based Social Prescribing: An Integrative Review of Program Characteristics, Facilitators, and Barriers
Social prescribing (SP) is an upstream approach that connects people with non-medical, community-based resources to enhance health and well-being. We aimed to characterize community-based social presc...
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Jeffrey Wong @jeffrey.cspsc.ca · 02/04/2026
My conversation with health policy PhD candidate Le-Tien Bhaskar on episode one of Social Rx, a podcast on #SocialPrescribing by @cspsc.ca, is now live! Give it a listen on your commute home tonight 😁
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What even is social prescribing? with Le-Tien Bhaskar
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Jeffrey Wong @jeffrey.cspsc.ca · 30/03/2026
Excited to share that I’ll be hosting @cspsc.ca’s new podcast, Social Rx, launching Thursday, April 2. Our first episode features Le-Tien Bhaskar, MPH, a health policy PhD candidate and co-founder of CSPSC. Click the notification bell on YouTube to get notified when it goes live:
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What even is social prescribing? with Le-Tien Bhaskar | Social Rx Podcast
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 27/03/2026
Missed the CSPSC #SocialPrescribing Day 2026 Celebration? Check out the full recording below with presentations from @cisp-icps.bsky.social and our members (Tara, Azeria, Nikoo, HanShu, Élyse):
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CSPSC Social Prescribing Day 2026 Celebration: Health in Community
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 26/03/2026
We’re T-minus 1 hour until the CSPSC #SocialPrescribingDay2026 Celebration! Join us and @cisp-icps.bsky.social tonight at 5pm PT / 8pm EDT to stay up to date on all the social prescribing work happening in Canada. Register now:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CSPSC Social Prescribing Day 2026 Celebration: Health in Community. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us for a national virtual get-together for new and returning members of the Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective (CSPSC) to connect and celebrate Social Prescribing Day. Stay up to dat...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 25/03/2026
Amazing student-led work from @idea.nursing.ubc.ca showcasing a community-based ukulele learning program as a potential community asset for #SocialPrescribing.
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 06/03/2026
What if your doctor could prescribe a walking group or a museum visit instead of just medication? Our first Student Blog explores how #SocialPrescribing could support student wellbeing on post-secondary campuses.
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From the NHS to campus: How social prescribing could support student wellbeing | Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective
What if your doctor could prescribe you a walking group or a museum visit instead of just medication? Mental health challenges arising from loneliness, anxiety, burnout, and feeling disconnected on ca...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 05/03/2026
It’s residency #MatchDay for Canadian medical students 🥳🩺 Wherever you land, we hope you’ll keep championing #SocialPrescribing: connecting people to community, belonging, and prevention 🩵
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 23/02/2026
Sign up for this free webinar from Hey Neighbour Collective & United Way BC! "Housing that Connects Us Webinar Series: Innovative Community Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing" March 6 | 10–11:30 AM PST Link: uwbc-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Housing that Connects Us Webinar Series: Innovative Community Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing. After registering, you will receive a confirma...
Hey Neighbour Collective and United Way BC’s Seniors Housing Working Group are excited to be co-hosting a three-part webinar series on building social connection in housing. The first webinar in the ...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 02/02/2026
🌱 Community gardens can foster social connection and well-being Oyango's research explores cultural food security and the impact of collective community gardening on health. Read about the impact of both her research and the Taste of Home project. www.ualberta.ca/en/public-he...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 26/01/2026
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨 "Identifying social prescribing core outcomes using a Delphi approach: findings and future directions" Read it here: www.canada.ca/en/public-he...
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Identifying social prescribing core outcomes using a Delphi approach: findings and future directions, HPCDP: Vol 46(1), January 2026
We invited people from diverse user groups to identify critical core outcomes to use in social prescribing.
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 19/01/2026
Looking to get involved in the social prescribing movement in 2026? ✨ Join the CSPSC as a student member or partner before #SocialPrescribingDay on March 26th to get our monthly newsletter which contains events happening before and on the big day ✨ cspsc.ca/join-us/
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Join Us! | Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective
Join the CSPSC as a student member or a partner. Receive our newsletter, attend events, and collaborate with our community.
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 13/01/2026
Explore this webinar by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health on exploring interventions for social isolation and loneliness in older adults Jan 14, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 pm EST | Register here: ow.ly/4KZR50XSyc5
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 06/01/2026
✨ 5 winners notified, 15 prizes remaining! ✨ Complete our quick member survey for a chance to win one of 15 remaining $20 Tim Hortons gift cards courtesy of @cisp-icps.bsky.social! 👉 Click here: docs.google.com/forms/d/10zV... Wishing you Happy New Year and a fabulous 2026!
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CSPSC Membership Commitment Check-In
Welcome to the CSPSC Membership Check-In Survey! This quick check-in (about 5–10 minutes) helps us understand who’s still engaged, what you’re interested in, and how we can better support you. Your re...
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Jeffrey Wong @jeffrey.cspsc.ca · 30/12/2025
Pseudoscientific grifters love claiming they’ll “heal your root causes” when they’re really selling unregulated supplements and expensive protocols. Meanwhile, real root causes (social determinants of health) exist: income, housing, food security, social connection, transportation…
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 26/12/2025
Happy Holidays from CSPSC! Wishing you warmth, rest, and community connection as we head into 2026 🩵✨
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 27/11/2025
Join the CSPSC Medicine Working Group December 10th from 5pm to 6pm PST to hear Darlene Dalby and Peggy Napope talk about Indigenous Perspectives on Social Prescribing! 📍Register here: usask-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 27/11/2025
Join the CSPSC Medicine Working Group December 10th from 5pm to 6pm PST to hear Darlene Dalby and Peggy Napope talk about Indigenous Perspectives on Social Prescribing! 📍Register here: usask-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Jeffrey Wong @jeffrey.cspsc.ca · 24/11/2025
New qualitative study coming out of @oxprimarycare.bsky.social explored factors surrounding #SocialPrescribing link worker retention in the UK. As a community connector in Canada, I see similar ambiguities here at home.
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Entering a liminal state when becoming a social prescribing link worker and how it affects retention: findings from a UK qualitative study | Primary Health Care Research & Development | Cambridge ...
Entering a liminal state when becoming a social prescribing link worker and how it affects retention: findings from a UK qualitative study - Volume 26
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Healthcare Excellence Canada - Excellence en santé Canada @he-es-canada.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
36 teams across Canada are joining Paramedics and Social Prescribing! The program helps paramedic teams implement social prescribing to connect people with non-medical social and community supports that improve health and well-being. Find out more: www.healthcareexcellence.ca/en/care-forw...
A map of Canada with green circles showing invited Paramedics and Social Prescribing teams. Text: Paramedics and Social Prescribing Teams. Number of participating teams.
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 10/11/2025
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 Medicine Working Group Member Jessica Maher recently published in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine alongside Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti on social prescribing! Check out the article here or message us for a pdf: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 03/11/2025
Its not too late to register! Join us for an hour of community and discussion!
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Jeffrey Wong @jeffrey.cspsc.ca · 26/10/2025
Great week of learning and connecting at #CAG_2025 in Montréal with @nurselillian.bsky.social and the @idea.nursing.ubc.ca team. Presented posters on a seated dance pilot in LTC and a scoping review on social support for 2S/LGBTQ+ older adults in Canada :)
Jeffrey Wong stands smiling in a cream sweater and CAG 2025 conference badge in front of two side-by-side posters on a grey board.Group photo of the UBC IDEA Lab team smiling in the poster hall. From left to right: Yong Zhao, Jeffrey Wong, Yuka Ohno, Dr. Lillian Hung, Lily Haopu Ren, Joey Wong, and Albin Soni.
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 28/10/2025
The CSPSC community is nationwide! 🍁 The Canadian Association on Gerontology 2025 conference in Montréal brought together CSPSC members Daniela Gerstmann, Emma Chen, and Jeffrey Wong!
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 25/10/2025
📢 Attention CSPSC Members! Join us on November 5th at our general meeting to hear Judy O'Keefe, MSW, RSW, CHE's perspective as a social prescribing coordinator at Seniors NL Register here: ubc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 20/10/2025
Are you a medical student interested in social prescribing? The CSPSC Medicine Working Group is recruiting! Join to work with fellow medical students on teams like research, education, advocacy, finance and more. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective - Medicine Working Group (CSPSC MWG)
Thank you for your interest in joining our collective! Please fill out this form if you wish to become a member of the Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective Medicine Working Group (CSPSC MWG)...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 15/10/2025
🚨New research🚨 #SocialPrescribing: A Pragmatic Pathway to Address Loneliness and Mental Health in Canada 🔗 www.longwoods.com/content/2768...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 05/10/2025
The CSPSC Medicine Working Group was proud to represent at the Saskatchewan Family Medicine Conference in Regina! 🩺🌱 We connected with doctors to spotlight the power of #SocialPrescribing in family practice. Big thanks to Lorynn Labbie & Terri Thunder for their leadership!
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 24/09/2025
Hi CSPSC members, @cisp-icps.bsky.social needs your help! They would love to hear your perspective, and those of your fellow students! Please complete their survey: redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=R... As a thank you, you can enter for a chance to win 1 of 20 $50 Amazon gift cards.
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 23/09/2025
‼️$3M Investment Boosts Support for Older Adults Across Alberta ‼️ Read about how social prescribing is growing in Alberta here: corealberta.ca/resources/an...
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[Announcement] $3M Investment Boosts Support for Older Adults Across Alberta - Healthy Aging CORE Alberta
Healthy Aging Alberta (HAA) is pleased to announce $3.06M in funding from Waltons Trust towards the Provincial Social Prescribing for Older Adults Program, extending this work until September 2028.  S...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 16/09/2025
@cisp-icps.bsky.social hosted a series of webinars exploring evidence, policy, priority population perspectives, and co-design approaches with leading researchers in the field of social prescribing. Check out the series here: www.socialprescribing.ca/webinar-seri...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 08/09/2025
📢Attention CSPSC members! Fill out our members survey so we can learn how to best serve you: docs.google.com/forms/d/10zV... Not a member? Join here: cspsc.ca/join-us/
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CSPSC Membership Commitment Check-In
Welcome to the CSPSC Membership Check-In Survey! This quick check-in (about 5–10 minutes) helps us understand who’s still engaged, what you’re interested in, and how we can better support you. Please ...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 08/09/2025
‼️Pop quiz‼️ A 2022 systematic review of 7 global social prescribing studies revealed that social prescribing increases: A. Health confidence B. Health status C. Physical Activity D. Social connection E. All of the above doi.org/10.1136/fmch...
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Systematic review of social prescribing and older adults: where to from here?
Objective Social prescribing is a person-centred model of care with emphases on lessening the impact of unmet social needs, supporting the delivery of personalised care, and reducing non-medical resou...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 05/08/2025
Social prescribing is a global movement 🌏 Our Co-Lead, Local Initiatives Jeffrey Wong connected with the Social Prescribing Lab in #HongKong during his winter break. Their new report offers insights into SP rooted in local context: www.mad.asia/programmes/s... (Chinese only)
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 29/07/2025
Join the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing on August 6 to learn how #SocialPrescribing Connectors address social determinants of health, improve equity/access, & strengthen community relationships. 🔗https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1117519838484/WN_Zrbm3bFTSVyko1ZX34zEjA#/registration
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 22/07/2025
ATTENTION! Free online social prescribing training for all primary healthcare professionals! It only takes 3 hours to learn skills that could improve someones lifetime. 🔗 www.allianceon.org/Social-Presc...
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Social Prescribing - Online Course | Alliance for Healthier Communities
New health equity-focused, online Social Prescribing training modules to help your team implement or improve social prescribing processes. These self-directed modules offer practical tips and helpful ...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 22/07/2025
Join @cisp-icps.bsky.social on August 6th to learn how Social Prescribing Connectors are bridging health and social care to: ✅ Address social determinants of health ✅ Improve equity and access ✅ Strengthen relationships between people and their communities 🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/gcXvRFsH
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Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing @cisp-icps.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Around the world, Social Prescribing Connectors are transforming how we deliver health and wellbeing—not through medicine, but through connection. Join us August 6 for the second installment of our #SocialPrescribing webinar series. 🔗 Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 23/06/2025
A research team at U of T is conducting a national Canadian survey on mental health and social prescribing among post-secondary students. If you are a post-secondary student, fill out the survey to contribute to social prescribing research: redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=R...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 17/06/2025
‼️ Did you know that social prescribing could reduce emergency room visits? ‼️ CSPSC members Lorynn Labbie & Mackenzie Heidel presented at the University of Saskatchewan Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds on May 21st. View the recording here: skemcollective.ca/resource/soc...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 11/06/2025
🎉 Our Medicine Working Group is still hard at work! 🎉 Check out their latest article in Paediatrics & Child Health, "The Ages and Stages of Paediatric Social Prescribing" (doi.org/10.1093/pch/...) P.S. We can send the pdf if you need! 💛💙
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 11/06/2025
CSPSC is hosting our June General Meeting tonight! Its not too late to register: ubc.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CSPSC June General Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CSPSC June General Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 02/06/2025
Postsecondary student facilitators needed! (Honorarium) Guide small groups through structured discussion sessions at a locally-focused #SocialPrescribing workshop on October 30, 2025 in Toronto. Send your one paragraph statement by June 15 to Nicole.Cormier@redcross.ca
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 29/05/2025
Attend our General Meeting June 11th! Ali Gangji, a member of our Medicine Working Group, will be discussing how he originally became involved in social prescribing and his experiences with it on the ground and in his academic work. Register here! ubc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective @cspsc.ca · 19/05/2025
After completing her undergraduate degree, Yola Switkowski found her calling working as a Social Prescriber/Community Connector for the non-profit North Shore Community Resources. This work inspired her to pursue a Masters of Science at the UBC researching social prescribing!
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