Supporting holistic wellbeing for sustainable healthcare: it’s time to add social prescribing to the curriculum

[Extract] SDH are non-medical factors that impact health and wellbeing outcomes, ranging from social isolation to financial and housing issues. They are associated with poor long term health outcomes and potentially interfere with engagement in preventive behaviours. One example gaining attention is social isolation and loneliness. Prolonged periods of social isolation and loneliness can negatively impact a person’s mental, physical and social wellbeing, leading to increased risk of developing anxiety and depression, dementia, cardiovascular disease and early mortality. Together with increasing use of health services, loneliness is also an independent risk factor for early nursing home admission.

MJA Insight

MJA Insight+

07 April 2025

2201-7224

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