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Over 55’s Social Prescribing D15

Age Friendly Ireland

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Programme: Fingal

WHO Theme: Social Participation

Health & Wellbeing Theme: Nutrition Eating Well, Physical Activity, Positive Mental And Emotional Health, Staying Connected, Switching Off And Being Creative, Your Body Your Health

Funding Stream: HSE

Resources Required: Community Support, Paid Staff, Premises

Cost: 0-500

Description

Social prescribing service

Aim of Initiative

People aged Over 55’s living in D15

Who is it aimed at

People aged Over 55’s living in D15

Steps critical to success

  1. Funding
  2. Recruitment
  3. Healthmail

Challenges in Planning / Delivery

  1. Covid

Outcomes / Benefits

  1. Social inclusion
  2. Community connectivness
  3. Improvements in health and wellbeing

Contact:
Keira Brett, Empower, kbrett@empower.ie

Website:
https://empower.ie/health-and-wellbeing/healthy-fingal/social-prescribing/