Exploring Social Prescribing: A Pathway to Sustainable Health Outcomes
Webinar: Social Prescription Day 2026 Date: 30 March 2026 | Time: 14:00–15:30 CET - LINK TO LIVE STREAM
Social prescribing: an opportunity to improve health outcomes sustainably through social interventions
Social prescribing is an innovative approach supporting innovative, community-based interventions (art, nature, exercise, volunteering) to address health issues that hinder successful ageing during the entire lifecourse and are related to sociocultural and economic factors. Social prescribing is still fragmented across the EU, although several experiences demonstrated their effectiveness and impact also on clinical outcomes, thus producing significant savings for the health care systems.
The ongoing digital transformation of health and care is providing innovative tools and approaches that can further strengthen innovative interventions impacting health that are outside this specific domain.
The webinar focuses on the emerging innovative good practices that could be supported by social prescription, and on the enabling factors that can accelerate their implementation and scale-up.
“Social prescribing is more than an intervention it’s a movement to reimagine healthcare by empowering communities, valuing lived experiences, and connecting people with meaningful support that improves health outcomes sustainably,” Gareth Presch, CEO & Founder, World Health Innovation Summit, CEO, Global Social Prescribing Alliance
Webinar Highlights
Facilitator: Ana Maria Carriazo, Maddalena Illario RSCN
14.00: Positive Health and social prescribing a win-win. Karolien Van Den Brekel-Dijkstra
14.10: An overview at the social prescribing in the EU. Umut Elmas, UNINA
14.20 Social prescribing in the experience of Scotland RS. Donna Henderson, Scotland RS
14.30 The tools monitoring health outcomes in older adults. Giuseppe Liotta, Rome-Tor Vergata RS
Round table
14.40-15.20
The enabling factors supporting Social Prescription
**Facilitator: **Gareth Presch, World Health Innovation Summit
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Guido Iaccarino, Age-IT Network
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Annalisa Cicerchia, Cultural Welfare Center
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Carina Dantas, COPE project
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Daniela Lemmo, Campania RS
15.20 Final remarks. Leo Lewis
This webinar is an essential opportunity for health professionals, policy makers, and community leaders to explore how social prescribing can improve health outcomes sustainably. Participants will gain insights into emerging best practices, digital tools, and strategies to accelerate the adoption and scaling of social interventions in healthcare.
Social prescribing represents a paradigm shift treating not only the symptoms but the underlying social determinants of health. Join leading experts on 30 March 2026 to learn how these innovative approaches can support healthier, more resilient communities.