Abstract

BONAL RUIZ, Rolando. Social Prescription, a Dimension of Health Promotion in Family Medicine. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.2  Epub June 01, 2019. ISSN 1561-3038.

Social prescription allows the family physician to guide, indicate, "prescribe" the patient services and non-medical aids available in the community, which could provide welfare and solve problems that traditionally go away from the typical solution offered by the primary care professional. Social prescription is related to the prescription of health assets, lifestyles, intersectoriality and social determinants of health in the community where the family physicians works and can be a component of a new health model in primary care. This paper offers examples of social prescription services, while it is suggested to expand the list with facilitators, patients and users in the community.

Keywords : Health promotion; family physician; primary healthcare.

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