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Social Prescribing supports health and wellbeing for people by connecting them with non-clinical, community-based services and activities. The process usually involves a referral from a healthcare practitioner that connects patients to a connector (e.g., a link worker), who then links them to appropriate community services.

Nature Prescribing (NatureRx) is a form of social prescribing. NatureRx, or green social prescribing (GreenRx), connects individuals to nature-based activities such as community gardening, land-based activities, and nature programs to improve their health and wellbeing.

These programs vary across Canada; some involve healthcare provider referrals, while others are community-led or allow self-referral. Importantly, a program does not necessarily have to use the term “social prescribing” to be considered a social prescribing program if it aims to achieve the same purposes of supporting individual and community health and wellbeing (Muhl et al., 2023). Nature prescriptions can range from physician-led park prescriptions to community health centre initiatives.

Purpose of this Survey
This project seeks to understand the whole breadth of programs that exist, including those programs that seek to challenge the current system, shift power, and are community-led and co-produced with patients and communities.

This survey is meant for:
  • Healthcare providers and community groups involved in established or developing nature prescribing initiatives (e.g., community gardening, land-based activities, nature programs, and tree planting)
  • Individuals and organizations interested in developing a nature prescribing or nature-based program
  • Individuals who have been prescribed nature and have participated in nature prescribing initiatives for health improvement

Survey Glossary
If needed, please refer to this glossary of terms used throughout the survey.

All questions labeled with an asterisk (*) are required to complete this survey.

You are eligible to complete this survey if you meet the following criteria:

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* 1. Do you live or work in Canada?

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* 2. Do you identify with one of these categories?

  • Currently part of an active nature prescribing program (may be within a broader social prescribing program). For example, you may be a healthcare provider (e.g., social worker, physician, nurse, naturopath, pharmacist, etc.) or a link worker (e.g., community navigator or a connecter who connects individuals with nature prescriptions/activities)
  • Currently provide or offer nature-based activities, but not officially part of a nature prescribing program (e.g., tree planting, nature walks, park activities, arts in the park). For example, you work or volunteer at an organization (e.g., a non-profit organization, community group) that provides nature-based activities or nature wellbeing programming
  • Interested in developing a nature prescribing or nature-based program, but not currently active (as an individual or as an organization)
  • Someone who has participated/ is participating in a nature prescribing program or nature-based program (e.g., a participant in a nature-based program or a person who has been prescribed nature)
  • Academic or researcher interested in and/or are working in nature prescribing or social prescribing

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* 3. If you fall into one of the above categories, to proceed to the survey, please type the following phrase into the box below: I am not a robot.

 
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