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Social prescribing

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Social participation tracked 22% lower death risk in older adults across 25 cohort studies

A Geriatric Nursing dose-response meta-analysis pooled 25 prospective cohorts. Older adults who took part in clubs, worship, volunteering or sport had lower all-cause mortality, and each extra session a month tracked a further drop.

Aug 26, 2026

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Social prescribing navigators beat a referral line, 50% to 36%, in 326 Ontario patients

326 primary care patients in Ontario were randomized to a navigator who stayed with them or to a referral line. 50.3% reached a needed resource against 35.8%. What nobody measured was whether their health changed.

Aug 18, 2026