Homes and health in the Outer Hebrides: A social prescribing framework for addressing fuel poverty and the social determinants of health.
Health Place
; 79: 102926, 2023 01.
Article
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| ID: mdl-36442316
ABSTRACT
Health services are increasingly being reshaped with reference to addressing social determinants of health (SDoH), with social prescribing a prominent example. We examine a project in the Outer Hebrides that reshaped and widened the local health service, framing fuel poverty as a social determinant of health and mobilising a cross-sector support pathway to make meaningful and substantive improvements to islanders' living conditions. The 'Moving Together' project provided support to almost 200 households, ranging from giving advice on home energy, finances and other services, to improving the energy efficiency of their homes. In so doing, the project represents an expansion of the remit of social prescribing, in comparison with the majority of services currently provided under this banner, and can be seen as a more systemic approach that engages with the underlying conditions of a population's health. We present a framework through which to understand and shape initiatives to address fuel poverty through a social prescribing approach.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Determinantes Sociais da Saúde
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Place
Assunto da revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article