Social prescribing of cultural opportunities to support health and wellbeing: the importance of language, community engagement, and inclusion in developing local approaches

This study indicated that to engage local communities in social prescribing and the development of cultural provision for social prescribing, proactive outreach community strategies are required. This could be achieved by involving community leaders, organisers, connectors, and representatives. In addition to promote the concept of culture for health and social prescribing and engage the wider community it was suggested that community members should be involved in and contribute to culture and health social prescribing locally through volunteering, roles for students, training opportunities, and befriending or buddy schemes.