The role of community assets in tackling UK health inequalities through community engagement and partnerships in social prescribing

To tackle health inequalities, projects used hyper-local, place-based approaches and co-design of interventions promoting cultural and green community assets, with link workers, people with lived experience, peer support workers and volunteers. The study proposes an approach to social prescribing that combines models of recovery and peer support underpinned by self-determination theory to improve social inclusion and quality of life. Recommendations include a consortium-based approach to person-centered care working closely with local populations and public health, where provision is co-located and co-delivered in conjunction with relevant data concerning health conditions and the wider social determinants to address the root causes of health inequalities.