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The connection cure : the prescriptive power of movement, nature, art, service, and belonging Cover Image

The connection cure : the prescriptive power of movement, nature, art, service, and belonging / Julia Hotz.

Hotz, Julia, (author.).

Summary:

"In this combination of diligent science reporting, moving patient success stories, and surprising self-discovery, journalist Julia Hotz helps us discover lasting and life-changing medicine in our own communities through the new practice of "social prescribing.""-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781668030332
ISBN: 1668030330
ISBN: 9781668030349
ISBN: 1668030349
Physical Description: viii, 324 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-324).

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: A "social prescription" -- The movement prescription -- The nature prescription -- The art prescription -- The service prescription -- The belonging prescription -- The birth of social prescribing : the United Kingdom -- Social prescribing in big countries : Canada and Australia -- Social prescribing in aging countries : Singapore and South Korea -- Social prescribing across a region : Portugal, the Netherlands, and the European Union -- Social prescribing in the land of pill prescribing : the United States of America -- Getting unstuck from our sadness through movement -- Restoring our attention through nature -- Creating a new story about our worries through art -- Lightening up through serving others -- Finding meaning by finding belonging -- Epilogue: The connection cure.