ARC vs. 211 Project 2018-2020
ARC vs. 211 Project 2018-2020
Social Prescribing
Social Prescribing (SP) involves the identification of patients with unmet social needs in family practice, the engagement of these patients in acting on their needs, and the provision of navigation support to access the needed services.
The ARC-SP initiative aims to improve equitable Access to Resources in the Community for primary care patients. The three ARC - SP guides are intended to assist organizations in implementing a SP program.
ARC-Social Prescribing Guides
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Practice Set-up and SP in Primary Care
This guide is focused on the strategies and pathway for engaging primary care providers in SP, approaches to identifying patients with unmet health and social needs, optimizing patient engagement for addressing patient’s Social Determinants of Health, and making referrals to existing patient navigation support.
2
Navigation Process
ARC navigation services are delivered by a lay individual (trained) who provides outreach support to primary care practices by linking patients to Community Resources. This guide describes the Navigation processes
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Navigator Training
ARC Navigator Training is designed for Navigators to develop essential knowledge, skills and abilities to support primary care patients to overcome barriers to accessing community health and social resources.