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Social Prescriptions: Why Some Health-Care Practitioners Are Prescribing Food to Their Patients
By Matthew Little, Eleah Stringer, Warren Dodd Your Health

Social Prescriptions: Why Some Health-Care Practitioners Are Prescribing Food to Their Patients

Angela is a 54-year-old mother of two living with Type 2 diabetes in a small apartment in Guelph, Ont. Despite steady access to health care and a physician who encourages regular exercise and healthy eating, Angela’s complications have worsened in recent years. These complications cause mobility challenges, sometimes rendering her unable to leave the house. […]

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