Culture and Health - Social prescribing: a global overview

The first lecture of the 2025 Culture and Health course – Doctors and Social Prescribing. Healing through sport, nature, culture and volunteering – will take place on Monday, October 6, from 6:00 to 7:45 p.m., at the Aula Polivalente, East Campus, Lugano.

The introductory lesson to the course will be held by Julia Hotz, journalist and author of the book The Connection Cure, who will provide an international overview of the benefits of social prescribing in the treatment of common problems like anxiety, depression, chronic pain, loneliness, addiction and trauma. Through a series of stories collected during her research journey, Hotz will show how social prescribing can improve health and reduce waiting times, hospitalisation rates and burnout among healthcare workers. The stories collected in her book confirm that reconnecting with the things that are truly meaningful for us and the environment in which we live can profoundly improve our health.
Her talk will be preceded by a scientific overview by Enzo Grossi, doctor, researcher and course coordinator, who will illustrate the epidemiological and scientific basis of social prescribing and its potential impact on public health.

Full programme: www.culturaesalute.ch – IBSA Foundation