The Importance of Social Health: From Policy to Practice
Thu Feb 05 2026
Turning ideas into action, this episode focuses on how social health can be measured, funded, and implemented. Wijedoru discusses social prescribing, training clinicians to recognise disconnection, and simple steps individuals and organisations can take to strengthen social bonds.
Timestamps:
01:18 – Measuring social health
03:45 – Training and infrastructure
06:20 – Social prescribing
09:15 – Everyday actions for connection
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Turning ideas into action, this episode focuses on how social health can be measured, funded, and implemented. Wijedoru discusses social prescribing, training clinicians to recognise disconnection, and simple steps individuals and organisations can take to strengthen social bonds. Timestamps: 01:18 – Measuring social health 03:45 – Training and infrastructure 06:20 – Social prescribing 09:15 – Everyday actions for connection