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Social prescribing: why purpose is good for your health - BBC Future

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Social prescribing: why purpose is good for your health 23 July 2024 Share Save Add as preferred on Google Julia Hotz Getty Meaningful care and volunteer work has been shown to help with a plethora of health issues (Credit: Getty) In a bid to improve health and wellbeing, social prescriptions can cover everything from volunteering and art classes to support with household bills. But do they really work? Akeela Shaikh is a natural carer. After becoming a mother at 19, she realised she loved caring for people and decided to pursue it professionally – first at a home care agency, then in a reside

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