Published on in Vol 12 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/41280, first published .
“An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure”: Proposal for a Social Prescribing Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Improvement in Health and Well-being

“An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure”: Proposal for a Social Prescribing Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Improvement in Health and Well-being

“An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure”: Proposal for a Social Prescribing Strategy for Obesity Prevention and Improvement in Health and Well-being

Sisitha Jayasinghe   1 , PhD ;   Timothy P Holloway   1 , MPH ;   Robert Soward   1 , BSc ;   Kira A E Patterson   2 , PhD ;   Kiran D K Ahuja   1 , PhD ;   Lisa Dalton   1 , PhD ;   Sandra Murray   1 , BSc ;   Roger Hughes   3 , PhD ;   Nuala M Byrne   1 , PhD ;   Andrew P Hills   1 , PhD

1 School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia

2 College of Arts, Law and Education, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia

3 School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Corresponding Author:

  • Sisitha Jayasinghe, PhD
  • School of Health Sciences
  • College of Health and Medicine
  • University of Tasmania
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  • Newnham Drive
  • Launceston, 7250
  • Australia
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  • Email: Sisitha.Jayasinghe@utas.edu.au