This special issue, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is jam packed with work exploring how health care systems, CBOs, and social service agencies are aiming to improve health by assessing patient- and population-level social risks and attending to identified needs. Social care research aspires to address inequities but achieving this requires researchers to deepen their partnerships with individuals and communities impacted by social needs and interventions. As one part of this larger movement and our SIREN commitment to engaging community members in social care research, in partnership with the Patient Advocate Foundation we have been able to bring lived experience to this special issue through community members’ review of abstracts and full length manuscripts. We are incredibly grateful to the community members who helped shape the work in this special issue. More details about this process here.
