In this episode, Andy Quiñones-Rivera, MD, MPH, an ER resident physician with LA county is joined by Loel Solomon, MPP, PhD, a Professor of Health Systems Science at the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine and former Vice President for Community Health at Kaiser Permanente. The two explore the evolution of healthcare providers’ perspectives on social screening and what this means for the future of social care practice. Their discussion also begins re-imagining the roles and responsibilities of healthcare systems around social care activities like social screening.

To read the SIREN social screening report and a bevy of related resources, visit the SCREEN Report webpage.

Additional resources in this episode:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation's Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Available online.

Listen to the SIREN Coffee & Science episode featuring Dr. Saul Weiner and Kedar Mate: https://sirenetwork.ucsf.edu/podcast/promise-and-pitfalls-adjusting-care-context