Although there is no question that adverse social circumstances negatively impact health and healthcare outcomes, it is not clear what the healthcare sector’s role should be in addressing these adverse social factors. On February 28, 2024, SIREN Co-Director Caroline Fichtenberg moderated a lively discussion with three thought-leaders on their perspectives on this important question: 

• Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, UNC School of Medicine 
• Sherry Glied, PhD, MA, Dean and Professor of Public Service, NYU Wagner School of Public Service 
• Stacy Lindau, MD, MA, Catherine Lindsay Dobson Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago School of Medicine

Want to jump into the conversation? Join us at the Feb 2025 SIREN National Research Meeting: Advancing the Science of Social Care. Learn more at: https://sirenetwork.ucsf.edu/2025-national-research-meeting.

This season of the SIREN Podcast is supported by Kaiser Permanente.