Accessibility settings

Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/81846, first published .
Embracing Co-Design and Interprofessional Teamwork to Build an Innovative Dashboard for a National Social Needs Screening and Referral Clinical Intervention in the Veterans Health Administration: Design and Development Study

Embracing Co-Design and Interprofessional Teamwork to Build an Innovative Dashboard for a National Social Needs Screening and Referral Clinical Intervention in the Veterans Health Administration: Design and Development Study

Embracing Co-Design and Interprofessional Teamwork to Build an Innovative Dashboard for a National Social Needs Screening and Referral Clinical Intervention in the Veterans Health Administration: Design and Development Study

Lauren E Russell   1 * , MPH, MPP ;   Sarah M Leder   1 * , MSW ;   Jaime Boris   1 , MHA, MS ;   Alicia J Cohen   2, 3, 4 , MD, MSc ;   Christopher W Halladay   2 , ScM ;   Kathleen M Mitchell   5 , MPH ;   Sydney C Ruggles   5 , MA, MS ;   Andrea Berkheimer   6 , LCSW ;   Chava Sonnier   1 , MSOD ;   Michelle C Wilcox   7 , LCSW, LASUDC ;   Ernest Moy   1 , MD, MPH ;   Meaghan A Kennedy   5, 8 , MD, MPH

1 Office of Health Equity, Veterans Health Administration, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, United States

2 Center of Innovation in Transformative Health Systems Research to Improve Veteran Equity and Independence, Veterans Health Administration, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Providence, RI, United States

3 Department of Family Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

4 Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States

5 New England Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Bedford Healthcare System, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States

6 Social Work Services, James E. Van Zandt Veterans Affairs Medical Center, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Altoona, PA, United States

7 Mental Health Services, George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

8 Department of Family Medicine, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Sarah M Leder, MSW
  • Office of Health Equity
  • Veterans Health Administration, United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • 810 Vermont Ave NW
  • Washington, DC 20420
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 2028094182
  • Email: sarah.leder@va.gov