SONNET: What We Do
Science to advance social health
SONNET serves as a centralized resource that leaders, administrators, and clinicians from across Kaiser Permanente can use to advance the organization's social health initiatives. As a learning community of evaluators and researchers that spans multiple Kaiser Permanente regions, SONNET supports the design, implementation, and evaluation of specific high-priority social health interventions. Our key capabilities are:
research and evaluation
We design and lead research studies and evaluations that inform key decisions and help Kaiser Permanente's Social Health Practice (SHP) team achieve its strategic priorities.
just-in-time review & analysis
We help answer SHP’s pressing questions using advanced analytics and rapid evidence reviews.
External grant development
We bring together teams to apply for grant funding that provides external resources in support of SHP’s goals.
leadership in the field
We disseminate our findings so that other health systems can learn from our efforts to advance social health.
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Contact SONNET
Email us at sonnet@kp.org to learn more about our work or sign up for our newsletter.
Recent SONNET reports
Kaiser Permanente 2022 National Social Health Survey
In this follow up to our 2020 survey, we heard from more than 6,300 members nationwide about their social needs
and desire for assistance from Kaiser Permanente. Project lead: Meagan Brown, PhD, MPH.
Land Acknowledgment
Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.