TY - JOUR T1 - Social innovation in health: concepts and practice JF - BMJ Innovations JO - BMJ Innov SP - 133 LP - 136 DO - 10.1136/bmjinnov-2022-000982 VL - 8 IS - 3 AU - Joseph D Tucker AU - Lenore Manderson AU - Uche Amazigo AU - Jackeline Alger AU - Elizabeth Chen AU - Meredith Labarda AU - Eneyi Kpokiri AU - Phyllis Dako-Gyeke AU - Rosanna W Peeling AU - Luis Gabriel Cuervo AU - Beatrice Halpaap Y1 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://innovations.bmj.com/content/8/3/133.abstract N2 - Social innovations in health are inclusive solutions that meet the needs of end users through community-engaged, person-centred processes.1 The term ‘person-centred’ refers to a holistic, contextual approach in which people are the focus.2 Social innovation and related person-centred approaches have expanded in the past 5 years. Data from randomised controlled trials,3 4 systematic reviews5 6 and other data suggest that social innovation in health approaches can be effective, especially in terms of dealing with some social determinants of health.7 8 Although research reporting guidelines of relevance have been published,9 agreements and integration of ethical guidance on practical issues of related community-engaged research is lacking.10 The purpose of this special supplement is to spur the development and maturation of social innovation in health as an academic field and to broaden multidisciplinary collaboration to this end. Here, contributors describe and analyse the history, concepts, tensions and research evidence of community-engaged social innovations and related person-centred approaches. The overarching goal is to better understand how social innovations can be embedded in health education, training, research, policy, programmes and systems. Ultimately, the special supplement will demonstrate how social innovation contributes towards a holistic approach to health and development.The concept of social innovation in health has a long ancestry.11 In 1978, the Declaration of Alma-Ata underlined the importance of community participation, urging health systems to embrace creative solutions and respect local engagement.12 TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, cosponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank and WHO, was established that same year, and since then, has supported research on community-based interventions in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In 2014, this culminated in the launch of the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI),13 a global network focused on advancing social innovation … ER -