{
  "abstract": "The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health is dedicated to publishing high-impact scholarship on the social determinants of health (SDoH). Nearly three decades after Sir Michael Marmot, Richard Wilkinson and others helped popularise the modern SDoH concept 1 —later cemented as a framework in the public discourse through a WHO-commissioned report 2 —the imperative for rigorous SDoH research has never been more compelling. The urgency and complexity of these challenges have intensified in recent years, necessitating a renewed and comprehensive research agenda to address the multifaceted threats confronting public health globally. To underscore this critical need, I outline 10 primary rationales for prioritising SDoH research in the contemporary landscape, presented in no particular order:",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Public Health and Health Sciences, School of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Daniel Kim"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Why research on the social determinants of health matters now more than ever",
  "uid": "8727f024-a5fb-5ac1-806c-ab99569956e0"
}