Perspective: Social Determinants of Health and Implementation Research: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

During the past three decades, the world has experienced many clinical and public health challenges that require implementa­tion of practices and policies informed by an understanding of social determinants of health and health inequities, but perhaps none as global and pervasive as the current COVID-19 pandemic. In the context of this special themed issue on Social Deter­minants of Health and Implementation Research: Three Decades of Progress and a Need for Convergence, we highlight the application of social determinants of health and implementation research on various as­pects of the COVID-19 pandemic.Ethn Dis. 2021;31(1):5-8;doi:10.18865/ed.31.1.5