Aboriginal community controlled health organisations address health equity through action on the social determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia

Table 2 Determinants of health addressed by ACCHO activities reported

ACCHO Activities	Total coded annual reports N(%)	Structural determinants: social determinants of health inequities		Intermediary determinants: social determinants of health
ACCHO Activities	Total coded annual reports N(%)	*Socio- political context*	*Socioeconomic position*	Intermediary determinants: social determinants of health
Client activities^a
Total ANNUAL REPORTS CODED n(%)	67 (100)	36 (53.7)	67 (100)	67 (100)
Clinical Care	62 (92.5)	0	0	62
Community and Cultural Engagement	59 (88.1)	1	27	55
Health Promotion	59 (88.1)	1	20	58
Drug, Alcohol and Addiction	53 (79.1)	2	8	50
Mental Health	52 (77.6)	2	8	50
Family Support	48 (71.6)	1	10	41
Schools, Education and Training	47 (70.1)	1	37	23
Case Management	45 (67.2)	1	4	40
Advocacy	42 (62.7)	33	15	29
Transport	37 (55.2)	0	6	32
Personal Empowerment	37 (55.2)	0	9	27
Capacity Building and Community Empowerment	31 (46.3)	5	16	24
Legal and Justice Services	28 (41.8)	5	2	27
Financial Services	26 (38.8)	0	6	24
Aging and disability CARE^b	22 (32.8)	0	3	21
Housing and Homelessness	22 (32.8)	2	2	21
Employment	15 (22.4)	0	11	4
WORKFORCE AND Partnership Activities
Workforce	67 (100)	0	67	27
Collaborations & partnerships	57 (85.1)	13	31	48
Workforce training	51 (76.1)	1	52	20
Building Cultural Competency	33 (49.3)	0	31	15

[Table 2 Legend: The social determinants of health and health inequity addressed by ACCHOs through the range of services they provided.]
^a activities were coded to all applicable social determinants categories and therefore could be found to address one or more areas of the WHO framework and can result in totals adding to more than 67. For example, an income or employment program may have also added addressed housing and would be coded to both Socio-economic Position and Intermediary Determinants
^b in-community programs for older people and people with a disability to assist them to continue to live independently

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