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Table 2 Coding structure

From: To what extent do Australian child and youth health, and education wellbeing policies, address the social determinants of health and health equity?: a policy analysis study

Main Categories (codes)

Codes (sections of text can be coded against several codes)

(a) Goals

5 codes re gains in intended gains in health status specified as either:

• Average health

• Subject to ill health

• Equity groups

• Close the Gap

• Across the gradient

(b) Recognition of evidence on the SDH & HE

• Acknowledge

• Audit

(c) and (d) Objectives & Strategies

Both of the above categories are coded against the same codes.

• Environmental health

• Research

• Policy development and

governance

• Workforce

• Health service quality

• Health service access

• Collaboration between

health services

• Health promotion and disease prevention (Individual behavioural)

• Community engagement

• Cross sector activity

• Social determinants of health (other than health service access)

 • Home environment

 • Early childhood development

 • Education

 • Health settings

 • Employment/workplace conditions

 • Housing

 • Urban planning

 • Public transport

 • Regulatory measures

• and Reducing social inequities

Note: Strategies are all double coded against intended outcomes in regards to health equity