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. 2021 Feb 12;16(2):e0245577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245577

Table 4. CYP subpopulations and determinants impacting outside influence of local level.

CYP personal characteristics and circumstances (subpopulations vulnerable to poor health outcomes) Determinants of child health inequalities outside of the immediate influence of agencies at the local level
Age Austerity
Ethnicity Climate change
Cultural and religious background Innovation and technological advancement
Low birth weight National government funding formulae
Gender identity National policy and statutory guidance
Sexual identity National social, political, cultural environment
CYP from military families Rural/urban geography of local area
Young/teenage parents Societal attitude to children and young people
Young carers Statutory constraints
Care leavers Statutory inspection regime(s)
Young offenders Welfare reform
CYP in care (including those placed out of the local authority area)
CYP at risk (e.g. on child at risk registers)
CYP experiencing transition (of any type)
CYP living with previously unsurvivable illness
CYP with physical disability
CYP with intellectual disability
CYP with autism spectrum disorder
CYP with special educational needs and disability (SEND)
CYP with experience of adverse childhood events (ACEs)
CYP with complex and/or long-term physical health conditions
CYP with complex and/or long-term mental health conditions
CYP with genetic predisposition to disorder(s)
Asylum seeker/refugee status/citizenship status
CYP who are members of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities