Table 1.

Types of documents that can be consulted in studies of health policy

Category	Examples
Official documents	Policies or policy directives Strategies for sectors or on specific health problems Official statements and declarations Official position papers Statistical surveys or publications
Implementation documents	Training manuals or work tools (booklets, clinical files, etc.) Midterm/final reports or evaluations Financial analyses Operational plans Project proposals Funding requests
Legal documents	Laws Regulations Memorandums of understanding Cooperation agreements
Working documents	Meeting reports or minutes Memoranda Committee reports PowerPoint presentations Draft documents Mission reports Emails
Scholarly work	Scientific or peer-reviewed publications Masters or doctoral dissertations Textbooks and other course materials
Media and communications	Newspaper and magazine articles Podcasts, videos and radio and television segments Advertisements and posters Newsletters, bulletins, listservs, blogs and webpages Twitter conversations and other social media
Other	Promotional materials (pens, notebooks, lanyards, etc.) Warning labels and nutritional labels on food and other products Medical or other health devices Floor plans, architectural plans and maps