V 1	“Between us and the professional, someone should inform us... so we do not feel embarrassed when asking questions” (G 15 YM, 15 years).
V 2	“A mediator trained in health in contrast to other figures lacking that involvement“ (I 10 P, Head of Studies).
V 3	“Lean on other people than parents to find out about things that concern you” (G 6 YM, 17 years old).
V 4	“Facilitate students with guidelines which do not usually occur in formal education or in families” (G 2 P, Counselor).
V 5	“The process that is followed to achieve the best possible health; physical, biological, and social” (G 19 YW, 17 years).
V 6	“When we talk about health there are four major related areas: physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. The latter is crucial for the meaning of life, whether it has to do with religion or not. And the social area affects all the others, no doubt” (I 37 P IK, Professor).
V 7	“The processes set forward, by governments, for example, to ensure good health” (G 18 YW, 18 years).
V 8	1.—“Manage material resources” 2.—“Promote health, education in youth health, and others” (G 20 YW, 20 years).
V 9	“A health intermediary, apart from solving personal health doubts, must address the group” (G 21 YW, 18 years).
T 10	“When they have a health problem or may have it, people from the same environment guide them” (I 1 P, Social Worker).
V 11	1.—“Someone who helps you” 2.—“The process that allows you to receive help” (G 23 YM, 17 years).
T 12	“Helping a series of people, who are in a situation A, and move them to a more favorable B situation” (I 38 P IK, Psychopedagogue).
V 13	“Mediation between us. For example, if two are fighting someone intervenes to solve it” (G 17 YW, 17 years).
T 14	“It has to do with certain social agents” (I 20 P IK, Professor).
V 15	“The effective resolution or management of conflicts in health, either with the administration or the health staff” (I 34 P, Nurse).
V 16	“It is not only transmitting what health is to adolescents, but also, in hospitals, for example, there must always be a mediator to see if an intervention on someone can be carried out or not, according to their religion or culture” (G 45 YM, 21 years).
V 17	“For example, with immigrants, depending on the subject. Imagine dealing with sexuality in another language, and different culture” (I 30 P, Psychologist).
V 18	“A social mediator treats other needs different than health, but the pattern is the same, even with other objectives” (G 71 YW, 19 years).
V 19	“Social mediation is a part of health” (G 32 YW, 22 years).
V 20	“Health encompasses the social. The healthy person interacts with society, establishing social relationships” (I 31 P, Social Educator).
V 21	“The social refers to many problems within the field of health, but at a psychological level” (G 69 YW, 17 years).
V 22	“It is a communication channel between the population and the health workers, to detect and solve problems in real world” (I 6 P, Doctor).
V 23	“When a mediator is involved and close to the people, he/she will obtain information” (I 20 P IK, Professor).
V 24	“I have not heard about, but I know social mediation. The health issues must be addressed in the case of drug addicts or mentally ill people” (G 21 J F, 19 years).
V 25	“Mediation reaches where the professional does not; it detects and adapts a reliable message with an amplification effect” (G 7 YM, 18 years).
T 26	“The mediator is normalized; closer than the health professional and sees the problem with more objectivity” (I 4 P, Teacher).
V 27	“Also because of the workshops we do and other things that help too” (G 16 YW, 17 years).
V 28	“We have learned a lot being in class and in a small group. It went well, I think it has helped me” (G 17 YW, 17 years).
V 29	“Not with information sessions, but with more mediation dynamics between equals” (I 2 P, Teacher).
V 30	“For example, now with advertising, the food industry... the figure of the mediator is positive” (I 26 P, Counselor).
V 31	“In today’s society most of them are very lost and a guide helps them to commit to the healthiest scenario” (I 34 P, Nurse).
V 32	“Social health has to do with one’s health. It is good to interact, to engage with people” (G 41 YM, 21 years).
V 33	“In case of being a mediator, this is seen as important because what it does is useful; it has a positive effect” (I 22 P IK, Nurse).
V 34	“Mediation is important for social groups that are isolated, those which do not have or know any recourse” (I 5 YM, 18 years).
V 35	“I think there are other social groups at risk that do need a mediator to introduce health issues” (I 31 P, Social Educator).
V 36	1.—“They have helped us by clarifying doubts” 2.—“There were things I didn’t know and they informed me here first” (G 10 YF, 19 years).
V 37	“The mediator, apart from applying himself the information he learns, is also familiar with professional values” (G 5 YW, 17 years).
V38	“Learning with equals fosters communication skills, which improves with guidelines and experience” (I 3 P, Head of Studies).
V 39	1.—“A study indicated that mediators are highly recognized by their peers because they share problems with them and find help to solve them” 2.—“Both health and education professionals acknowledge the contribution of mediators” (I 23 P IK, Nurse).
V 40	“That the information is misunderstood” (G 47 YM, 15 years).
V 41	“Maybe the person who is providing mediation is not so good at it” (G 29 YW, 17 years).
V 42	“Depending on the health issue, like with sexuality-related ones, there will be those who out of shyness will remain in the dark before asking the mediator” (G 31 YF, 18 years).
V43	1.—“There is pressure in the current concept of school. It must provide comprehensive information with health promotion, but due to lack of time, they implement it in very physical terms, far from positive development” 2.—“Religious, voluntary activities, sports associations… allow transversal objectives of health promotion and development; but they are not known or used enough” (I 20 P IK, Professor).
V 44	“A possible risk lies in the time it takes for the mediator to inform the health services” (G 43 YW, 18 years).
V 45	“The environment will or will not influence your health habits. For example if you are in contact with alcoholics, you may end being one of them” (G 40 YW, 18 years).
V 46	1.—“The group thing can affect me psychologically: stress, anxiety due to pressure, etc.” 2.—“Psychosomatic” (I 32 P, Doctor).
V 47	“Any space is good adapting the resources. Even the street, as it is usual for kids” (I 27 P, Social Educator).
V 48	“A close place and confident approach, let’s say, instead of a remote or secluded place that does not make makes you feel comfortable” (G 39 YW, 17 years).
V 49	1.—“Let the mediator be alone with you without anyone else” 2.—“It doesn’t matter the place as long as it’s quiet” (G 33 YM, 18 years).
V 50	1.—“Where the young people speak at ease, freely” 2.—“In small groups, with more privacy and efficiency” (G 70 YW, 19 years).
V 51	“It depends. For example, sexuality in high school, but certain subjects are best avoided, even with the parents” (G 29 YW, 17 years).
V 52	“It depends on each young person. Perhaps, even though they may be interested, out of shyness they prefer to ask the mediator alone” (G 33 YM, 18 years).
V 53	“Right now they are learning, and they are going to remember more” (G 61 YM, 17 years).
V 54	“Education is crucial and high school centers must train in health; then, associations must specify” (I 27 P, Social Educator).
V 55	“The homogeneous sample of an association does not represent the total. At high school no one cares, and you see all kinds of stuff” (G 18 YW, 18 years).
V 56	“The mediator in the educational field stays for the educational stage; in associations this role can be extended” (I 33 P, Psychologist).
V 57	“The educational framework lacks experience. Association monitors mediate in health, incorporating values” (I 20 P IK, Professor).
V 58	“Where situation of social exclusion or the like makes the person feel a little out of place” (G 64 YW, 23 years).
V 59	“From the associations we can specify and help more. You work better” (G 3 P, Social Educator).
V 60	“Associations are more specialized and efficient, even though they are less in number. High School deals only with general topics” (G 55 YW, 18 years).
V 61	“You go because you want to. Also given its size, the same health issue is more effective in an association” (G 33 YM, 18 years).
V 62	1.—“A small group generates participation and interest” 2.—“A large group is more difficult to control” (G 70 YW, 19 years).
V 63	“For example, in an association of patients the health problem fosters unity even more, and they want to participate. It is not the same in Secondary Education centers” (G 65 YM, 17 years).
V64	“In associations, due to the voluntary nature, it is more effective. They want to listen; 100% of message and work reaches them” (G 30 YM, 18 years).
V 65	“Both: health education in schools and its subsequent development and focus on associations” (G 44 YW, 17 years).
V 66	“It has more to do with the mediator than with the place. The good one will reach out more people, but nevertheless something stays” (G 55 YW, 18 years).
V 67	“It depends on the subject. At secondary school centers, those topics that interest everyone, like sexuality” (G 70 YW, 19 years).
V 68	“Both are fine, but at Secondary School is needed to inform and prepare. The other is to solve what one already suffers” (I 32 P, Medical expert).
V 69	“Especially with affective and sex education” (I 22 P IK, Nurse).
V 70	“Not only in this case, also about drugs use” (G 17 J, 17 years).
V 71	1.—“On smoking”. 2.—“On alcoholism and drugs” (G 27 YW, 15 years).
V 72	“Also in the prevention of traffic accidents” (I 22 P IK, Nurse).
V 73	“On food (there are girls who throw their sandwiches at recess), among other issues that are not addressed” (I 2 P, Teacher).
V 74	“Anorexia” (G 39 YW, 17 years old).
V 75	“The mediation strategy can be used in almost all or all issues, I would say” (I 33 P, Psychologist).
V 76	“For people of any age because everyone’s health is important, anywhere” (G 40 YW, 19 years).
V 77	“It is best to raise awareness about health since childhood. Once you are a grown up with a set mind, it is more difficult” (G 49 YM, 17 years).
V 78	“You have to know how to adapt to the person who listens (including age), feel them to show closeness” (G 31 YW, 18 years).
V 79	“My needs as a younger person were not the same as when I became older; the mediator must take this into account” (G 71 UF, 19 years).