Table 1.

Social determinants of child and youth health particularly important for children, youth and families

Main category	Sub-category
Early childhood development (ECD)	Physical/social/emotional, and language/cognitive domains of development
Education	Primary, secondary and tertiary education
Social and economic conditions	Affordable housing, parental educational levels, social connectedness, positive family relationships, income/employment, adequate/affordable childcare and flexibility in the workplace for parents, and access to clean water and healthy food
Sociocultural conditions	Colonialism, class, gender, racism and other forms of discrimination
Healthy settings	Safe local communities, urban planning, green space, childcare, schools, workplaces
Access to health services	Affordability, availability, acceptability
Corporate, environmental, and global forces	Food production and the marketing of global corporations, media consumption and regulation, pollution/climate change, and materialism