[Series] Governing the digital determinants of health for children and young people: a global public health imperative

The digital determinants of health are the structural conditions through which digital infrastructures, business models, and design choices shape health outcomes. Yet these determinants remain largely outside public health policy and remain fragmented across regulatory sectors. Rather than regulating individual technologies in isolation, governance should ensure that digital systems and environments advance population health and reduce inequities. A public health approach shifts attention from i