Table 1 MEDLINE search strategy

Evidence use string:

‘Evidence use’ OR ‘evidence based’ OR ‘evidence informed’ OR research OR scientific OR EBDM OR EBP OR EBPH OR EBHP OR EIDM OR EIP OR EIPH OR EIHP

Intervention string:

‘Public health’ OR ‘population health’ OR ‘community health’ OR ‘health promotion’ OR ‘health policy’

Setting string:

‘Local government’ OR ‘local authority’ OR council OR shire OR LG* OR ‘city government’ OR ‘county government’ OR ‘government, city’ OR ‘government, county’ OR ‘government, local’ OR ‘government, metropolitan’ OR ‘government, municipal’ OR ‘metropolitan government’ OR ‘municipal government’