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Seeing the Big Picture: How System Dynamics Can Transform Public Health

Public health challenges rarely have simple causes or single solutions. Obesity, addiction, pandemics, and climate change all emerge from complex systems: interacting networks of behavior, policy, economics, and environment. To make lasting change, public health leaders need tools that help them see the bigger picture. That’s where System Dynamics comes in. What Is System Dynamics? […]

Policy

What Happens When You Rethink Health Care as a Network?

A woman in her 70s, living with diabetes, needs more than a doctor’s visit. She needs transportation to appointments, affordable healthy food nearby, someone to explain her medications, and a neighbor who checks in on her. She needs care that understands her whole life, not just her blood sugar levels. This is where integrated care […]

Policy

Building Resilience: The Key to Health Systems Preparedness

In a world increasingly threatened by natural disasters, pandemics, and other crises, health systems face unprecedented challenges. But with every challenge comes an opportunity—an opportunity to build resilience. The COVID-19 pandemic put health systems to the test, revealing gaps in preparedness and response across the globe. Now more than ever, the focus is on resilience: […]

Mental health

How Surveillance Systems Can Save Lives

Suicide and self-harm are urgent public health issues that impact countless lives every year. These behaviors are complex and influenced by many factors, making it difficult to track and prevent them effectively. That’s where surveillance systems come into play. They collect and analyze data to help public health officials understand trends, identify at-risk populations, and […]

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Tag: systems

Seeing the Big Picture: How System Dynamics Can Transform Public Health

What Happens When You Rethink Health Care as a Network?

Building Resilience: The Key to Health Systems Preparedness

How Surveillance Systems Can Save Lives

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