#12290. A Systems Thinking Methodology for Studying Prevention Efforts in Communities

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Abstract:
The turn to complexity in public health over the past 20 years has come as practitioners, policy makers and scholars lament the lack of progress in addressing problems such as obesity, chronic disease and the social determinants of health. Systems science may be well suited to tackle such wicked problems. While there is a growing application of systems thinking tools and resources in public health, there are fewer examples that incorporate both systems tools and systemic inquiry processes. Prevention Tracker offered an opportunity to trial the combination of systems tools and systems thinking at the level of community chronic disease prevention efforts. We applied systems tools and methods such as group model building, social network analysis, graphic illustration, causal loop diagrams and system action learning. These methods were connected through the application of systemic inquiry processes that elevated the ongoing interrogation of boundary judgments, awareness of diverse and multiple perspectives, interrelationships and the importance of social learning. Prevention Tracker demonstrated that it is possible to apply a range of systems methods while also keeping focus on the overall systems science and the need for theoretical consistency.
Keywords:
Prevention system; Systemic inquiry; Systems thinking

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