Leveraging systems science and design thinking to advance implementation science: moving toward a solution-oriented paradigm [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthMany public health challenges are characterized by complexity that reflects the dynamic systems in which they occur. Such systems involve multiple interdependent factors, actors, and sectors that influence health, and are a primary driver of challenges ...
Terry T.-K. Huang +7 more
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Design of the Focus on Restaurant Engagement to Strengthen Health (FRESH) study: leveraging systems science to work with independently-owned restaurants to increase access to and promotion of healthful foods [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundHigh dietary quality can protect against diet-related chronic diseases. In the United States, racial and ethnic minorities and those with lower incomes consistently exhibit lower dietary quality.
Uriyoán Colón-Ramos +19 more
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The opioid crisis: need for systems science research
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020 The opioid epidemic in the United States has had a devastating impact on millions of people as well as on their families and communities. The increased prevalence of opioid misuse, use disorder and overdose in recent years has highlighted the need for ...
Mohammad S. Jalali +4 more
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Ecological Systems as Complex Systems: Challenges for an Emerging Science
Diversity, 2010 Complex systems science has contributed to our understanding of ecology in important areas such as food webs, patch dynamics and population fluctuations.
Lael Parrott +4 more
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Complex and System Thinking in Physical Education and Physical Activity Promotion
Educación Física y Deporte, 2022 Here we explore the advantages and limitations of adopting and implementing complex and systemic thinking in physical education and physical activity promotion.
Carlos Mario Arango-Paternina +2 more
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Transitioning to a New Space Age in the 21st Century: A Systemic-Level Approach
Systems, 2023 Since the first launch of an artificial satellite—Sputnik 1—in 1957, space activities have played a significant role as a pioneering technological sector with a high impact on the international scenario.
Francisco Del Canto Viterale
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System dynamics modeling for traumatic brain injury: Mini-review of applications
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a highly complex phenomenon involving a cascade of disruptions across biomechanical, neurochemical, neurological, cognitive, emotional, and social systems.
Erin S. Kenzie +4 more
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A science of collaborative learning health systems
Learning Health Systems, 2021 Introduction Improving the U.S. healthcare system and health outcomes is one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time. Previously described Collaborative Learning Health Systems (CLHSs) are a promising approach to outcomes improvement ...
Michael Seid +2 more
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Systems, 2022 DSRP Theory is now over 25 years old with more empirical evidence supporting it than any other systems thinking framework. Yet, it is often misunderstood and described in ways that are inaccurate.
Derek Cabrera, Laura Cabrera
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