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Systems thinking in, and for, public health: a call for a broader path. [PDF]

Health Promot Int
Systems thinking has been recognized as valuable to public health policy, research and practice. Commentators and reviews have highlighted that there is still much to be done to embrace its potential.
Gadsby EW, Wilding H.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Systems thinking activities used in K-12 for up to two decades

Frontiers in Education, 2023
Infusing systems thinking activities in pre-college education (grades K-12) means updating precollege education so it includes a study of many systemic behavior patterns that are ubiquitous in the real world.
Diana M. Fisher, Systems Thinking Association   +1 more
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Relational Systems Thinking

Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change, 2021
We explore the notion of the need to decolonize systems thinking and awareness.  Taking a specifically Indigenous approach to both knowledge creation and knowledge sharing, we look at awareness-based systems change via a Haudenosaunee (Mohawk) two-row ...
Melanie Goodchild
doaj   +2 more sources

Development of the Systems Thinking for Health Actions framework: a literature review and a case study

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Background Systems thinking is an approach that views systems with a holistic lens, focusing on how components of systems are interconnected. Specifically, the application of systems thinking has proven to be beneficial when applied to health systems ...
Shamsa Zafar, Aku Kwamie, Daniel Cobos Muñoz, Muhammad Bilal, Carmen Sant Fruchtman, Tshiamo Keakabetse, Lucia Mungapeyi Mupara, Shahid Iqbal, Ellen Mokalake, Jenna Thelen, Kebabonye Gabaake, Onalenna Seitio-Kgokgwe   +11 more
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The Theoretical Nature of Systems Thinking. Perspectives on Systems Thinking in Biology Education

Frontiers in Education, 2018
Systems thinking has become synonymous to developing coherent understanding of complex biological processes and phenomena from the molecular level to the level of ecosystems.
Roald P. Verhoeff, Marie-Christine P. J. Knippels, Melde G. R. Gilissen, Kerst T. Boersma   +3 more
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Perspectives of Volunteer Firefighters during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stumbling Blocks and Silver Linings

Challenges, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the lives of almost every individual in every nation, with numbers of infections continuing to grow. Across these nations, first responders are essential in their roles addressing emergencies, despite their ...
Alice A. Gaughan, Laura J. Rush, Sarah R. MacEwan, Ashish R. Panchal, Ann Scheck McAlearney   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thinking differently about supply chain resilience: what we can learn from social-ecological systems thinking

International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 2023
PurposeThis article seeks to broaden how researchers in supply chain management view supply chain resilience by drawing on and integrating insights from other disciplines – in particular, the literature on the resilience of social-ecological systems ...
Andreas Wieland, M. Stevenson, S. Melnyk, S. Davoudi, Lisen Schultz   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Implementation of Systems Thinking in Public Policy: A Systematic Review

Syst., 2023
The value of systems thinking in public policy is increasingly recognised. However, the extent of its use in decision- and policy-making within the government and civil service remains unclear.
L. Nguyen, C. Kumar, Bowen Jiang, N. Zimmermann   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Four Waves of Systems Thinking

Journal of Systems Thinking, 2023
This Handbook is about the past, present, and future of systems thinking. It captures the history of systems thinking over its first three ‘waves,’ which are thought of as significant paradigmatic time periods in the history of the field.
Derek Cabrera, Laura Cabrera, Gerald Midgley   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Co-establishing an infrastructure for routine data collection to address disparities in infant mortality: planning and implementation

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Efforts to address infant mortality disparities in Ohio have historically been adversely affected by the lack of consistent data collection and infrastructure across the community-based organizations performing front-line work with expectant ...
Naleef Fareed, Christine M. Swoboda, John Lawrence, Tyler Griesenbrock, Timothy Huerta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source