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ArticleJournal of public health policy2018

Simulation modeling to assist with childhood obesity control: perceptions of Baltimore City policymakers.

Leah Seifu, Cara Ruggiero, Marie Ferguson, Yeeli Mui, Bruce Y Lee, Joel Gittelsohn

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Article in Journal of public health policy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Leah SeifuChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Cara RuggieroDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Center for Childhood Obesity Research, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Marie FergusonGlobal Obesity Prevention Center, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Yeeli MuiCommunity of Global Health Equity, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Bruce Y LeeGlobal Obesity Prevention Center, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Joel GittelsohnDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St., Room W2041, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. jgittel1@jhu.edu.

Funding

MULTILEVEL SYSTEMS-ORIENTED CHILDHOOD OBESITY STUDY IN CHINAU54HD070725 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CURRIERO, FRANK · 2011 to 2016
$15.9M
Virtual Population Obesity Prevention (VPOP) Labs: Computational, Multi-Scale Models for Obesity SolutionsU01HD086861 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, BRUCE Y · 2015 to 2019
$2.8M
Center for Adolescent Health Promotion and Disease Prev*U48DP000040 · DP · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SONENSTEIN, FREYA L · 2004 to 2008
$2.2M
ACL HHS U48DP005045NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP000040NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD086861NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD070725
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Computational simulation models have potential to inform childhood obesity prevention efforts. To guide their future use in obesity prevention policies and programs, we assessed Baltimore City policymakers' perceptions of computational simulation models. Our research team conducted 15 in-depth interviews with stakeholders (policymakers in government and non-profit sectors), then transcribed and coded them for analysis. We learned that informants had limited understanding of computational simulation modeling. Although they did not understand how the model was developed, they perceived the tool to be useful when applying for grants, adding to the evidence base for decision-making, piloting programs and policies, and visualizing data. Their concerns included quality and relevance of data used to support the model. Key recommendations for model design included a visual display with explanations to facilitate understanding and a formal method for gathering feedback during model development.

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Computer SimulationAdministrative PersonnelBaltimoreChildHumansPediatric ObesityQualitative ResearchAgent based modelChildhood obesityPolicymakersQualitative research

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PMID29728599
PMCPMC6441491

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