ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2021
The Challenges of Putting Systems Thinking into Practice Comment on "What Can Policy-Makers Get Out of Systems Thinking? Policy Partners' Experiences of a Systems-Focused Research Collaboration in Preventive Health".
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- Systems thinking and modelling to support transformative change: key lessons from inter-disciplinary analysis of socio-ecological systems in applied land systems research.Discover sustainability · 2025Review
- Systems thinking in, and for, public health: a call for a broader path.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Theory-based capacity building intervention for intersectoral action for health at local governments: An exploratory pilot study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Article
- Can We Build an Evidence Base on the Impact of Systems Thinking for Wicked Problems? Comment on "What Can Policy-Makers Get Out of Systems Thinking? Policy Partners' Experiences of a Systems-Focused Research Collaboration in Preventive Health".International journal of health policy and management · 2021Article
- Participatory Modeling for High Complexity, Multi-System Issues: Challenges and Recommendations for Balancing Qualitative Understanding and Quantitative Questions.System dynamics reviewArticle
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Abstract
In theory, 'systems thinking' offers a remarkably attractive solution to the persistent challenges of preventive public health. Haynes and colleagues' recent analysis of the Prevention Centre in Australia offers reason for optimism that it might be possible to translate this promise into action on the ground. In this commentary, we critically assess the claims from this promising case study and their broader applicability to the cause of preventive health. We argue that, in many other contexts, persistent obstacles remain, such as a lack of buy-in from senior policy actors, and a lack of tangible or concrete action following through on an abstract commitment to systems thinking.
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