ReThink Health Dynamics
Tools & Resources
Background Resources
AJPH Themed Issue on Systems Thinking and Modeling (May 2006)
CDC Syndemics Prevention Network
NIH Systems Science Resources, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
NIH Listserv on Systems Science and Health
NIH Institute on Systems Science and Health
Road Maps: a guide to learning system dynamics
Selected References
Interfaces Between SD Modeling and Health Policy
Sterman JD. Learning from evidence in a complex world. American Journal of Public Health 2006;96(3):505-14. AVAILABLE HERE
** A persuasive essay on why system modeling is an essential discipline for modern public health science
Leischow SJ, Milstein B. Systems thinking and modeling for public health practice. American Journal of Public Health 2006;96(3):403-405. AVAILABLE HERE
Homer J, Hirsch G. System dynamics modeling for public health: background and opportunities. American Journal of Public Health, 96(3):452-458, 2006. AVAILABLE HERE
** A more detailed introduction to the interface between SD modeling and public health
Milstein B. Hygeia’s constellation: navigating health futures in a dynamic and democratic world. Atlanta, GA: Syndemics Prevention Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2008 April 15. AVAILABLE HERE
** A narrative monograph tracing the evolution of major concepts, methods, and moral principles that guide public health work, with an explicit emphasis on what a dynamic and democratic view of public health work entails.
Trochim WM, Cabrera DA, Milstein B, Gallagher RS, Leischow SJ. Practical challenges of systems thinking and modeling in public health. American Journal of Public Health 2006;96(3):538-546. AVAILABLE HERE
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