You can Improve Public Health by Modeling It as Complex

The following video was recorded for my presentation on the importance of the computational and complexity sciences -- specifically methods -- for more effectively modeling and addressing public health and health services research in the 21st century.

My lecture took place on 26 June 2016 as part of the AcademyHealth Meetings in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

In addition to a video of my lecture, I have provided here other key links and documents, including the following:


1. An additional link to my VIDEO PRESENTATION if the above video does not work.

2. A PDF of my POWERPOINT LECTURE

3. A link to my MAP OF THE COMPLEXITY SCIENCES

4. A link to our papers on CASE-BASED MODELING and CASE-BASED COMPLEXITY

5. A link to our book on PLACE AND HEALTH AS COMPLEX SYSTEMS

6. A link to our COMPLEXITY IN HEALTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP

7. A link to our INTERDISCIPLINARY MIXED METHODS SEMINAR IN UK

8. A link to our paper on ALLOSTATIC LOAD AS COMPLEX SYSTEM

9. A link to ROUTLEDGE COMPLEXITY IN SOCIAL SCIENCE Series

10. A link to our SIMULATION OF SUMMIT COUNTY










 

Bringing the Complexity Sciences to AcademyHealth -- This Year's 2016 Conference in Boston

Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2016)— Today AcademyHealth announced five new Systems Science Scholars who will bring critical research expertise to bear on systems-level challenges affecting the nation’s public health.

“There is great potential for systems science to inform positive changes to the nation’s health care system,” said Kate Papa, director of AcademyHealth’s public and population health program. “This program gives us a unique opportunity to coordinate with other disciplines in health and create solutions for the multifaceted health care and public health issues we face as a nation. Systems science methodologies are well suited to address a range of health issues, and health services research would benefit from integrating systems science methodologies into its toolbox.”      

The Systems Science Scholarship is designed to stimulate systems-level approaches to complex social, behavioral, and environmental influences that contribute to ill health in the U.S. and ultimately contribute innovative solutions in overcoming them. While the field of health services and policy research has contributed a vast evidence base, systems science has not been used to its potential to inform changes to the nation’s health care system.

With support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a selection committee composed of leaders in both systems science and population health, five scholars were selected from a competitive and diverse pool of applicants.

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NEW! Routledge Complexity in social science series

My colleagues, David Byrne (Durham University, UK) and Emma Uprichard (University of Warwick, UK) and I are exited to announce the launch of our new Complexity in Social Science series with Routledge.



And, best of all, we are looking for new manuscripts!!!!


For all inquiries and further information, please contact Emily Briggs, Editor for Social Science Research, Sociology, Criminology and Health Research (Social Science Research)