In recent years, there has been significant interest in developing system dynamics
simulation models to analyze complex healthcare problems. However, there is a lack of …

Complex systems abound in public health. Complex systems are made up of heterogeneous
elements that interact with one another, have emergent properties that are not explained by …

This article reports the first systematic literature review of system dynamics (SD) applications
in health and medicine published between 1960 and 2018. We categorize SD contributions …

Global rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are increasing globally
concomitant with a rising prevalence of sleep deprivation and sleep disorders …

The burden of preventable chronic diseases is straining our nation's health and economy.
Diseases caused by obesity and tobacco use account for the largest portions of this …

Introduction: The value of systems science modelling methods in the health sector is
increasingly being recognised. Of particular promise is the potential of these methods to …

Introduction Systems thinking has emerged in recent years as a promising approach to
understanding and acting on the prevention and amelioration of non-communicable …

Planning programs for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a
challenge to every community that wants to make the best use of its limited resources …

Simulation models (SMs) combine information from a variety of sources to provide a useful
tool for examining how the effects of obesity unfold over time and impact population health …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitated the
implementation and prioritizing of strict public health strategies to mitigate COVID-19 …