Background Group model building is a process of engaging stakeholders in a participatory
modeling process to elicit their perceptions of a problem and explore concepts regarding the …

Abstract System dynamics, and specifically qualitative participatory applications of system
dynamics, have potential to benefit public health research, scholarship, and practice. A …

Breastmilk is considered the optimal nutrition for newborns. US Black women continue to
have the lowest breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. This Perspective examines …

Background: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine revised the 2015 version of this
clinical protocol to review the evidence and provide recommendations related to …

Utility of community‐based system dynamics (CBSD) models on stigmatized public health
issues and health disparities depends upon how representative the model is to real‐world …

We report on our application of a community-based systems dynamics modelling approach
to identify key factors affecting children's social and emotional well-being (SEW). Using a …

(1) Background: Critical gaps in the US healthcare system perpetuate adverse reproductive
health outcomes for Black people. Grounded in reproductive justice and trauma-informed …

Objectives: to identify factors that interfere with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding in
quilombola communities. Methods: qualitative research based on the Transcultural Theory …

Introduction Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe illness with high mortality. Traditional
risk factors are prematurity and neonatal stress. Maternal risk factors have also been …

Objetivos: identificar fatores que interferem na prática de aleitamento materno exclusivo em
comunidades quilombolas. Métodos: pesquisa qualitativa fundamentada na Teoria …