Systems Science and Obesity Policy
A Novel Framework for Analyzing and Rethinking Population-Level Planning
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Objectives. We demonstrate the use of a systems-based framework to assess solutions to complex health problems such as obesity. Methods. We coded 12 documents published between 2004 and 2013 aimed at influencing obesity planning for complex systems design (9 reports from US and Canadian governmental or health authorities, 1 Cochrane review, and 2 Institute of Medicine reports). We sorted data using the intervention-level framework (ILF), a novel solutions-oriented approach to complex problems. An in-depth comparison of 3 documents provides further insight into complexity and systems design in obesity policy. Results. The majority of strategies focused mainly on changing the determinants of energy imbalance (food intake and physical activity). ILF analysis brings to the surface actions aimed at higher levels of system function and points to a need for more innovative policy design. Conclusions. Although many policymakers acknowledge obesity as a complex problem, many strategies stem from the paradigm of individual choice and are limited in scope. The ILF provides a template to encourage natural systems thinking and more strategic policy design grounded in complexity science
Environmental health · Obesity · Political science · Population · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology
Addressing the commercial determinants of unhealthy beverage exposure
Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China
Barriers to and Facilitators of the Evaluation of Integrated Community-Wide Overweight Intervention Approaches
The Public Health Responsibility Deal
Systems change for the social determinants of health
Using group model building to frame the commercial determinants of dietary behaviour in adolescence – findings from online system mapping workshops with adolescents, policymakers and public health practitioners in the Southwest of England
Exploring learning communities’ actions and perceived impact on healthy weight approaches across Dutch municipalities
A foresight whole systems obesity classification for the English UK biobank cohort
Using Framework Analysis in Applied Qualitative Research
Systems science and systems thinking for public health
Industry influence on public health policy formulation in the UK
A systems science leverage point analysis of climate change advocacy
Using systems archetypes to understand system behaviour and identify leverage points for change in local obesity prevention in The Netherlands
Impact of a 3-year multi-centre community-based intervention on risk factors for chronic disease and obesity among free-living adults
Understanding System-Level Intervention Points to Support School Food and Nutrition Policy Implementation in Nova Scotia, Canada
A System Dynamics and Participatory Action Research Approach to Promote Healthy Living and a Healthy Weight among 10–14-Year-Old Adolescents in Amsterdam
Weight Management, Weight Perceptions, and Health-Compromising Behaviours Among Adolescent Girls in the Compass Study
Policy Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Food Insecurity in Rural America
Policy analysis of system responses to addressing and reversing the obesity trend in China
Intersectoral collaboration in the management of non-communicable disease’s risk factors in Iran
Applying systems thinking in youth-centred participatory action research for health promotion in an underserved neighbourhood
Australian State and Territory Eclectic Approaches to Obesity Prevention in the Early Years
Understanding the system dynamics of obesity-related behaviours in 10- to 14-year-old adolescents in Amsterdam from a multi-actor perspective
Qualitative analysis of front-of package labeling policy interactions between stakeholders and Health Canada
Leadership for systems change
Long-term impact of unhealthy food tax on consumption and the drivers behind
Democratising participatory health promotion
Promoting the health of vulnerable populations
Longitudinal Associations between Change in Neighborhood Social Disorder and Change in Food Swamps in an Urban Setting
Ecological regulation for healthy and sustainable food systems
Developing Management Practices to Support Joined‐Up Governance
Co‐generated knowledge as a path for establishing research impact
Negotiating policy ideas
Anticipating unintended consequences of public health nutrition policy
Structures and systems that promote nutrition security and climate adaptation in Puerto Rico
Nothing can be done until everything is done’
Putting the system in systemic racism
The Public Health Practitioner of the Future
Dieting predicts engagement in multiple risky behaviours among adolescent Canadian girls
Obesity Metaphors
Personal Responsibility And Obesity
Interventions for preventing obesity in children
Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity
Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research
Overcoming policy cacophony on obesity
Obesogenic environments
Systems Science Methods in Public Health
Moving Canadian governmental policies beyond a focus on individual lifestyle
Social determinants of health in Canada
Truth, belief and the cultural politics of obesity scholarship and public health policy
Media coverage of Canada ' s obesity epidemic
Targeting cultural changes supportive of the healthiest lifestyle patterns. A biosocial evidence-base for prevention of obesity
Portrayals of Overweight and Obese Individuals on Commercial Television
Learning from Evidence in a Complex World
Public Health Responses to Health Inequalities
Framing the Fat Body
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |