Course Objective
- Define a system
- Explain why systems thinking is important for public health
- Describe 3 tools for systems thinking
Date: May 7, 2019
Presenter:
Dr. Jacqueline Merrill, PhD, MPH, RN
In this month’s Log-in2Learn webinar, participants learn from Dr. Jacqueline Merrill about the value of systems thinking in addressing major, complex public health challenges. The lecture provides an overview on public health’s emerging responsibility to engage multiple stakeholders and community partners in improving social determinants of health, as well as how systems thinking can facilitate the creation of context-specific solutions between them. Dr. Merrill introduces the major constructs and describes basic decision-making tools used in systems thinking. At the end of the lecture, Dr. Merrill illustrates in-depth examples in applying systems thinking techniques in public health.
Participants will learn how to:
- Define a system
- Explain why systems thinking is important for public health
- Describe 3 tools for systems thinking
