Course Objective
- Define key concepts, including: systems, systemic thinking, equity, social justice, and complexity.
- Explain how systemic thinking links to existing frameworks for equitable and healthier communities.
- Demonstrate use of two tools for exploring deep leverage points.
Date: January 11th, 2022
Presenter:
Priti Irani, MSPH
Research Scientist
Office of Public Health Practice, New York State Department of Health
In this month’s Log-in2Learn, Priti Irani, MSPH connects system thinking to the revised 10 Essential Public Health Services, which put health equity at the center. She begins by introducing the New York State Prevention Agenda, and defining key concepts of justice, systemic thinking, and targeted universalism. She then illustrates a concrete application of systems thinking by going through the example of food insecurity in New York State as a complex problem. She demonstrates how to use the iceberg model to look for hidden structures and mental models, as well as a causal loop diagram to find deep leverage points that guide interventions for greater impact. Finally, she shares additional online resources to continue the learning and application of systems thinking, and answer questions from live webinar participants, including incorporating paradigm shifts into different jobs.
Participants will be able to:
- Define key concepts, including: systems, systemic thinking, equity, social justice, and complexity.
- Explain how systemic thinking links to existing frameworks for equitable and healthier communities.
- Demonstrate use of two tools for exploring deep leverage points.
