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Complex systems and population health : a primer /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Other Authors: Apostolopoulos, Yorghos, 1961- (Editor), Hassmiller Lich, Kristen (Editor), Lemke, Michael Kenneth (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Population > Health aspects.
System analysis.
Population Health.
Systems Analysis.
Models, Theoretical.
Computer Simulation.
Social Theory.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • PART I POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE IN A COMPLEX WORLD
  • "1. Bridging the Divide: Where Complex Systems Science Meets Science"
  • "PART II COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND THEORY IN POPULATION
  • Introductory Material: Preview and Objectives
  • "2. Complex Systems in a Nutshell: Foundational Concepts for Population Health"
  • 3. Population Health as a Complex Adaptive System of Systems
  • 4. Complex Network Dynamics in Population Health
  • 5. Phase Transitions and Resilience in Physical and Psychological Health
  • "6. How Complex Systems Science Can Revolutionize Population Health Theory
  • "PART III COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGY IN POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE
  • "7. Designing Population Health Research Grounded in Complex Systems Science
  • "8. Model Thinking and Formal Modeling to Improve Our Mental in Population Health Research
  • 9. Engaging Stakeholders in Mapping and Modeling Complex Systems Structure to Inform Population Health Research and Action
  • 10. Is It Time to Rethink "Normal" in Population Health Research?
  • PART IV COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE
  • 11. Mathematical Modeling in Population Health Research
  • "12. Computational Simulation Modeling in Population Health Research and Policy
  • 13. System Dynamics Modeling to Rethink Health System Reform
  • "14. Agent-Based Modeling to Delineate Opioid and Other Drug Use Epidemics
  • 15. Hybrid Simulation Modeling in Population Health
  • "16. Validation of Microsimulation Models Used for Population Health Policy
  • "17. Computational Simulation Modeling: A Tale of Five Models for Health Policy Analysis
  • "18. Physical Sciences for Nonphysical Problems: Understanding
  • Resources for Further Reading
  • PART V TOWARD A NEW POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE
  • 19. Making the Global Complexity Turn in Population Health
  • "20. Harnessing Complex Systems: An Emerging Paradigm for a New Health Population Health Science
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Index.