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About the Course

This course provides an introduction to systems thinking and systems models in public health. Problems in public health and health policy tend to be complex with many actors, institutions and risk factors involved. If an outcome depends on many interacting and adaptive parts and actors the outcome cannot be analyzed or predicted with traditional statistical methods. Systems thinking is a core skill in public health and helps health policymakers build programs and policies that are aware of and prepared for unintended consequences. An important part of systems thinking is the practice to integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a framework or model that can describe and predict the various ways in which a system might react to policy change. Systems thinking and systems models devise strategies to account for real world complexities. This work was coordinated by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, the World Health Organization, with the aid of a grant from the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. Additional support was provided by the Department for International Development (DFID) through a grant (PO5467) to Future Health Systems research consortium. © World Health Organization 2014 All rights reserved. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health has a non-exclusive license to use and reproduce the material....

Top reviews

NM

Jun 7, 2019

This is an excellent-excellent course and provides a good primer even to somebody (like me) who has only a very limited exposure to public health and none to the concepts of systems thinking.

SV

Mar 11, 2018

The course is one of the best that I've attended on Coursera. This will be highly useful in my current course "Healthcare Operations Management" that I am offering for MBA students in India.

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By Emre A K

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Nov 22, 2020

Great Teaching Style, Thanks!

By Sneha S

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Apr 13, 2016

A course with a good concept

By Debapriya M

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Jul 11, 2023

Brilliantly designed course

By shazia H

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Feb 17, 2018

best way to learn at home.

By Hayce F R

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Nov 4, 2020

very helpful. thank you

By Victor C T

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Apr 14, 2022

AWESOME ! ! ! ! ! ! !

By Molefi B K

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Apr 26, 2023

Very good course !

By Dr G k

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Jun 11, 2020

very knowledgeable

By Laura I F N

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Oct 4, 2017

excellent curse !!

By Steve H

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Feb 15, 2018

Excellent course!

By Panthayil K B

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Jun 14, 2020

Excellent course

By Jose F T O

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May 8, 2017

Excellent course

By Aleksey O

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Dec 29, 2017

Great course!

By Elizabeth H

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Feb 11, 2019

Very helpful

By mario c f

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Jan 11, 2018

very good.

By Ruby K

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Nov 21, 2022

Excellent

By IBRAHIM A W A G I

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Jan 15, 2017

thanks

By Hissa M

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Mar 2, 2022

great

By Mona A A

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Jul 24, 2020

good

By Ashenafi M

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Feb 6, 2017

Every one in charge of leading, coordinating, managing public health activities, especially at higher level &/or in developing countries, must take such training. Because this helps any one to avoid rigidity in using his/her authority or helps understand what effects might have their decisions in the community and starts to think contextually plus systematically.

Every one is not right or wrong there should be a check up mechanism in order to converge every ones perspectives included in the system and at least respected to minimise later on resistance for the success our "good mission".

By Johnathan P

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Mar 12, 2016

While focused on the subject of public health systems, this course is also a good experience for anybody who is simply interested in the benefits of systems thinking and the applications of causal models. While there are a few hiccups in the course content (a couple files not available as of Mar 2016), the overall experience here is excellent. The instructors break down each topic into understandable elements and provide excellent real world examples. Overall, I greatly enjoyed this course and recommend it to others.

By Matheus C d R

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Jun 1, 2018

It's a great course, gives an approach to a set of interesting and, I believe, increasingly important skills. Systems thinking is a remarkable field of knowledge. I think the course could give a greater emphasis at developing the mindset that allows us to better see and understand the systems in our realities, as well as the components that form them. Other than that, I'd say it's an essential amount of information for today's (and perhaps tomorrow's) public health.

By Bevan C

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May 4, 2022

Good subject matter and application of theoty and knowledge. Increased my knoweldge base. I note the 'age' of the course so perhapsupdating with additional facets such as role of socail media engement in policy as refered to might be a good refresh as well as any updates in technology applications. Also the 'quizzes' were interesting and certainly made you think hard about your reponses in places-effort to mark ration interesting in some cases. Nga mihi nui.

By James B

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Jun 17, 2020

This is a good class. The material is well presented and the course leaders are knowledgeable and present the course in an engaging manner. The examples are relevant. I would have appreciated a bit more opportunity to work on actual models within the class structure. Also, some of the test questions were poorly designed and worded, which created a bit of confusion and uncertainly from time to time. Overall, however, thee are minor quibbles.

By Karl T

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Sep 7, 2023

It was an excellent tasting of complex systems analysis and helps the participants appreciate the work needed to use systems dynamic tools in public health. Our instructors keep us interested in this profoundly complex way of thinking and approaching causal loops and stock flow diagrams. It has excited me to pursue more training in systems dynamics in health.

Thank you