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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

NS

Nov 9, 2017

This course is brilliant and Im so glad i had the opportunity to learn from it. Thank you for taking the time to create such a course, there truly is a great need for this knowledge!

MJ

Aug 3, 2020

Coming from a lean background, this really helped drive a deeper understanding and showed me some things I can add to my own practice with more confidence.

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By Gayathri L

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Jul 28, 2017

I was hoping to get a perspective on the origin and theories of systems thinking, however the course does not focus on that. The course is a practical tool to apply systems thinking in one's work.

By Art 1

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May 26, 2020

It should probably have 2 more weeks of detail.

The questions should be less about trying to trick the person with convoluted wording, and more about solving actual problems using models.

By Sean L

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Jun 20, 2021

It's systematic and well-structured to introduce a new concept of problem solving. It's really effective in making me learn from the scratch and ready to apply them.

By Thomas S

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Sep 17, 2017

Great introduction to Systems Thinking as applied to public health problems and policy-making, with some basic hands-on experience in different modelling techniques.

By Sonal S

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May 29, 2017

The course is easy to understand and the lecturer are well read about the subject. It will be very helpful to me in near future working as a public health worker

By Mauricio G

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Aug 19, 2016

I enjoyed this course very much. I rate 4/5 because I would liked a broader explanation on how to translate Stock and Flow Diagrams to mathematical models.

By Lana S

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Apr 17, 2016

It was a nice and informative experience. It was a good introductory to basic concepts and skills which base the way for further reading on the subject.

By Dilpreet B

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Jul 11, 2017

Great course. I was a bit limited in how much I could learn, since my background is not from public health, but I learnt a lot about systems thinking.

By Bronté M

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Jun 30, 2019

Great course with knowledge that is accessible to those who want to learn about systems thinking, but aren't a part of the public health sector.

By Wang Z

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Jul 27, 2018

Overall a wonderful course, but some course materials are hard to understand, and probably should be explained more thoroughly in plain English.

By Juan E B V

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Dec 22, 2018

Really good course, short and clear about a great way to think and approach problems not jus tin public health but in different areas.

By Diane L

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May 25, 2020

This course was interesting and challenging. Useful if you are interested in policy making and modelling for public health.

By Gisele R

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Oct 4, 2019

Muito útil e de ampla aplicação. A falta de vídeos o torna um pouco cansativo, mas vale a pena ir até o final.

By abhishek a

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Sep 30, 2020

The questions in the week 4 are a little tricky, but overall it's a good overview of the public health system

By Sayan D

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Mar 29, 2017

A very hands on approach to systems thinking that introduces you to modeling software for real life use.

By Okpetu E

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Mar 30, 2017

Broadens my view of how to solve public health problems involving multiple stakeholders and actors

By Annabella R

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Apr 30, 2017

Great materials, variety of speakers, lectures,examples and models !! Thank you.

By Ana L M

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Oct 12, 2020

Very interesting course to explore the overall perspective of systems thinking

By Sarah W

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Nov 14, 2022

VERY WELL TAUGHT! INDEPTH KNOWLEDGE PROVIDED! THANKS TO ALL PROFESSORS.X

By Hassan N

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Dec 17, 2025

good starter course to understand the ecosystem of policy making

By Alex S

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Jul 21, 2017

Relevant new information, presented in an understandable format!

By Afusatu S

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Nov 8, 2022

this course is very useful and will help me i my career path.

By Rashidi W

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Jun 5, 2017

This increased my thinking around how systems thinking work.

By Oluwasegun J O

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Aug 9, 2019

Great course. I regularly looked forward to my next class.