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Complex systems and population health / Yorghos Apostolopoulos, Kristen Hassmiller Lich, and Michael Kenneth Lemke ; with forewords from David C. Krakauer, Sandro Galea, and David Byrne.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Public Health and Epidemiology Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Apostolopoulos, Yorghos, 1961- author.
Hassmiller Lich, Kristen, author.
Lemke, Michael Kenneth, author.
Contributor:
Krakauer, David C., writer of foreword.
Galea, Sandro, writer of foreword.
Byrne, David, writer of foreword.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Population--Health aspects.
Population.
System analysis.
Mathematical models.
Medicine--Research--Methodology.
Medicine.
Population Health.
Systems Analysis.
Models, Theoretical.
Computer Simulation.
Social Theory.
Medical Subjects:
Population Health.
Systems Analysis.
Models, Theoretical.
Computer Simulation.
Social Theory.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxii, 313 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color).
Place of Publication:
New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Summary:
Complex Systems and Population Health' is a comprehensive book on population health science that meaningfully integrates complex systems theory, methodology, modeling, computational simulation, and real-world applications while incorporating current population health perspectives.
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.
Notes:
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
0-19-088076-7
0-19-088077-5
0-19-088075-9

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