Systems Thinking and Simulation Modeling to Inform Childhood Obesity Policy and Practice

Systems Thinking and Simulation Modeling to Inform Childhood Obesity Policy and Practice

This article describes a systems model, originally launched in 2008 and updated in 2014, that simulates the impact of policy interventions on the prevalence of childhood obesity in Georgia through 2034.

Proposed citation: Powell, K.E., Kibbe, D., Ferencik, R., Soderquist, C., Phillips, M. A., Vall, E. A., Minyard, K. (2017). Systems thinking and simulation modeling to inform childhood obesity policy and practice. Public Health Reports, 132(2), 33S-38S. DOI: 10.1177/0033354917723601.