OBJECTIVE: To help close the gap between health promotion research and practice by using systems thinking. METHODS: We reviewed 3 national US tobacco control initiatives and a project (ISIS) that had introduced systems thinking to tobacco control, speculating on ways in which systems thinking may add value to health promotion dissemination and implementation in general. RESULTS: The diversity of disciplines involved in tobacco control have created disconnection in the field; systems thinking is necessary to increase the impact of strategies. CONCLUSION: Systems thinking has potential to improve synthesis, translation, and dissemination of research findings in other health promotion initiatives.
OBJECTIVE: To help close the gap between health promotion research and practice by using systems thinking. METHODS: We reviewed 3 national US tobacco control initiatives and a project (ISIS) that had introduced systems thinking to tobacco control, speculating on ways in which systems thinking may add value to health promotion dissemination and implementation in general. RESULTS: The diversity of disciplines involved in tobacco control have created disconnection in the field; systems thinking is necessary to increase the impact of strategies. CONCLUSION: Systems thinking has potential to improve synthesis, translation, and dissemination of research findings in other health promotion initiatives.
Authors: Scott J Leischow; Allan Best; William M Trochim; Pamela I Clark; Richard S Gallagher; Stephen E Marcus; Eva Matthews Journal: Am J Prev Med Date: 2008-08 Impact factor: 5.043
Authors: Paul A Schulte; George Delclos; Sarah A Felknor; L Casey Chosewood Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-12-06 Impact factor: 4.614