Despite policy intentions and many interventions aimed at reducing socioeconomic health
inequalities in recent decades in the Netherlands and other affluent countries, these …

The CO‐CREATE project aimed to work with young people to create, inform, and
disseminate obesity‐preventive evidence‐based policies using a complex systems …

Background Evidence on the association between the presence of fast-food outlets and
Body Mass Index (BMI) is inconsistent. Furthermore, mechanisms underlying the fast-food …

This paper proposes a novel framework for the development of interventions in vulnerable
populations. The framework combines a complex systems lens with syndemic theory …

Network analysis is gaining momentum as an accepted practice to identify which factors in
causal loop diagrams (CLDs)—mental models that graphically represent causal …

Background: despite a broad consensus on their importance, applications of systems
thinking in policymaking and practice have been limited. This is partly caused by the …

Background Current local food environments encourage poor diets, posing a significant
threat to public and planetary health. Acknowledging and addressing its inherent complexity …

Background A robust evidence base is required to assist healthcare commissioners and
providers in selecting effective and sustainable approaches to improve cancer diagnosis …

Causal loop diagrams (CLDs) are often used to provide an overview of important systemic
elements related to an issue, rather than to inform empirical evaluations (studies which …

A systems approach to obesity prevention is increasingly urged. However, confusion exists
on what a systems approach entails in practice, and the empirical evidence on this new …