Rethinking health systems strengthening: key systems thinking tools and strategies for transformational change

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dc.contributor.authorSwanson, R. Chaden
dc.contributor.authorCattaneo, Aadrianoen
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Elizabethen
dc.contributor.authorChunharas, Somsaken
dc.contributor.authorAtun, Rifaten
dc.contributor.authorAbbas, Kaja M.en
dc.contributor.authorKatsaliaki, Korinaen
dc.contributor.authorMustafee, Navonilen
dc.contributor.authorMason Meier, Benjaminen
dc.contributor.authorBest, Allanen
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-14T02:02:12Zen
dc.date.available2017-04-14T02:02:12Zen
dc.date.issued2012-10-01en
dc.description.abstractWhile reaching consensus on future plans to address current global health challenges is far from easy, there is broad agreement that reductionist approaches that suggest a limited set of targeted interventions to improve health around the world are inadequate. We argue that a comprehensive systems perspective should guide health practice, education, research and policy. We propose key ‘systems thinking’ tools and strategies that have the potential for transformational change in health systems. Three overarching themes span these tools and strategies: collaboration across disciplines, sectors and organizations; ongoing, iterative learning; and transformational leadership. The proposed tools and strategies in this paper can be applied, in varying degrees, to every organization within health systems, from families and communities to national ministries of health. While our categorization is necessarily incomplete, this initial effort will provide a valuable contribution to the health systems strengthening debate, as the need for a more systemic, rigorous perspective in health has never been greater.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent54 - 61 (8) page(s)en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czs090en
dc.identifier.issn0268-1080en
dc.identifier.orcidAbbas, KM [0000-0003-0563-1576]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/77411en
dc.identifier.volume27en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectHealth Care Sciences & Servicesen
dc.subjectHealth Policy & Servicesen
dc.subjectHealth systems strengtheningen
dc.subjectsystems thinkingen
dc.subjectglobal healthen
dc.subjectPUBLIC-HEALTHen
dc.subjectSCIENCEen
dc.subjectPOLICYen
dc.subjectPRINCIPLESen
dc.subjectMANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGEen
dc.subjectIMPROVEen
dc.subjectWORLDen
dc.subjectCAREen
dc.titleRethinking health systems strengthening: key systems thinking tools and strategies for transformational changeen
dc.title.serialHealth Policy and Planningen
dc.typeEditorialen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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