System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation for Public Health
A special issue of Systems (ISSN 2079-8954).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 1658
Special Issue Editor
2. Social Science and Policy Studies Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Rd., Worcester, MA 01609, USA
Interests: business strategy; project management; health care; public policy; the environment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
System Dynamics (SD) modeling is a well-established method for addressing public health issues, for example, controlling the spread and harm of epidemics (such as COVID-19). Because SD can model people’s behavior, as well as larger societal forces, it is often more effective than other methods at finding lasting solutions to persistent problems.
This Special Issue invites the submission of papers that examine public health policy issues using stock-flow models that can simulate system behavior and test various interventions to improve health outcomes in a subject population. If possible, these models should be calibrated to real-world data; however, in all cases, they should use parameters derived from established peer-reviewed research and/or subject-matter experts. Novel methods for improving the quality of their results are welcome.
Examinations of any public health issue are acceptable. While not an exhaustive list, possible topics include the following:
- The spread and control of epidemics;
- Chronic disease;
- Cancer;
- Addiction;
- Mental health;
- Suicide prevention;
- Population health;
- Health care capacity and delivery;
- Inequality in health care.
Papers should clearly and concisely describe the issue being addressed, the approach taken, the feedback structure of the model, all policies explored, and the simulation results.
Dr. Karim J. Chichakly
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Systems is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- system dynamics
- public health systems
- thinking disease management
- population health
- health care
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