A virtual workshop titled Using Systems Applications to Inform Obesity Solutions, held on September 16, 2020, was convened by the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Building on a prior workshop, the September event explored various systems science approaches (i.e., methodologies and tools) and support structures that could guide future obesity research and action, and featured examples of how these approaches can inform decision making within policy and program areas. Workshop speakers discussed the support structures (e.g., data sources, modeling expertise, training, and partnerships and collaborations) that encourage and engage researchers and decision makers to use systems science approaches to better understand the causes of and solutions to the obesity epidemic. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• PLANNING COMMITTEE ON USING SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS TO INFORM OBESITY SOLUTIONS
• ROUNDTABLE ON OBESITY SOLUTIONS
• Reviewers
• 1. Introduction
  • INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
  • ORGANIZATION OF THIS PROCEEDINGS
• 2. The Promises and Pitfalls of Systems Science Approaches: A Practitioner’s Perspective
• 3. Exploring the Usefulness of Systems Science Approaches for Stakeholders in Different Sectors
  • THE BUSINESS AND PRIVATE SECTOR: PROJECT PLAY
  • PANEL AND AUDIENCE DISCUSSION
  • COMMUNITIES: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
  • PANEL AND AUDIENCE DISCUSSION
  • POLICY MAKERS: SALURBAL
  • PANEL AND AUDIENCE DISCUSSION
• 4. Reflections on Using Systems Science Applications to Inform Obesity Solutions
  • REFLECTIONS AND DISCUSSION OF NEXT STEPS
  • PANEL AND AUDIENCE DISCUSSION
  • FINAL REFLECTIONS
• References
• Appendix A. Workshop Agenda
• Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Appendix C. Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators
• Appendix D. Glossary

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Using systems applications to inform obesity solutions: Proceedings of a workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25900.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/25900

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