Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: Sustainability evaluation as learning and sense-making in a complex urban health system in Northern Bangladesh

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sarriot, Eric G ^a   Kouletio, Michelle ^b   Jahan, Dr Shamim ^c   Rasul, Izaz ^d   Musha, Akm ^d  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b US Embassy   (Benin)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Concern Worldwide ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Equity; Evaluation; Health systems; Learning; Participatory; Prevention; Sustainability; Systems thinking; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; BANGLADESH; CREATIVITY; ELECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MODEL; VISION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN POPULATION;

BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84924752733     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-12-45     Document Type: Article

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