Using systems thinking in state health policymaking: an educational initiative

Health Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 117-123

  Minyard, Karen J ^a   Ferencik, Rachel ^a   Ann Phillips, Mary ^a   Soderquist, Chris ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pontifex Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

education; health policy; legislators; policymaking; system dynamics; systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; THINKING;

EID: 84977191415     PISSN: 20476965     EISSN: 20476973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hs.2013.17     Document Type: Article

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