Applying Systems Thinking to Advance Nutrition and Health Equity in the Charitable Food System: Case Examples From Virginia.
Key Points
The aim is to explore how systems thinking can be applied to improve health equity and nutrition within the charitable food system.
Collaborative approach using diverse systems tools
Case examples from Virginia
Framework for applying systems thinking
Expanded applicability of systems thinking approaches
Enhanced collaboration among diverse stakeholders
Improved understanding of nutrition and health equity challenges
Abstract
The multidisciplinary nature of this collective work allowed collaborators to draw on a rich set of systems tools and expand the applicability of systems thinking approaches.