Whole systems approaches to obesity and other complex public health challenges: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing awareness of the complexity of public health problems, including obesity, has led to growing interest in whole systems approaches (WSAs), defined as those that consider the multifactorial drivers of overweight and obesity, involve transformative co-ordinated action across a broad range of disciplines and stakeholders, operate across all levels of governance and throughout the life course. This paper reports a systematic review of WSAs targeting obesity and other complex public health and societal issues, such as healthy lifestyles for prevention of non-communicable disease.

Methods

Seven electronic databases were searched from 1995 to 2018. Studies were included if there had been an effort to implement a WSA. Study selection was conducted by one reviewe

SUBMITTER: Bagnall AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6318991 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature