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Keumseok Koh1, Rebecca Reno2, Ayaz Hyder3
1Division of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, 241-3C, 1841 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH, 43201, USA. koh.37@osu.edu.
Abstract:
Recent advances in computing resources have increased interest in systems modeling and population health. While group model building (GMB) has been effectively applied in developing system dynamics models (SD), few studies have used GMB for developing an agent-based model (ABM). This article explores the use of a GMB approach to develop an ABM focused on food insecurity. In our GMB workshops, we modified a set of the standard GMB scripts to develop and validate an ABM in collaboration with local experts and stakeholders. Based on this experience, we learned that GMB is a useful collaborative modeling platform for modelers and community experts to address local population health issues. We also provide suggestions for increasing the use of the GMB approach to develop rigorous, useful, and validated ABMs.
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