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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Systems Science
  • Policy Analysis

Background:

  • Public Health England advocates for a whole systems approach to combatting obesity.
  • Systems thinking offers a framework for understanding and intervening in complex health issues like obesity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the extent to which local authority obesity strategies incorporate systems thinking.
  • To analyze obesity plans using the framework of leverage points for intervention in complex systems.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative document analysis of obesity strategies from Southampton and 19 comparator local authorities.
  • Coding policy actions against the 12 leverage points for intervention in complex systems.
  • Thematic analysis to characterize interventions within each leverage point category.

Main Results:

  • Most identified actions focused on 'Numbers, Constants and Parameters,' representing downstream interventions.
  • Some plans included interventions targeting higher leverage points, indicating nascent systems thinking.
  • Interventions addressing up to 10 of the 12 leverage points were found in some local authority plans.

Conclusions:

  • Local authority obesity plans show evidence of incorporating systems thinking when analyzed through the leverage points framework.
  • Prioritizing interventions at higher leverage points is recommended for public health decision-makers.
  • This strategic prioritization is particularly important given competing public health agendas and resource constraints.