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  • Public Health
  • Community-Based Participatory Research

Background:

  • Child nutrition and health are complex issues influenced by interconnected food systems.
  • Understanding these systems requires innovative approaches adaptable to diverse community contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate group model-building workshops for understanding children's nutrition and health as a complex adaptive system.
  • To assess the utility of a community-based system dynamics approach in diverse settings.

Main Methods:

  • Community-based system dynamics workshops were conducted in 5 United States-Affiliated Pacific jurisdictions.
  • A facilitation guide with structured exercises was used, and workshops were evaluated via pre-post surveys.
  • Local teams cofacilitated workshops as part of the Children's Healthy Living Food Systems project.

Main Results:

  • Workshops generated causal maps detailing food system influences on child nutrition and health.
  • Prioritized action ideas were identified to inform local program design and implementation.
  • Workshop evaluations demonstrated robustness across different jurisdictions and cultural contexts.

Conclusions:

  • Group model-building workshops are a valuable tool for understanding complex child nutrition and health systems.
  • The developed facilitation guide and approach are adaptable and effective in diverse community settings.
  • Findings offer implications for future facilitation guide development and child nutrition interventions.