John Hopkins University - Systems Science and Obesity
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Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Systems Science and Obesity at Coursera Course details
- Systems science has been instrumental in breaking new scientific ground in diverse fields such as meteorology, engineering and decision analysis. However, it is just beginning to impact public health. This seminar is designed to introduce students to basic tools of theory building and data analysis in systems science and to apply those tools to better understand the obesity epidemic in human populations. There will also be a lab in which students will use a simple demonstration model of food acquisition behavior using agent-based modeling on standard (free) software (netlogo). The central organizing idea of the course is to examine the obesity epidemic at a population level as an emergent properties of complex, nested systems, with attention to feedback processes, multilevel interactions, and the phenomenon of emergence. While the emphasis will be on obesity, the goal will be to explore ways in which the systems approach can be applied to other non-communicable diseases both nationally and internationally.
- Topics will include:
- a) the epidemiology of obesity across time and place,
- b) theories to explain population obesity,
- c) the role of environments and economic resources in obesity
- c) basic concepts and tools of systems science,
- d) modeling energy-balance related behaviors in context,
- e) agent-based models, systems dynamic models, and social network models
Systems Science and Obesity at Coursera Curriculum
Module 1
Welcome to the Course
Obesity, The Facts of the Case (Or Why Obesity Pushes Our Buttons) - Tom Glass
Beyond the Usual Suspect: Why This Case Is Hard To Crack
Explanations: The Food Supply, A System of Interest
Obesity in Human Populations Through a Systems Science Lens - Tom Glass
Taking a Systems Perspective: 5 Key Features
What is so "Systemy" About Obesity?
Module 1
Module 2
What Is a Complex System?
Nuts and Bolts of System Dynamics Models
Developing a Stock and Flow Model
Policy Resistance
Coding tutorial for systems dynamics model
From stock and flow diagram to developing a SD model in Vensim
Important: Models for Lab Assessment
Module 2 Quiz
Lab 1 Quiz
Module 3
What Are Social Networks?
Social Network Analysis
Obesity & Social Networks
Neighborhoods and Noshing: Foraging and the Food Environment
Why Should We Care About Neighborhoods for a Systems Science of Obesity
Foraging Theory: A Unifying Framework?
Lecture 6: What's price (and income) got to do with it?
Less money, more problems?
Taxman: Can Price Manipulations Be Used to Promote Healthful Eating
Module 3 Quiz
Module 4
Agent-based modeling: A simpler way to understand complexity
Why agent-based modeling?
Development of a Simple Model with Environment, Peer Networks, and Agent Behaviors
Food Foraging ABM:Embedded in a GIS-Based Environment
Lab 2 Part 1: Tutorial on building ABMs in Netlogo environment
Lab 2 Part 2: ABM for Food Store; Food Foraging ABM
Lab 2 Part 3: Income-Diet model example with extensions
Congratulations!
Important: Models For Lab Assessment 2
Learn more about the Global Obesity Prevention Center
Module 4 Quiz
Lab Quiz 2
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