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Colleagues from the Obesity Institute, in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, have developed a survey to build evidence and tools to strengthen the use of systems approaches.
Colleagues from the Obesity Institute, in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University, have developed a survey to build evidence and tools to strengthen the use of systems approaches.
A systems approach looks at the complex web of factors which cause a problem, then aims to change how the system works. It does this by bringing together communities, organisations, council departments and local businesses.
Our team have been leading the way in the design, implementation, and evaluation of systems approaches for several years now, which kick started through the Public Health England Whole Systems Approach to Obesity programme.
The PHE guidance was published in 2019, and our most recent estimate suggests that half of the local public health teams are using it to support their healthy weight agendas. Unfortunately, that’s about all we know. We don’t know what these approaches look like in practice, how they work, whether they are effective, or who they help.
Our team have worked with more than a dozen public health practitioners to create the Systems Approach Survey to fill some of these knowledge gaps.
The survey focuses on how systems approaches are used locally in the UK to prevent obesity. We are asking all local public health teams in the UK to complete the survey, and you do not need to be implementing a systems approach to take part. There are six sections to the survey.
The survey takes between 20-40 minutes to complete, and you can complete it on your own or with your team.
If you are not implementing a systems approach, there are only three questions to complete which will take no longer than five minutes.
Here are four reasons to complete the survey:
If you would like to take part in the survey, please click here.
If you have any questions or want to find out more information about the survey, please contact Dr James Nobles.
James is a pragmatic, mixed methods researcher with specialist expertise in the prevention and treatment of obesity. His core interests lie within the design, implementation and evaluation of systems approaches to help address non-communicable diseases.
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