ANNOUNCE: Health Dynamics Webcast (Aug 30)

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2007 SYMPOSIA SERIES ON SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND HEALTH

System Dynamics Modeling: Population Flows, Feedback Loops, and Health

George P. Richardson, Ph.D.
Professor of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Information Science Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy University at Albany - State University of New York

Jack Homer, Ph.D.
Homer Consulting
Voorhees, NJ

Thursday, August 30, 2007 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Natcher Center Balcony A, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892

Directions to the Natcher Center: http://www.nih.gov/about/directions.htm

Webcast at: http://videocast.nih.gov


Dr. Richardson will present a general introduction to system dynamics modeling, including its history, purposes, principles, and methodology. Dr. Homer will describe several applications of system dynamics to health issues, including CDC-sponsored models on the growth of diabetes and obesity, a model of hospital surge capacity, and a model of cocaine use in the U.S. These models have supported goal setting, policy analysis, resource needs analysis, theory development, and estimation of hard-to-measure quantities.

Sponsorship:

The 2007 SYMPOSIA SERIES ON SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND HEALTH is sponsored by The NIH Office Of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and CDC's Syndemics Prevention Network with support from the following NIH components: Division of Nutrition Research Coordination, Fogarty International Center, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, National Institute for General Medical Sciences, and the National Cancer Institute.

In case you missed any of the earlier symposia in the series, they may be viewed as webcast/podcasts by pointing your browser to: http://videocast.nih.gov See ""Past Events"" - ""Special""

* March 22, 2007
Systems Methodologies for Solving Real-World Problems: Applications in
Public Health. John Sterman, Ph.D. and Kenneth McLeroy, Ph.D.

* June 12, 2007
Network Analysis: Using Connections and Structures to Understand and Change Health
Behaviors. Katherine Faust, Ph.D. and Thomas W. Valente, Ph.D.

* July 13, 2007
Agent Based Modeling: Population Health from the Bottom Up.
Michael W. Macy, Ph.D. and Joshua M. Epstein, Ph.D.

Sign Language Interpreters will be provided. Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact Nicole Thompson, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, 301-402-1146 and/or the Federal Relay at 1-800-877-8339.

Question or comment regarding this series? Contact:

Patty Mabry (NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research http://obssr.od.nih.gov )
(301) 402-1753 mabryp@od.nih.gov

Bobby Milstein (CDC Syndemics Prevention Network http://www.cdc.gov/syndemics/ ):
770.488.5528; bmilstein@cdc.gov

Posted by ""Milstein, Bobby (CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP)"" <bym2@CDC.GOV> posting date Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:09:44 -0400 _______________________________________________