Complex Interventions for a Complex System? Using Systems Thinking to Explore Ways to Address Unhealthy Commodity Industry Influence on Public Health Policy.
Adam BertscherBritta Katharina MatthesJames D NoblesAnna B GilmoreKrista BondyAmber van den AkkerSarah DanceMichael BloomfieldMateusz ZatońskiPublished in: International journal of health policy and management (2024)
A systems thinking lens revealed the theoretical interdependence between disparate and heterogenous interventions. This suggests that to be effective, interventions need to align, work collectively, and be applied synchronously to different parts of the system, including multiple levels of governance. Importantly, these interventions need to be supported by intermediary actions to be achieved. Urgent action is now required to strengthen healthy alliances and implement interventions.