ANNOUNCE: Health Dynamics Webcast (Aug 30) (SD6517)

Tue Aug 14 05:33:50 CDT 2007

Posted by  "Milstein, Bobby (CDC/CCHP/NCCDPHP)" <bym2 at CDC.GOV>

Webcast Announcement
Please circulate widely

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 at od.nih.gov   

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

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