From: Strengthening complex systems for chronic disease prevention: a systematic review
Key elements | Description |
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Diverse entities and multiple sectors | Governments and their departments (e.g., health, agriculture, transportation, trade, education, planning), civil society, philanthropic organisations, international agencies, private sector, and entities focused on research, policy, and practice [27,28,29,30,31,32,33]. |
Multiple levels | Global/international [34,35,36,37,38,39], federal, national, state/provincial or regional, and municipal or local [14, 40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50] through to community and individuals [51]. |
Unique and ever changing contexts | History, geography, values, social interactions and structures, political and legal systems, economic situations, existing resources, policies and initiatives, features of entities or organizations, and physical environments [46, 52, 53]. |
Dynamic relationships or interactions | Structures and processes that link people, entities and actions to prevent chronic disease [15, 19, 54, 55] |