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Prevention Tracker systems methods and tools

This series of policy briefs describe how we used systems methods and tools in Prevention Tracker project that worked with local communities to better understand their prevention system; how the people, processes, activities, settings and structures in that community all connect to influence the health of local populations.
  • Glossary of system terms

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    Definitions of the key systems terms.

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  • The structure of Prevention Tracker

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    Systemic inquiry processes and systems thinking tools and methods

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  • Prevention Tracker graphic

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    Visualisation of Prevention Tracker process.

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  • Liveability indicators

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    Mapping social and environmental factors in three communities..

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  • Data synthesis

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    Two-step process to work through diverse data sets.

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  • Identifying and monitoring system impacts

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    Data analysis to identify systems impacts.

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  • Group model building

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    Steps taken with communities to create a causal loop diagram.

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  • Key informant interviews

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    Use of key informant interviews to understand prevention system.

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  • A community snapshot

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    Use of a community snapshot as a tool to understand chronic disease issues.

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  • Social network analysis

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    Use of a social network analysis for relationship mapping.

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  • System action learning

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    System action learning processes across two communities.

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  • System Inventory

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    System Inventory for database classification.

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DATE 25 Dec 2018

TYPE Policy Briefs

Prevention experts

  • Associate Professor Therese Riley

    Victoria University
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  • Professor Andrew Wilson

    The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
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Prevention methodologies

  • Making the case for prevention ,
  • Systems and complexity ,
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Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre is funded by the NHMRC, Australian Government Department of Health, ACT Health, Cancer Council Australia, NSW Ministry of Health, Wellbeing SA, Tasmanian Department of Health, and VicHealth. The Australian Government also contributed through the Medical Research Future Fund. Queensland Health became a financial contributor in 2022. The Prevention Centre is administered by the Sax Institute.

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