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5-Minute MCH: Module 11.0

5-Minute MCH: Module 11.0

Working with Communities and Systems

Module 11.0: Overview

Improving the health and well-being of children, youth, families, and communities is a complex process because so many intersecting factors influence the MCH population.

Systems thinking recognizes complexity and examines the linkages and interactions among components—norms, laws, resources, infrastructure, and individual behaviors—that influence outcomes. System thinking addresses how these components interact at multiple levels, including individual organizations; the collective stakeholders; and the communities where the children, youth, and families reside. The achievement of MCH goals requires leadership within the community and among organizations to advance the collective impact of stakeholders that constitute the larger systematus requires the active involvement of many disciplines and an array of public- and private-sector jurisdictions. Reaching a goal of promoting health and preventing problems requires a broad-based systems approach, rather than a categorical approach, to the issues.

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