Designing an Agent-Based Model for Childhood Obesity Interventions: A Case Study of ChildObesity180

Complex systems modeling can provide useful insights when designing and anticipating the impact of public health interventions. We developed an agent-based, or individual-based, computation model (ABM) to aid in evaluating and refining implementation of behavior change interventions designed to incr...

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Main Authors: Erin Hennessy, PhD, MPH, Joseph T. Ornstein, Christina D. Economos, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-01-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/15_0414.htm