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Applying complexity theory: A review to inform evaluation design by Walton, Mat

“…•Reviews use and discussion of complexity theory in evaluation.•Identifies eight themes related to application of complexity theory for evaluation.•Themes can…”
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Supporting whānau during COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand: a systems thinking case study by Sharma, Sudesh, Davies, Cheryl, Mana, Helena Rattray-Te, Baker, Michael, Kvalsvig, Amanda, Walton, Mat

“…The Aotearoa New Zealand COVID-19 pandemic response has been hailed as a success story, however, there are concerns about how equitable it has been. This study…”
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Social Determinants of Health Influencing the New Zealand COVID-19 Response and Recovery: A Scoping Review and Causal Loop Diagram by Sharma, Sudesh, Walton, Mat, Manning, Suzanne

“…The Coronavirus pandemic of 2019–20 (COVID-19) affected multiple social determinants of health (SDH) across the globe, including in New Zealand, exacerbating…”
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Realist Review and System Dynamics as a Multimethod Qualitative Synthesis Approach for Analyzing Waste Minimization in Aotearoa New Zealand by Manning, Suzanne, Sharma, Sudesh Raj, Walton, Mat

“…Many of society’s most pressing problems, such as climate change, poverty, and waste, are categorized as “wicked” problems because they are seemingly resistant…”
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System effects mapping: a tool for promoting collaborative community ecological action by Baker, Virginia, Walton, Mat, Manning, Suzanne, Ataria, Jamie, Gee, Carla, Taua-Gordon, Robin

“…Across Indigenous scholarship and environmental sciences there is a growing recognition that community and stakeholder partnerships must underpin and guide the…”
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Process, pitfalls and profits: lessons from interviewing New Zealand policy-makers by Signal, Louise N., Bowers, Sharron G., Edwards, Richard, Gifford, Heather, Hudson, Sheena, Jenkin, Gabrielle L. S., Lanumata, Tolotea S., Russell, Marie L., Thompson, George, Walton, Mat D.

“…Little has been written about interviewing policy-makers in health promotion and public health research. This article explores the process, pitfalls and…”
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Realist Review of Interventions Influencing Waste Management and Minimization Practices in New Zealand: Protocol and Initial Program Theory by Sharma, Sudesh Raj, Walton, Mat, Baker, Virginia, Hepi, Maria, Manning, Suzanne

“…Background: The effects of waste on the environment and human health continue to increase despite behavioral, technological and policy actions for the…”
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Tackling 'wicked' health promotion problems: a New Zealand case study by SIGNAL, LOUISE N., WALTON, MAT D., MHURCHU, CLIONA NI, MADDISON, RALPH, BOWERS, SHARRON G., CARTER, KRISTIE N., GORTON, DELVINA, HETA, CRAIG, LANUMATA, TOLOTEA S., MCKERCHAR, CHRISTINA W., O'DEA, DES, PEARCE, JAMIE

“…This paper reports on a complex environmental approach to addressing 'wicked' health promotion problems devised to inform policy for enhancing food security…”
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Expert views on applying complexity theory in evaluation: Opportunities and barriers by Walton, Mat

“…Interest in evaluating complexity appears to be on the rise. Increasing application of systems thinking and complex systems methodologies to evaluation can be…”
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Setting the Context for Using Complexity Theory in Evaluation: Boundaries, Governance and Utilisation by Walton, Mat

“…Recent literature has usefully explored the application of complexity theory to evaluation. However, there is little discussion of the contextual conditions in…”
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Young people's food practices and social relationships. A thematic synthesis by Neely, Eva, Walton, Mat, Stephens, Christine

“…•Young people use food practices as ways to manage social relationships.•A thematic synthesis of 26 articles analysing food and social relationships is…”
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Strengthening prevention in communities through systems change: lessons from the evaluation of Healthy Families NZ by Matheson, Anna, Walton, Mat, Gray, Rebecca, Wehipeihana, Nan, Wistow, Jonathon

“…Abstract This article presents the findings from the first 3 years of the evaluation of Healthy Families NZ, a systems-change intervention to prevent chronic…”
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Critical collaboration model: an enhanced model to support public health collaboration by Nicholas, Graeme, Sharma, Sudesh, Walton, Mat, Hepi, Maria, Hide, Sophie

“…Summary Public health problems are often complex and ‘wicked’ in nature. Wicked problems have multi-factorial causation, are dynamic and often understood and…”
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Contracting public health and social services: insights from complexity theory for Aotearoa New Zealand by Oakden, Judy, Walton, Mat, Foote, Jeff

“…Public health and social services are often hard to specify, complex to deliver and challenging to measure. This research uses a complexity theory-informed…”
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Editors’ notes by Gates, Emily F, Walton, Mat, Vidueira, Pablo

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Editors’ notes by Gates, Emily F., Walton, Mat, Vidueira, Pablo

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Editors’ notes by Gates, Emily F., Walton, Mat, Vidueira, Pablo

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Building a systems-thinking community workforce to scale action on determinants of health in New Zealand by Matheson, Anna, Wehipeihana, Nan, Gray, Rebecca, Walton, Mat, Uia, Tali, Lindberg, Kirstin, Shanthakumar, Mathu, Lopez, Maite Irurzun, Reidy, Johanna, Firestone, Riz, Ellison-Loschmann, Lis

“…This article describes findings from the evaluation of Healthy Families NZ (HFNZ), an equity-driven, place-based community health initiative. Implemented in…”
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Insights and future directions for systems and complexity‐informed evaluation by Walton, Mat, Gates, Emily F., Vidueira, Pablo

“…With the increasing maturity of systems thinking and complexity science (STCS) within evaluation, this issue of NDE provides case examples of contemporary…”
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Evaluating a community-based public health intervention using a complex systems approach by Matheson, Anna, Walton, Mat, Gray, Rebecca, Lindberg, Kirstin, Shanthakumar, Mathu, Fyfe, Caroline, Wehipeihana, Nan, Borman, Barry

“…This article outlines the methods being used to evaluate a community-based public health intervention. This evaluation approach recognizes that not only is the…”
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