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I admittedly forgot to share my references, which were:

1) Blanchard, B. S., & Fabrycky, W. J. (2011). Systems Engineering and Analysis (5th ed.). Pearson. – A classic text covering systems lifecycle, feedback, optimisation under constraints, and system-of-systems thinking.

2) Gibson, J. E., Scherer, W. T., & Gibson, W. F. (2007). How to Do Systems Analysis. Wiley.

- Strong framing for modelling, problem definition, and interdisciplinary analysis.

3) Leischow, S. J., & Milstein, B. (2006). Systems thinking and modeling for public health practice. American Journal of Public Health, 96(3), 403–405. - Discusses how systems engineering tools (e.g., feedback loops, simulation, leverage points) can be applied to public health. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2005.082842

4) Luke, D. A., Stamatakis, K. A. (2012). Systems science methods in public health: Dynamics, networks, and agents. Annual Review of Public Health, 33, 357–376. - Offers practical examples of system dynamics and agent-based modelling in public health. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031210-...

5) Institute of Medicine (IOM). (2003).The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. – Canonical text that frames public health as a dynamic, cross-sectoral system—ideal to cite for “public health as a system.” https://doi.org/10.17226/10548

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