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Systems Integration

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Systems thinking tools to support collective impact. Systems Integration training considers avenues for cooperation and integration for MCH professionals within and outside Title V agencies.

Tools such as systems thinking, mapping, and improvement methods help Title V professionals build expertise for cross-sector collaboration.

An Introduction to Systems Integration

This toolkit and video present the basics of systems thinking and systems mapping tools you might utilize to see your work in the context of the ‘big picture’ and strengthen collaboration within agencies and across sectors.

Systems Strengthening Toolkit
Type: Learning Guide (2023)
Authors: Jessica Simon
An Introduction to Systems Thinking
Type: Video (2023)
Authors: Kristen Hasmiller Lich

Who We Are

Kristen Hasmiller-Lich

Kristen Hasmiller-Lich, PhD

Systems Integration Core Lead

Kristen Hassmiller Lich is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She specializes in the application of systems thinking, operations research and simulation modeling methods to inform health policy and management decision-making. Kristen is the Core Lead of the Systems Integration core of the National MCH Workforce Development Center. Her work seeks to advance the way we use system maps, models, and local data to improve

Jessica Simon

Jessica Simon, MSW

Core Manager – Systems Integration Core

Jessica Simon is a senior program manager on the Health Systems Transformation team at AMCHP in Washington, DC. In her role, she specializes in the application of systems thinking as a tool for the maternal and child health workforce. She also provides technical assistance to strengthen maternal and child health behavioral health systems and supports the use and dissemination of evidence-based policy. In addition to her work at AMCHP, Simon serves as the systems integration core manager for the Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center. Simon holds a Master of Social Work (Social and Economic Development) and a certificate in System Dynamics from Washington University in St. Louis. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill where she teaches Systems and Design Thinking for Public Health Leaders.

Working with Us

Systems Integration is a core component of what the National MCH Workforce Development Center offers the Title V agencies and their partners who work with us. We provide many flexible opportunities to engage, including:

  • The Learning Journey – a cohort experience where your state team works together with teams from other states and jurisdictions in seven-months of structured support and engagement.
  • Singe State Engagement – a tailored engagement with up to three years of support based on the team’s need.

Five Minute Systems Videos

These five minute videos provide an introduction to concepts and skills useful in systems thinking for Title V professionals.

Concept Mapping in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
Balance of Petals in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
Whole System Mapping in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
System Support Mapping in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
Process Flow Diagramming in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
Network Mapping in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
Five Rs in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
Circle of Care in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
Causal Loop Diagramming in Five Minutes
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2022)
Authors: National MCH Workforce Development Center

Systems Integration Tools and Resources

These resources are provided by the Center, its partners, and external sources to provide Title V MCH professionals with the knowledge, technical workforce skills, and evidence-based strategies necessary to improve outcomes; operate in challenging political environments, and address issues identified as problems that influence Title V’s ability to have an impact such as lack of leadership support, funding insufficiency, lack of focus, and historically inequitable programs and outcomes.

The NPM Skills Documents serve as a resource for addressing these contextual factors with robust workforce capacity.

MCHwork: Creating Equity Opportunities
Type: Learning Guide, Video (2023)
Authors: Jessica Simon, Kristen Hasmiller Lich
Group Model Building (GMB) Overview
Type: Article (2023)
Authors: Jessica Simon
Family Engagement in Systems Assessment (FESAT) Tool
Type: Learning Guide (2023)
Authors: Family Voices
Network Analysis in MCH Practice
Type: Learning Guide (2023)
Using Health Impact Assessment to Influence MCH Outcomes
Type: Video (2023)
Authors: AMCHP, Georgia Health Policy Center, James Dills
Vensim
Type: Software (2023)
Finding Leverage – The Power of Systems Thinking with Chris Soderquist
Type: Video (2023)
Authors: Chris Soderquist
Consolidated Framework for Collaboration Research derived from a systematic review of theories, models, frameworks and principles for cross-sector collaboration
Type: Article (2021)

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Engagements include an 8-month coach-supported cohort experience, customized short-term partnerships, and an internship program that matches agencies with students interested in Title V experience.

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Department of Maternal and Child Health
Gillings School of Global Public Health
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 7445
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7445
Phone: 919-966-6290
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About this Project

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number 5-UE7-MC26282-10 – National MCH Workforce Development Center Cooperative Agreement ($1,720,000). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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