复杂适应系统理论早期应用于经济学、心理学、生物学、控制论、人类学和自然科学等学科。近年来逐渐应用在社会学和、管理学等学科。通过对复杂适应系统基本概念特征以及国际上在卫生领域应用的回顾,旨在于促进该理论模型在我国的发展和研究,为我国卫生领域更好的发展提供启示和借鉴。 Complex adaptive system theory was applied to economics, psychology, biology, cybernetics, anthropology and natural sciences. In recent years, gradually applied in sociology and management and other disciplines. Through the review of the basic conceptions of complex adaptive system and the international application in the field of health, this paper aims to promote the development and research of this theoretical model in our country and provide enlightenment and reference for the better development of China’s health field.