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Evaluation

Evaluation has been a cornerstone of the ACT initiative. During the first year of its implementation a baseline evaluation was completed. This was followed in 2005 by a second interim evaluation. Both were conducted by external, independent consultants with support from the Steering Committee and the Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation (University of Waterloo).

The purpose of the baseline evaluation was to try to answer the following questions:

Was the initiative implemented as planned, and if not, what changes were made and why?
Did the tool kit initiative increase community capacity to take action on tobacco?
Did the diffusion of innovations theory accurately predict the adoption of the tool kit as a new health promotion resource?

Results from this phase of the evaluation were used to guide program development. Click the link below for the full evaluation report or the executive summary. The final report submitted in 2003 related to funding received from Health Canada can also be downloaded.

September 2002 Evaluation Report -"Strength and Sustainability"

Executive Summary Strength and Sustainability 2002

Building the Momentum for Community ACTion on Tobacco Control (July, 2003)

The interim evaluation conducted in 2005 addressed the challenges of quantifying capacity. It found that overall the initiative has been successful in achieving its goal to increase the capacity of people in Nova Scotia to take effective action against tobacco in their own communities. It further noted that ACT has become firmly embedded in the provincial tobacco strategy and is highly regarded for the quality of information, community mobilization materials and networks to which it provides access by participants. Click the links below for the full evaluation report, executive summary or related presentation.

November 2005 Formative Evaluation Report – "Shedding Light on Community Capacity"

Shedding Light on Community Capacity - Executive Summary

Shedding Light on Community Capacity - Power Point Presentation

Make ACT a part of your community's tobacco control efforts. Please call or email one of the ACT co-chairs at
473-6063 (judith.purcell@ccns.nshealth.ca) or 1-800-639-0222 (sarah.macdonald@ns.cancer.ca ) for more information or to join the network.