EVALUATION PLATFORM ON OBESITY PREVENTION (EPOP) A short presentation. Québec, June 2013

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1 EVALUATION PLATFORM ON OBESITY PREVENTION (EPOP) A short presentation Québec, June 2013

2 The starting point (1) There are, in the province of Quebec, numerous interventions aiming to promote healthy lifestyles in order to prevent obesity, involving a great number of actors and organisations, and consuming a large amount of resources. 2

3 The starting point (2) The majority of evaluations which have been or are currently performed focus on the implementation of these interventions. 3

4 The starting point (3) With rare exception, the individual and population impact of these interventions is unknown and there is a real need to increase the number and to improve the quality of scientific studies aiming to assess their effects. 4

5 EVALUATION PLATFORM ON OBESITY PREVENTION Resulted from a partnership of Laval University Responsible for administration of the budget Quebec City Heart and Lung Institute Centre Hosting the Platform and providing logistic support Lucie & André Chagnon Foundation Providing the initial operating grant (4.5M$) Established on January 1st 2010 and fully operational since January 1st

6 Organizational Structure of EPOP U-LAVAL EPOP CR-IUCPQ FLAC

7 Mission Mission and Objectives To develop expertise, conduct evaluations and promote a culture of impact assessment in the field of obesity prevention among young Quebecers* Objectives Develop and maintain a strategic framework and tools for impact assessment in the field of obesity prevention among young Quebecers taking into account the perspectives of key players in the Quebec Experience** and international perspectives Take a critical look at the Quebec Experience in terms of obesity prevention for young Quebecers in support of decisions made by government authorities and stakeholders Conduct evaluations on the impact of interventions, programs and policies related to obesity prevention among young Quebecers Support in-the-field evaluation by helping key players in the Quebec Experience who want to conduct impact assessments Promote networking and information exchange with stakeholders in the Quebec Experience, academia and national and international organizations relevant to the best practices in impact assessment in the field of youth obesity prevention 7

8 Board of Directors Voting members Assistant Director Scientific Director Informational Support Secretariat Statistician Professor Professor Professor Professional PhD PhD Msc

9 Board of Directors Representative of Laval University (Chair) Representative of Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Centre Representative of Lucie & André Chagon Foundation Representative of Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux du Québec Representative of Quebec en Forme Representative of Institut national de santé publique du Québec Representative of Quebec universities Voting members 9

10 Board of Director Voting members Assistant Director Luc Ricard Secretariat Scientific Director Philippe De Wals Informational Support Nathalie Dumas Statistician Cyndie Asselin Ramona Fratu Professor Judith Lapierre Professor Sherri Bisset Professor Alexandre Lebel Professional PhD PhD Msc Yann Le Bodo José Massougbodji Charles Nadeau Benoit Lalonde Catherine Langlois Audrey Paradis Gabriel Roy Michael Gandonou

11 Domains Covered by the EPOP Team Methodological approches Quantitative Qualitative Mixed Disciplines Medicine Epidemiology Nutrition Geography Nursing Statistics Physical activity Health promotion Health administration 11

12 List of Projects (2013) Portrait of interventions (policies, programs & services) currently implemented in Quebec at provincial, regional and local levels and evaluation of their potential effectiveness Collaboration with ENAP-CREXE Identification of health surveys, health and environmental databases in the province of Quebec and their use for evaluation and research purpose Collaboration with INSPQ and Sherbrooke University Evaluation of the impact of selected health promotion programs implemented at provincial, regional and local levels Collaboration with Montreal & Montérégie Public Health Directorates Evaluation of the pertinence of taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages Collaboration with IRA (France) and INSPQ Review of impact evaluations performed in recent years in Quebec 12

13 List of Scientific Meetings ( ) Rationale, feasability and effectiveness of taxation of SSBs Quebec City April 2013 Evaluation of interventions aiming at promoting healthy life styles and preventing obesity: The Quebec Experience Montreal, April 2013 Impact evaluation and taxation of SSBs Vancouver, May 2013 Evaluation of interventions aiming at promoting healthy life styles and preventing obesity: The International Experience Quebec City, June

14 Objectives of the day To share the experience of public health professionals and scientists facing these evaluation challenges at international levels To provide opportunities for best practices sharing between international experts and Quebec public health professionals, evaluators and stakeholders. The event should facilitate the identification of important orientations to improve the evaluation research and practices in the field of obesity prevention in Quebec. 14