--- title: Creating a Collective Impact on Childhood Obesity | Evaluating Community Impact description: Lessons from the SCOPE initiative on Childhood Obesity, Collective Impact and Evaluating Community Impact. Learn more! image: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Tamarack_New_Website/Latest_/Scope.png --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # Creating a Collective Impact on Childhood Obesity | Evaluating Community Impact Posted on January 29, 2016 [By Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *"Childhood obesity is a complex large-scale social problem caused by a multitude of interdependent factors. Children and families do not live and function in isolation but rather in the context of their family environments, neighbourhoods and communities." - [Creating a collective impact on childhood obesity: Lessons from the SCOPE initiative ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Events/ECI/ECI_2016/Can_J_Public_Health_2015_Amed.pdf?t=1454082972512&hsLang=en-us)* Like childhood obesity, most social problems do not exist in silos. Social issues are created, and solved, by a number of interconnected systems. To determine if our systems are making a difference, we need to evaluate our efforts using **shared measurements **that are built into the initiatives from the beginning.  **How do we work collectively to evaluate our efforts?** *[Creating a collective impact on childhood obesity: Lessons from the SCOPE initiative](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Events/ECI/ECI_2016/Can_J_Public_Health_2015_Amed.pdf?t=1454082972512&hsLang=en-us) *is a great case study on how to engage ![Scope.png](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Tamarack_New_Website/Latest_/Scope.png?width=320&name=Scope.png)multiple stakeholders to work on complex issues such as obesity. Researchers concluded that the Collective Impact framework provided a great platform for engagement, implementation of the initiative and evaluation to ensure impact.  To learn more about using shared measurement and evaluation within the Collective Impact framework, check out the [SCOPE initiative](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Events/ECI/ECI_2016/Can_J_Public_Health_2015_Amed.pdf?t=1454082972512&hsLang=en-us). Looking for more info on evaluation? - Find out how you can make your data *sing *in this TedTalk with Hans Rosling, [The Best Stats You've Ever Seen](http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen?utm_campaign=2016_ECI%20Vancouver&utm_content=25750843&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) - Experiencing information glut? Feeling overwhelmed by data? Discover [The Beauty of Data Visualization](https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization) - Looking for a shared-learning experience? Join Tamarack's [Evaluating Community Impact](https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/evaluation_cop?__hstc=96422787.12848651a05c6372d46f152b0d3a4816.1453136430019.1465222838927.1465237971747.158&__hssc=96422787.11.1465237971747&__hsfp=3401679719&hsLang=en-us) online Community of Practice  Topics: [Collective Impact](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/collective-impact), [Evaluating Community Impact](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/evaluating-community-impact), [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/sienna-jae-taylor) ![Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Headshots/Team_Headshots/Sienna_Headshot.jpg) ### By [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) Sienna Jae Taylor has a love for all things community and a deep passion for positive, social change. She recently worked with the Tamarack Institute as a Community Animator and previous to that was a member of the Pillar Nonprofit Network team as the 2015 ChangeTheWorld Coordinator. Sienna brings to her work experience in community engagement and animation, strength and creativity in the art of communication and a natural flair for relationship building. 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