The National Alcohol Strategy Monitoring Project: a Status Report

In 2012, it became a priority to assess the effect of these efforts and so, a year later, NASAC identified the need to track the progress of the recommendations in terms of their implementation and impact through a structured evaluation and monitoring framework. [...] The purpose of the monitoring project is to measure progress in the implementation of the NAS over time and how that progress translates into promoting moderation and reducing the overall harm from alcohol in Canada. [...] A Status Report The complexity of Canada’s federal system and especially the fact that health care and the regulation of alcohol falls largely under the authority of the provinces and territories creates significant challenges for gathering data to evaluate the progress of a health-related national strategy for alcohol. [...] Results Implementation of the NAS In addition to establishing this evaluation framework, logic model and list of associated indicators and information sheets, a number of resources in support of the NAS recommendations have been developed since the adoption of the NAS. [...] In 2012, it became a priority to assess the effect of these efforts and so, a year later NASAC identified the need to track the progress of the recommendations in terms of their implementation and impact through a structured evaluation and monitoring framework.