Scoping review of literature evidence on community Activation projects and their evaluation

The purpose of this document is to present a review of existing literature, frameworks and empirical evidence in relation to public health initiatives in the UK and elsewhere that were aimed at promoting quality of life and sustainable healthy living through introduction of community activation projects. The report will highlight the key messages from such initiatives, the mechanisms used to promote community engagement and the strengths and weaknesses of these initiatives. The report will also present briefly the Healthy New Towns (HNT) initiative and will focus on one demonstrator site, the Ebbsfleet Garden City (EGC). It will conclude by discussing briefly evidence from studies that evaluated such initiatives and discuss the key messages that need to be considered for an evaluation of the EGC HNT projects.