Included costsRelevant stakeholderData sourcesTiming of cost data collection
 Community participation in backbone facilitated meetings.Local authorities (eg, local government, health services, primary schools) and broader community.Backbone organisation administrative records.Annually
Community actions.
Costs included:

  • Personnel time (planning and implementing actions; follow-up meetings of community progress).

  • Venue hire, and equipment (eg, cooking equipment, sporting equipment).

  • Infrastructure investment (eg, community garden, water fountain, bike path).

Local authorities (eg, local government, health services, primary schools)Backbone’s action register,
community case studies, document review and key informant interviews.		Baseline (IC) then at years 2 and 4 (IC and CC).
Primary schools (additional)Survey of school actions.At years 2 and 4 (IC and CC).
Broader communityReview of current community actions during whole of community sessions (component 1)
Action register, community case studies. Key informant interviews.		Baseline (ICs) and year 2 (CC).
At years 2 (IC) and 4 (IC and CC).

  • *Systems Thinking in Community Knowledge Exchange (STICK-E) is a web-based software developed to aid group model building (GMB) sessions.

  • CC, control communities; IC,  intervention communities; WHO STOPS, Whole of Systems Trial Of Prevention Strategies.