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Logic Models Ron Hale Office of Health Promotion & Community Health Improvement April 7, 2008 Las Vegas, NM. A logic model is :. A picture of how a program is expected to work.
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Logic ModelsRon HaleOffice of Health Promotion & Community Health ImprovementApril 7, 2008Las Vegas, NM
A logic model is: • A picture of how a program is expected to work. • A systematic and visual way to present relationships among resources, activities, outputs or products, and intended outcomes or changes. • A theory of change, of expected causal relationships
Logic Models: • Provide a common framework for understanding a program or set of activities • Show what goes into a program, what the program does, and what the results are • Are at the core of both planning and evaluation • Are often required by funders
PLANNING LOGIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION
Components of a Logic Model: • Inputs/Resources • Money • People • Facilities • Knowledge/research • Activities • Outputs • Products • Services provided • Numbers of people served • Outcomes • Short-term • Intermediate • Long-term • Indicators/Measures
Types of outcomes or changes that can be tracked: • Process outcomes: Organizational or coalition functioning • Service or program outcomes: Changes in knowledge, behavior, or condition of program participants • System outcomes: Community-level changes in organizational relationships, policies, funding patterns, networks, neighborhoods, etc. • Health status outcomes: Changes in population health measures
Linked Logic Model Components: Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes Indicators
Example: Every day logic model – Family Vacation Family Members Drive to state park Family members learn about each other; family bonds; family has a good time Budget Set up camp Car Cook, play, talk, laugh, hike Camping Equipment
Example: Parenting Education & Support Program Situation: During a county needs assessment, majority of parents reported that they were having difficulty parenting and felt stressed as a result OUTCOMES INPUTS OUTPUTS Parents increase knowledge of child dev Parents identify appropriate actions to take Develop parent ed curriculum Staff Improved child-parent relations Targeted parents attend Parents better understanding their own parenting style Money Deliver series of interactivesessions Parents use effective parenting practices Strong families Partners Parents gain skills in effective parenting practices Research Facilitate support groups
Los Mocosos Community Services, Inc.Child/Parent Mental Health Program Program Logic Model GOAL 1 - Direct Services: Provide mental health interventions and family support services to families with infants and small children who are at risk of social or emotional problems. Long-term aim: To reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect and of future behavioral health problems as children grow into adolescence and adulthood.