Logic Models

About the Logic Models LibGuide

Brittnee Hawkins, Ellen Taylor-Powell, and Goldie MacDonald.

This Library Guide includes a selection of open-access materials on logic models from a variety of public health activities, domestic and international. A logic model is a graphic representation of a program that shows the relationship between resources (inputs) and results (outcomes). The authors selected each item based on established criteria for high-quality logic models. The LibGuide includes materials in four categories: developing logic models, instructional materials, logic models for program planning and implementation, and logic models for program evaluation.

Developing logic models

• Developing a logic model for youth mental health: participatory research with a refugee community in Beirut

Rema A Afifi, Jihad Makhoul, Taghreed El Hajj, Rima T Nakkash. Health Policy Plan. 2011 November; 26(6): 508–517. Published online 2011 January 28. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czr001.

• Using concept mapping to develop a logic model for the Prevention Research Centers Program

Demia L Sundra, Lynda A Anderson, Margaret K Gwaltney, Ross C Brownson, Mary Kane, Alan W Cross, Richard Mack, Jr, Randy Schwartz, Tom Sims, Carol R White. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 January; 3(1): A06. Published online 2005 December 15.

Instructional materials

• Enhancing program performance with logic models

Ellen Taylor-Powell, Larry Jones, Ellen Henert. University of Wisconsin-Extension. 2002.

• Evaluation guide – developing and using a logic model

Susan Ladd, Jan Jemigan, Nancy Watkins, Rosanne Farris, Belinda Minta, Sherene Brown. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. 2005.

Logic models for program planning and implementation

• Knowledge translation strategies to improve the use of evidence in public health decision making in local government: intervention design and implementation plan

Rebecca Armstrong, Elizabeth Waters, Maureen Dobbins, Laurie Anderson, Laurence Moore, Mark Petticrew, Rachel Clark, Tahna L Pettman, Catherine Burns, Marjorie Moodie, Rebecca Conning, Boyd Swinburn. Implement Sci. 2013; 8: 121. Published online 2013 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-121.

• Training leaders from priority populations to implement social norm changes in tobacco control: lessons from the LAAMPP Institute

Rod Lew, Jaime Martinez, Claradina Soto, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati. Health Promot Pract. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 October 31. Published in final edited form as: Health Promot Pract. 2011 November; 12(6 0 2). doi: 10.1177/1524839911419296.

• Using logic models in a community-based agricultural injury prevention project

Deborah Helitzer, Cathleen Willging, Gary Hathorn, Jeannie Benally. Public Health Rep. 2009; 124(Suppl 1): 63–73.

• A logic model for the integration of mental health into chronic disease prevention and health promotion

James Lando, Sheree Marshall Williams, Stephanie Sturgis, Branalyn Williams. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 April; 3(2): A61. Published online 2006 March 15.

• Parent or caregiver, staff, and dentist perspectives on access to dental care issues for Head Start children in Ohio

Mark D. Siegal, Mary L. Marx, Shannon L. Cole. Am J Public Health. 2005 August; 95(8): 1352–1359. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.054858.

• The VERB™ campaign logic model: a tool for planning and evaluation

Marian Huhman, Carrie Heitzler, Faye Wong. Prev Chronic Dis. 2004 July; 1(3): A11. Published online 2004 June 15.

Logic models for program evaluation

• A community mobilisation intervention to prevent violence against women and reduce HIV/AIDS risk in Kampala, Uganda (the SASA! Study): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Tanya Abramsky, Karen Devries, Ligia Kiss, Leilani Francisco, Janet Nakuti, Tina Musuya, Nambusi Kyegombe, Elizabeth Starmann, Dan Kaye, Lori Michau, Charlotte Watts. Trials. 2012; 13: 96. Published online 2012 June 29. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-96.

• Adapting logic models over time: the Washington State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program experience

Susan Ladd, Marilyn Sitaker, Miriam Patanian, Jan Jernigan. Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 April; 5(2): A60. Published online 2008 March 15.

• An evaluation framework for obesity prevention policy interventions

Jennifer Leeman, Janice Sommers, Maihan Vu, Jan Jernigan, Gayle Payne, Diane Thompson, Claire Heiser, Rosanne Farris, Alice Ammerman. Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9: E120. Published online 2012 June 28. doi: 10.5888/pcd9.110322.

• Capturing change in a community–university partnership: the ¡Sí Se Puede! Project

Michele A Kelley, William Baldyga, Fabiola Barajas, Maria Rodriguez-Sanchez. Prev Chronic Dis. 2005 April; 2(2): A22. Published online 2005 March 15.

• Developing a performance measurement framework and indicators for community health service facilities in urban China

Sabrina T Wong, Delu Yin, Onil Bhattacharyya, Bin Wang, Liqun Liu, Bowen Chen. BMC Fam Pract. 2010; 11: 91. Published online 2010 November 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-91.

• Diffusing a research-based physical activity promotion program for seniors into diverse communities: CHAMPS III

Anita L Stewart, Dawn Gillis, Melanie Grossman, Martha Castrillo, Barbara McLellan, Nina Sperber, Leslie Pruitt. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 April; 3(2): A51. Published online 2006 March 15.

• Evaluation findings from the Institute for Public Health and Faith Collaborations

Michelle Crozier Kegler, Mimi Kiser, Sarah M. Hall. Public Health Rep. 2007 Nov-Dec; 122(6): 793–802.

• Improving the use of health data for health system strengthening

Tara Nutley, Heidi W. Reynolds. Glob Health Action. 2013; 6. Published online 2013 February 13. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.20001.

• Key outcome indicators for evaluating comprehensive tobacco control programs

Gabrielle Starr, Todd Rogers, Michael Schooley, Sheila Porter, Eric Wiesen, Natasha Jamison. CDC Office on Smoking and Health. 2005.

• Knowledge and behavioral effects in cardiovascular health: Community Health Worker Health Disparities Initiative, 2007–2010

Margarita Hurtado, Jovonni R. Spinner, Manshu Yang, Christian Evensen, Amy Windham, Gloria Ortiz, Rachel Tracy, Edward Donnell Ivy. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014; 11: E22. Published online 2014 February 13. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.130250.

• Planning and implementation of a participatory evaluation strategy: a viable approach in the evaluation of community-based participatory programs addressing cancer disparities

Isabel C. Scarinci, Rhoda E. Johnson, Claudia Hardy, John Marron, Edward E. Partridge. Eval Program Plann. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 August 1. Published in final edited form as: Eval Program Plann. 2009 August; 32(3): 221–228. Published online 2009 January 8.

• Program evaluation: Strategies for assessing how information dissemination contributes to agency goals

United States General Accounting Office, September 2002.

• The REACH 2010 logic model: an illustration of expected performance

Pattie Tucker, Youlian Liao, Wayne H Giles, Leandris Liburd. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 January; 3(1): A21. Published online 2005 December 15.

• 'Get Your Life Back': process and impact evaluation of an asthma social marketing campaign targeting older adults

Uwana Evers, Sandra C Jones, Don Iverson, Peter Caputi. BMC Public Health. 2013; 13: 759. Published online 2013 August 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-759.

Author affiliations and disclaimer

Author affiliations:

Brittnee Hawkins is with the Office of the Director, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN, USA.

Goldie MacDonald is with the Office of the Director, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA.

Ellen Taylor-Powell is with EtpConsulting, Madison, WI, USA.

Disclaimer:

The findings and conclusions in this guide are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.