Policy/program/evaluation

Question 1

Program logic approach

Answer 1

Describe/plan program in terms of:

1. Problem statement/context (what is the program trying to address, who is the target population, duration of program).
2. Inputs (funding, staff/training, new infrastructure/systems, overarching policy/guidelines)
3. Activities (what needs to be developed/put in place to enable the program to be delivered)
4. Outputs (what will actually be delivered).
5. Short-term outcomes (e.g. number of people with increased awareness/knowledge/motivation)
6. Intermediate impacts (e.g. number of people who demonstrate desired behaviour/choice)
7. Long-term outcomes (e.g. change in major indicator such as rates of smoking/rates of obesity/disease notifications).
8. Describe underlying assumptions between each link in the logic model and what evidence supports these assumptions.

This approach is useful for planning, implementation and evaluation as it provides a transparent way of communicating about a program with stakeholders and helps to define what program ‘success’ looks like.

Question 2

Stakeholder groups

Answer 2

1. Government (local/state/national)
2. Health system (clinicians, health system administrators, allied health etc)
3. Affected populations/community
4. NGOs/Associations
5. Academics

Question 3

Key policy/program points of analysis

Answer 3

Effects:

• Public health impact/effectiveness
• Unintended effects/consequences
• Equity/differential impacts on population sub-groups

Implementation considerations:

• cost
• feasibility
• acceptability/cultural appropriateness
• quality
• sustainability