What are the components of a logic model?

• A. Inputs/resources, activities, outputs, short- and long-term outcomes, and impact
• B. Stakeholders, evaluation plan, training curriculum
• C. Audience, media plan, metrics
• D. Personnel, budget, schedule, risks

Answer: (A)

A logic model shows how a program’s resources and actions are expected to produce benefits over time. The components are inputs or resources (what you invest, like staff, funding, equipment), activities (what the program does, such as workshops or services), outputs (the direct products of those activities, like number of sessions held or materials distributed), outcomes (the specific changes you hope to see in participants in the near term and mid-term, such as increased knowledge or skills, and later behavior changes), and impact (the broader, long-term effect on health or well-being). The logic model links these pieces in a chain: inputs enable activities, activities generate outputs, outputs lead to outcomes, and outcomes accumulate toward the ultimate impact. For example, funding and staff enable cooking classes (inputs and activities), which produce classes delivered and meals prepared (outputs), leading to participants knowing more about healthy eating and actually choosing healthier foods (short- and long-term outcomes), and, over time, contributing to lower obesity rates in the community (impact).

Other options mix planning or evaluation elements with the model, but they don’t capture the full sequence of how resources translate into changes through activities and outputs to outcomes and impact.