II.A: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Devise conceptual frameworks that make explicit the relationships among resources available to implement interventions, activities
planned, and sought-after results.
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To determine an intervention's impact, an evaluation must be based upon a concept or theory of change. In order to understand
the theory of how and why an initiative will work, it is helpful to devise a conceptual framework, or logic model. The logic
model makes explicit the relationships among resources available to implement an intervention, activities planned, and sought-after
results. It also theorizes how the results, or outputs, of the initiative will lead to both short-term beneficial outcomes
and longer-term, fundamental impact. The figure below depicts an example of a logic model for an initiative dedicated to reducing
the incidence of diabetes. Part of the initative's theory of change is that the morbidity of diabetes can be reduced by offering
faith-based nutrition and exercise courses encouraging people at risk for diabetes to make healthier lifestyle choices. However,
there are assumptions at each stage of the logic model: for example, the assumption that people will want to participate in
the program or that participating in the program will lead to a change in knowledge or behavior. It is crucial to acknowledge
the assumptions of the logic model and assess their accuracy, since flawed assumptions will lead to misleading conclusions.
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