CHES CH 2

Programs

A set of planned activities over time designed to achieve specific objectives

Program planning

The process of identifying needs establishing priorities, diagnosing causes of problems assessing and allocating resources, and determining barriers to achieving objectives

Vision statements

A brief description of where the program will be in the future, usually 3-5 years. Among the elements considered are future products, markets, customers, location, and staffing

Mission statements

A short statement describing the focus or purpose of a program. The mission statement underpins the development of program goals and objectives

Goals

Statements of the intent and direction of a program as well as the end results desired. The target population is identified and action words such as reduce, eliminate, or increase are used

Objectives

Precise statements of intended outcomes of the program. In measurable terms, they are used to describe the changes in behavior, attitude, knowledge, skills, or health status that will occur in the intervention group as a result of the program. They are small, specific steps that enable the goal to be met and serve as a bridge between a needs assessment and a planned intervention

Community-based programs

Delivered at locations considered within community boundaries rather than at a centralized location outside of the community parameters. Programs are generally delivered in libraries, local churches, school, recreation centers, and local clinics

Coalitions

A group of diverse organizations and constituencies working together toward a common goal

Logic models

A tool for program planning and evaluation that shows the relationship of inputs and activities to outputs, immediate outcomes, and long-term outcomes

Models

A mixture of ideas or concepts taken from any number of theories used together

Pilot testing

A set of procedures used by planners to try out a program on a small group of participants prior to actual implementation

Theories

A set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that presents a systematic view of events or situations by specifying relations among variables to explain and predict the events of the situation