Which is the first step of the LOGIC model?

Which is the first step of the LOGIC model?

• A. Resources (Inputs)
• B. Activities
• C. Outputs
• D. Impact

Answer: (A)

In the LOGIC model, the starting point is the resources and inputs you bring to the program. These are funding, staff, equipment, facilities, and other assets that make everything else possible. Securing these inputs is essential because you can’t plan and carry out activities without the necessary resources. Once you have these inputs, you move to the activities you can implement, then to outputs (what you produce), outcomes (the changes in participants), and finally impact (the long-term effects). For example, with funding and trained counselors as inputs, you can run counseling sessions as activities; the number of sessions delivered is an output; the observed changes in quit attempts or quit rates are outcomes; and the broader reduction in smoking in the community is the impact.

In the LOGIC model, the starting point is the resources and inputs you bring to the program. These are funding, staff, equipment, facilities, and other assets that make everything else possible. Securing these inputs is essential because you can’t plan and carry out activities without the necessary resources. Once you have these inputs, you move to the activities you can implement, then to outputs (what you produce), outcomes (the changes in participants), and finally impact (the long-term effects). For example, with funding and trained counselors as inputs, you can run counseling sessions as activities; the number of sessions delivered is an output; the observed changes in quit attempts or quit rates are outcomes; and the broader reduction in smoking in the community is the impact.