For this assignment, you will be using a Theory of Change model to help further plan your intervention. A Theory of Change model provides a road map of the

For this assignment, you will be using a Theory of Change model to help further plan your intervention. A Theory of Change model provides a road map of the inputs, activities, outcomes, and goals of an intervention.

Assignment Instructions

In this assignment, you will outline the internal and external stakeholders, the activities each stakeholder will partake in, and the short-term and long term goals of the intervention. Use the Theory of Change Template [PPTX] to complete your submission for this assignment.

• Note: Please delete the explanatory text from the template before turning in your assignment. The explanatory text is there to help guide you through the process of creating your own Theory of Change model, but should not be included in what you turn in.

A clear Theory of Change (ToC) model connects inputs to activities to outputs in a way that someone viewing the model can easily interpret. Another way to think of this is, you want any public health practitioner to pick up your ToC and understand each role and the impact of the inputs, activities, and outcomes of the intervention. As you are working on your assignment, be sure your ToC is comprehensive and includes:

• Intervention Overview.
• Resources/inputs (organizational plan).
• Activities (stakeholder/participants actions).
• Goal.
• Measures of success.
• Outputs.
• Outcomes.
• Overall Impact.

Your assignment submission will be assessed on:

• Provide an overview of the intervention.
  • The overview should:
    • Outline the public health problem.
    • Identify the target population.
    • Summarize the intervention and clearly identify the behavior theory upon which the intervention is based.
• Identify the inputs needed for the intervention to be successful.
  • Identify the stakeholders needed for this intervention. As you are identifying potential stakeholders ask yourself:
    • Why is this stakeholder group important to the success of the intervention?
  • Identify the resources and any other funding needed for the intervention to be successful. As you are identifying any needed resources or funding, ask yourself:
    • How will this resource or funding be used during the intervention or project?
    • Where will this resource or funding come from?
  • Outline the activities that each stakeholder group will participate in.
    • As you are outlining the activities ask yourself:
      • What is the evidence-based support for this activity?
      • What will be the stakeholder group(s) role in the activity?
      • Why is this activity important to the success of your intervention or project?
  • Outline outputs that will measure the initial implementation of your intervention or project.
    • As you are outlining the outputs, ask yourself:
      • What is the evidence-based support for this activity?
      • What will be the stakeholder group(s) role in the activity?
      • Why is this activity important to the success of your intervention or project?
  • Outline outputs that will measure the initial implementation of your intervention or project.
    • As you are outlining the outputs, ask yourself:
      • What must happen for this intervention to be implemented?
      • Are the goals in one sentence using SMART format?
      • What is your rationale for targeting these measures of success?
  • Present two program-specific outcomes for your intervention or project. As you develop outcomes, ask yourself:
    • How will these outcomes demonstrate the intervention is moving in the right direction?
    • How do these outcomes align with your overall measures of success?
  • Explain the overall impact goal of your intervention or project.
    • Is the goal written in one sentence using SMART format?
  • Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.

The Public Health Masters Program Library GuideLinks to an external site. and Writing CenterLinks to an external site. may be helpful resources.

Submission Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting. See Evidence and APALinks to an external site..
• Number of resources: Minimum of two professional, scholarly references.
• Length of submission: A complete and clear Theory of Change Template [PPTX].
• Font and font size: Any APA-approved font.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 1: Explain the social and behavioral factors that impact the health of individuals and populations.
  • Explain the overall impact goal of the intervention or project.
• Competency 4: Design an evidence-based, population-based intervention.
  • Provide an overview of the intervention.
  • Identify the internal and external stakeholders needed for the intervention to be successful.
  • Outline the activities that the internal stakeholder group will participate in.
  • Outline the activities that the external stakeholder group will participate in.
  • Outline output as measures of success for the initial implementation of the intervention or project.
  • Present two program specific outcomes for the intervention or project.
• Competency 6: Communicate audience-appropriate public health content in a logically structured and concise manner, writing clearly with correct use of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and APA style.
  • Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.