Program Logic Model

Program Logic Model

 The program logic model provides a breakdown of the activities, processes, and resources required to ensure the successful implementation of the health education program. The team members will comprise of educators, school administrators, parents, and community leaders. With adequate funding and the availability of technologies such as social media and computers, the program will achieve the intended goals. The paper discusses the resources required in the implementation of a health education program and its benefits to the community.

The team required to implement the health education program consist of community leaders, school administrators, teachers, and parents. Both teachers and parents will guide students to follow healthy lifestyles. By consuming balanced diets and performing physical exercises, children will reduce the chances of developing chronic health conditions (Abe and Abe 3). The team will include both full-time and part-time members. The members will be responsible for organizing activities and events that would ensure children obtain health information. Besides, consultants of various health agencies can be involved to ensure the acquisition of quality health information.

The health education program will contribute to reforming the school and health settings to support the health needs of students. Through the use of appropriate technologies such as social media, internet, and electronic, the stakeholders will acquire health information that would guide them in implementing the project. Besides, social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook can facilitate the smooth flow of information between the stakeholders. Most of the students use social media in their daily lives (Price 70). Sharing health information on social media platforms would allow many children to have access and influence their lifestyles. The team members would require access to community facilities and halls to communicate to parents the strategies they can utilize in guiding their children to adopt healthy lifestyles. The team members will have to hold public meetings and forums to discuss the roles of parents and educators in implementing the health education program. Thus, these resources must be availed to ensure the successful implementation of this project.

A cost-benefit analysis would determine if the acquisition of these resources would contribute to the achievement of the program’s goals. First, social media platforms provide services to users with little or no cost. The team members would only require internet connectivity to access these online platforms. However, the planners should acquire ten computers at a total cost of $3,000. These computers would facilitate the documentation of activities and processes involved in project implementation. Besides, computers would secure health information and make it readily available when required. Subsequently, the team members will need to hire a public hall to conduct discussions and meetings. The meetings will occur once every week for a period of four months. The estimated total cost of hiring the public hall is $2,000. Therefore, the team members should source adequate funding to support the implementation of the health education project.

From the cost-benefit analysis, it is clear that the implementation of this program is essential to the community. Although a substantial amount of finances is needed to implement the project, it will achieve the intended outcomes. Parents will have access to quality health information that would guide then in influencing the behaviors of their children. Besides, educators will obtain appropriate training to acquire knowledge about health promotion and disease prevention strategies. With this knowledge, teachers will educate students on the reasons for adopting healthy lifestyles to prevent the development of illnesses. According to Brener et al., health education programs encourage students to adopt practices that enhance their well-being (5). The school should ensure the foods available in the cafeteria are healthy to influence the eating habits of students. Thus, the team should continue with the implementation of the health education program to prevent chronic illnesses among children.

However, the health education program is likely to face some risks. First, the lack of a parent’s motivation to participate in the project would make it challenging to accomplish the intended outcomes. The team members should convince all parents on how the education program would affect their children’s well-being and future. Secondly, the program might lack adequate funding to support all operations. The funding might be coming from the local government or donors. However, bureaucracies in the administration will affect the funds available for the program implementation. Finally, the lack of cohesiveness among the team members would cause conflicts. The members will take a considerable amount of time to resolve these conflicts. In the end, they will be unable to attain the intended results within the scheduled time.

In conclusion, from the discussion above, it is clear that team members must collaborate and work together to ensure the successful implementation of the health education program. The resources needed include competent team members, computers, public hall, and social media platforms. The team members should source adequate funding to ensure all activities are undertaken successfully. Therefore, with the right team and the availability of sufficient resources, the health education program will improve the well-being of children.

Works Cited

Abe, Minako, and Hiroyuki Abe. “Lifestyle medicine–An evidence based approach to nutrition, sleep, physical activity, and stress management on health and chronic illness.” Personalized Medicine Universe 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmu.2019.05.002

Brener, Nancy D., et al. “School health profiles 2016: Characteristics of health programs among secondary schools.” 2017. Retrieved from https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49431

Price, Ann M., et al. “First year nursing students use of social media within education: Results of a survey.” Nurse Education Today 61, 2018, 70-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.10.013