The component model of infrastructure: A practical approach to understanding public health program infrastructure

S.R. Lavinghouze, K. Snyder and P.P. Rieker

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 8, e14-e24

Abstract: Functioning program infrastructure is necessary for achieving public health outcomes. It is what supports program capacity, implementation, and sustainability. The public health program infrastructure model presented in this article is grounded in data from a broader evaluation of 18 state tobacco control programs and previous work. The newly developed Component Model of Infrastructure (CMI) addresses the limitations of a previous model and contains 5 core components (multilevel leadership, managed resources, engaged data, responsive plans and planning, networked partnerships) and 3 supporting components (strategic understanding, operations, contextual influences). The CMI is a practical, implementation-focused model applicable across public health programs, enabling linkages to capacity, sustainability, and outcome measurement.

Keywords: article; government; health care planning; health services research; human; leadership; nonbiological model; organization and management; program evaluation; public health service; resource allocation; smoking; United States, Health Planning; Humans; Leadership; Models, Organizational; Organizational Case Studies; Program Evaluation; Public Health Administration; Resource Allocation; Smoking; State Government; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302033

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