Lesson 6 Worksheet
Step Four: Selecting Intervention Components
Directions: Answers the following questions about selecting intervention approaches and activities for
your logic model. If you are targeting multiple determinants, complete a separate worksheet for each
determinant.
A. Compile information to help identify possible intervention APPROACHES.
(Later on in this worksheet you will have opportunity to identify intervention activities.)
1. Which intervention approaches (policies and programs) are likely to have the greatest
impact upon the selected determinant?
2. Which of these intervention approaches are sufficiently powerful to markedly change
each selected determinant? To answer this question, use research literature, focus
group findings, data from key informant interviews, insights from expert resource
people, and your own experience.
3. What is the evidence for the effectiveness of the intervention approaches you have
listed?
4. Which of the proposed approaches are feasible given your organization’s financial
resources, staff and program capabilities? (You may use the Feasibility Matrix on the
next page to assist you in comparing the feasibility factors of several intervention
components.)
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Feasibility Matrix
Write the intervention approaches in the top row of the matrix. Consider each area of feasibility
(for definitions of these, refer back to Lesson Six) for each of your intervention approaches.
Place an “X” in the corresponding feasibility cells that are feasible for each intervention. When
you have completed the matrix, you will have a clear visual representation of the relative
feasibility of the interventions.
Area of
Feasibility
Cultural
Intervention
Example
After-school
program
X
Political
X
Administrative
X
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
Intervention
Technical
Financial
B. Select an intervention approach.
After reviewing your answers to the questions above, select an intervention approach.
C. Compile information to help identify possible intervention activities.
1. Which possible activities (role-plays, journal assignments, etc.) related to your chosen
intervention approach can have the greatest impact upon the selected determinant?
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2. Which of the intervention activities are sufficiently powerful to markedly change each
selected determinant? To answer this question, use research literature, insights from
learning theories and behavior change models, focus group findings, data from key
informant interviews, insights from expert resource people and your own experience.
3. What is the evidence for the effectiveness of the activities you have listed?
4. Which of the proposed activities are technically feasible given your organization’s staff
and program capabilities?
D. Select specific program activities.
After reviewing your answers to the questions above, select one to three intervention
components for the determinant.
E. Assess the fit of the intervention components for your logic model.
Criteria for assessing Step Four of your logic model
1. Can the intervention approach and activities have a marked impact upon each of the
selected determinants? Do multiple intervention activities address each determinant?
2. What is the strength of the evidence that the intervention approach and activities can
improve the determinants?
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3. Is it feasible to implement the intervention approach and each of the activities?

Are they consistent with the values and social/cultural context of the community
(cultural feasibility)?
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Are the necessary organizational requirements in place (administrative feasibility)?

Do staff have the needed skills (or can they be adequately trained?) and program
resources (technical feasibility)?

Are there sufficient financial resources to sustain the intervention (financial
feasibility)?

Is there necessary political or policy support (political feasibility)?
4. Were the intervention components described in sufficient detail?
F. Write your intervention approach and activities in your logic model
template.
********Congratulations – You have developed a BDI Logic Model!!********
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Now that you have completed a mini-logic model, answer the following
questions to see if your BDI Logic Model is as strong as possible.
1. Were people with different views involved in the development of the model?

Target population members?
 Yes
 No

Staff or others with program experience?
 Yes
 No

Researchers?
 Yes
 No
2. Does the logic model reflect the understanding of the group?
 Yes  No
3. Are the items (goal, behaviors, determinants, interventions) in the correct columns of
the logic model template?
 Yes  No
4. Can other people from your agency understand your logic model? Is there enough detail
in the model so it will be useful to the people who need to begin applying it?
 Yes  No
5. To the best of your knowledge are all the relationships casual?
 Yes  No
The more "Yes" answers you have to the above questions, the more likely your logic model will
be appropriate and effective for your target population.
******* You are now ready for Lesson 7 — Getting the Most from Your Logic Model*******
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