Last updated: 15-Jan-2007
Logic Model and Data Organization
Various logic models relating to tobacco control have been designed, ranging from simple to more complex. The logic model proposed by the Centres for Disease Control in the US, with some minor modifications, is shown on the following page.[1] (See Appendix B for a brief overview of logic models. Note that a version of the following framework has also been developed for tobacco control interventions with youth.[2])
The following intermediate outcomes from the model serve as the outline for this section of the report, which will describe and evaluate tobacco control strategies.
- Interventions to reduce initiation rates, especially among youth
- Interventions to increase cessation rates
- Interventions to reduce ETS exposure, especially in children.[3]
[1] Centers for Disease Control. Advancing Tobacco Control through Evidence-Based Programs. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/promising_practices/tobacco/opportunities.htm (accessed October 2004).
[2] Centers for Disease Control. Preventing the Initiation of Tobacco Use Among Young People. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/evaluation_manual/appendixb.html#a (accessed October 2004).
[3] The Healthy People 2010 project in the US distinguishes the three categories from a fourth category of environmental policies involving legislation / regulations on how tobacco is sold, priced, promoted and used in public.
The Cancer Council of Australia identifies a fourth category which falls under the controversial area of harm reduction: reduce the exposure of users to the harmful health consequences of tobacco products. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a different fourth category, namely identifying populations disproportionately affected by tobacco use and eliminating such disparities.