Logic models are created as a visual representation of a community program. Theories and models of health promotion, disease prevention, and behavior change are used in the development of community health programs.

Health promotion and disease prevention approaches, such as the HBM, transtheoretical model, and SCT, are applied to motivate and promote program participant behavior change A participatory approach plays a key role in the success of community health programs.

logic model — a tool to visually present the relationships among resources that are used to implement a program, the activities planned, and the intended results of the program. program — an organized public health action or set of related activities undertaken to achieve an intended outcome. coalition — a group of people and organizations that work to address community needs and solve community problems. community engagement — the process of working collaboratively with and through groups of people to identify the health needs of community residents and strategies to address those needs.