title: The component model of infrastructure: a practical approach to understanding public health program infrastructure.
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.
authors.affiliation: S. René Lavinghouze is with the Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Kimberly Snyder is with ICF International, Atlanta, GA. Patricia P. Rieker is with Boston University and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: S René
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lavinghouze
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Patricia P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Rieker
mesh_terms: D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011635:Public Health Administration; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000458:organization & administration; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States