NSW Health is committed to the development of evidence based policies and programs and the ongoing review and evaluation of existing programs. This guide has been developed to support NSW ​Health staff in the development of program logic and its use in informing population health program planning, implementation and evaluation.

This guide promotes a planned and structured approach to developing program logic and includes information on:

• the meaning and purpose of program logic
  
• when and how to develop program logic
  
• how program logic can be used, with a particular focus on planning an evaluation.​