It is important to engage community stakeholders to co-create and refine Health TAPESTRY in the early phases of the program implementation. This approach ensures ongoing community engagement. Things to consider:
- Perform an environmental scan of community resources in your area that could become partners or have overlapping missions or goals
- Conduct focus groups/persona scenarios; see Co-developing the Project
- Engage in community organization consultations; see Engaging with the Community
- Identify the needs or gaps that need to be addressed in the community
- Identify Key Stakeholders