Initiation Stage
Goal: Provide community-specific information
• Conduct in-service training on Community Readiness for those involved in the study.
• Plan publicity efforts associated with start-up of initiatives.
• Attend meetings to provide updates on progress of the initiatives.
• Conduct interviews with community members to identify gaps in the initiatives, improve
existing initiatives and identify key places to post information.
• Begin research for additional resources and potential funding.
• Begin some basic evaluation efforts.