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Table 1 Logic map for the proposed environmental scan on community-based health and wellness literacy initiatives (CBHWLI)

From: Health and well-being literacy initiatives focusing on immigrant communities: an environmental scan protocol to identify "what works and what does not"

Steps

Aim

Inputs

Activities

Key circles

Outputs

Outcomes

Scoping review of published documents to gather published information

• Summarize the existing literature regarding health & wellbeing literacy

• Determine the research gaps

Scoping review

• Grey literature review

• Preliminary information search

• Brainstorming session to develop search terms and databases

• Refine search strategy

• Research team

• Librarian

• Citizen researcher from the community

• Environmental scan report

• Summary of the existing literature

• Obtain a clear sense of available research

• Increased knowledge on the topic

Internet scan to review the existing health and wellbeing literacy initiatives

• Identify the existing CBHWLIs

• Inventory the mode of operations and logistical requirements

• Comprehensive Web search

• Preliminary information search

• Brainstorming session to develop search terms, and databases

• Refine search string, strategy

• Research team

• Communication experts

• Citizen researcher from the community

• Environmental scan report

• Identify existing mode of operations

• Identify potential logistical needs

• Obtain a clear sense of available models of CBHWLIs

• Increased knowledge on the topic

Key informant interviews to gather professional information from unpublished sources

• Gather a full range of perspectives on CBHWLIs

• Key informant interviews:

a. Identifying key informants through stakeholder analysis

b. Engagement (recruitment)

c. Interviews

d. Data transcription

e. Data analysis and presentation

• Collect feedback from stakeholders

• Establish partnerships

• Share findings from the literature review with stakeholders

• Research team

• Stakeholders

• Community champions

• Citizen researcher from the community

• Environmental scan report

• Identify key issues and priorities

• Receive practical comments from the stakeholders to incorporate in the next steps of full project development

• Community champions have an increased understanding about the CBHLI

• Their points of view are noted for further exploration into having them as a partner, if needed

Community engagement for lay perspective

• Understand community perspectives on CBHWLIs

• Understand community’s knowledge, attitude and practice towards CBHWLIs

• Acquire in-depth narratives

• Focus group discussions:

a. Identify participants

b. Engagement (recruitment)

c. Focus group discussions

d. Data transcription, analysis, and presentation

• Engagement

• Conduct focus groups with participant groups

• Complete survey questionnaires with participant groups

• Data analysis

• Update project stakeholders on findings of the focus groups and surveys

• Research team

• Community champions

• Citizen researcher from the community

• Environmental scan report

• Identify community perspectives on the possible CBHWLI

• Identify community members’ perceptions that may influence CBHWLI initiation

• The research team increases their knowledge of how to communicate effectively with community people

• Community participants increase their knowledge, skills, and confidence in engaging in a CBHWLI initiative