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    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Jan Hogle Madison, WI 53717 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Evaluation researcher at UW's Institute for Clinical & Translational Research; one of our key cores is the Community Academic Partnership Core.
    Just found out about the site at the CDC/AEA Summer Evaluation Institute in Atlanta (2008).
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    1 October 2013 Charlotte Mc Duffy North Brunswick, NJ 8902 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Small Home Business on Office Mgmt Consulting I wanted information on writing By-Laws
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Cindy Kinne Corona, CA 92882 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am an elementary school special education teacher and am attending Capella University towards my Ph.D.
    		 1st time - just checking it out
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 MOMOLU MASSAQUOI Monrovia, 10-1000 Liberia
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am graduate student at the Cuttington Graduate School. To write a paper on behavioral science.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Brenda Trigg Jackson, MS 39211 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a writer and creative director involved in efforts to improve healthcare coverage, public schools, and the environment.
    Ideas, perspectives on processes, review of basics, understanding of things I have not been involved in but desire to be (organizing groups for action)
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    1 October 2013 OLUTOSIN OLADOSU ADEBOWALE LAGOS, LAGOS 23401 NIGERIA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I AM MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN, I HAVE MASTERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS IN NIGERIA, I GRADUATED IN 2002, MY FIRST DEGREE, I STUDIED ENGLISH EDUCATION I GRADUATED IN ENGLISH EDUCATION IN 1998, I AM NOW A PROGRAMME OFFICER WITH AN NGO, THAT SPECIALISES IN AIDS AND CHILD ABUSE
    		 TO HELP IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF MY AREA THROUGH THE NGO
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Shelia Ervin Posen, IL 60469 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a student in the Master's program for Social Work
    the tool box has a lot of use information that i apply to school and church, I am involved in a lot of meetings. I would like to know do you have the information on hard copy. I do not reading on the computer it hurt my eyes, I have to look at a computer all day at work. I would love to purchase a hard copy.
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    1 October 2013 stephen shubert San Diego, CA 92104 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am the VP of Program Development for the Borrego Community Health Foundation and am very interested in methods for improving community health
    		 Just came upon the site - looking it over.
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    1 October 2013 David Wyatt Denver, CO 80218 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    VP of Perioperative Services, student in ABSC
    I see that this is used tremendously to develop programs throughout the world... An impressive tool.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Samuel Theuri Nairobi, Nairobi 254 Kenya
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Community liaison Officer - Naivasha Project creating awareness on environmental conservation and health
    Help me as a guide to planning what information to look for and how to engage the community for participation
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Sarah Castleton Christensen SLC, UT 84108 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Student pursuing an advanced degree at the University of Utah and Health Education Specialist in Salt Lake Valley.
    To brainstorm and get ideas. This site has a lot of food for thought, but generic templates such as: Org. charts, Pert Chart and marketing templates would definitely increase it's usefulness to me. I realize other software offers these things, but they are not community health related and lack the specificity that I need.
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    1 October 2013 Naomi Bradley Pasadena, CA 91104 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    editor of a magazine on faith-based community organizing; former executive director of two youth centers; currently forming an agency to assist in youth center start-ups; also work as a trainer providing advocacy training for teens in world vision usa's youth empowerment project program
    there's a lot there to look through. hopefully to design the new agency above and pass info along to others to assist in their youth center start-ups. thank you!
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    1 October 2013 Carol Mills Reserve, Louisiana 70084 Saint John Baptist
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Guidance counselor/ Coordinator for Glory Land Learning center Trying to mobilize communities
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Rosa Ines Guzman alvares Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela
    Who I am Use of CTB
    me gusta los trabajos comunitarios soy sociologa,
    soy nueva usuaria y no e podido abrir la secciones correspondientes a sus capitulos ,y me interesa leer toda la informacion.s.o.s
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Cheryl Pollock Tampa, FL 33602 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Hello. I have worked in the Tampa area as a community program specialist and organizer for more than 15 years. As an Executive Director fo the YMCA Community Initiatives Branch, I am working to create a strong, vibrant, and successful community initiatives model for one of Tampa's neediest neighborhoods.
    I would like to order the kit Attend training and communicate with others using the kit
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Sonia Strevy Marion, IN 46953 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am an RN at Indiana Wesleyan University preparing for a community initiative in Indiana to tap into currently untapped talent in the community to encourage the underepresented, underutilized, unemployed and underemployed of our community to become nurses to help meet the community nursing shortage.
    		 Networking, resources.
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    1 October 2013 Yasmirys Thais Valdeblanquez Martinexcz Maracaibo, Zulia 4004 Venezuela
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Asisti a un curso de la caja de herramientas comunitaria en Maracaibo, soy docente de enfermeria comunitaria en La Universidad del Zulia en Venezuela.
    Estoy muy motivada a incorporar las herramientas de la caja para mis actividades como docente de enfermeria comunitaria, me parecen sencillas y los mas importante que pueden dejar resultado positivo y causar un gran impacto en las comunidades.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Phillip Williams Baltimore, MD 21202 US
    Who I am Use of CTB
    During the early 70's I was part of Project NOVA, a mental health consumer advocacy organization in Los Angeles. Now I am with Bmore Housing For all which is organizing homeless persons.
    To get resources to start a training program to train a group of leaders to work with and train other members.
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    1 October 2013 Jeannette Pruett Bakersfield, CA 93308 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a new Systems Change advocate at a ilc. Your information has helped me learn so much. It would take decades to learn all this if i learned on my own. THANK YOU!
    		 I will be a better advocate. THANK YOU!
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    1 October 2013 Mohamed Bayumi Khartoum, Khartoum 249 Sudan
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I work in agriculture extension administration in federal ministry It helps me in problem identification and solving
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 brent duplessis Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    RN in process of getting MSN...Nurse 24 years...
    more information on how different communitites are affecting change in their area of influnce
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Madeleine O'Sullivan Limerick, County Limerick Republic of Ireland
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Postgraduate student studying for an MA in Peace and Development in the University of Limerick. Using resources to complete a community development project.
    Excellent resource. It would be great if you could show some real examples from ongoing or previously undertaken community development projects from various communities.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Carol Wilson-Smith Brooklyn, New York 11210 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Health Care provider based in a public hospital setting. Also involved in community activities like raising money for college scholarships for needy college students.
    I'll be looking for suggestions for involving more people in donating assistance to others.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Sylvia Millsap Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 Hopkins
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I work for the state health department. I am currently working a project to help start up coalitions in our community.
    I like the idea that it is on the internet and I can just refer the tool box for information to help guide me.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Lindsay Vernon Colorado Springs, CO 80906 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a population health nurse on an army base (it's the admin side of public health)
    In my position I am charged with developing ways to make my entire population as healthy as possible. This is not easy when the organization tends to be resistant to innovation and change. Your toolbox will help me find ways to make the needed changes and programs happen.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Rose Jemimah Nakuru, Rift Valley 254 Kenya
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a married lady who is a Sociology Lecturer at Med Training College in Nku and very interested in community development issues.
    I use the info to teach my students and also to gather more knowledge since I plan to open a poverty-alleviating NGO in the near future.
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    1 October 2013 Stephen Drost Lakeside, NB E5N 7G7 Canada
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a social worker and have been doing community work for almost twenty years. The CTB is a very useful resource full of rich valuable lessons in best practices. Thanks
    I have been using it for specific issues realted to program development. The trouble shooting links are very helpful.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Spring Allison Amarillo, TX 79101 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am the Primary Prevention Coordinator for Family Support Services in Amarillo.
    The information that CTB has provide has given me a great start to what seems to be a difficult process. It has given me a guide to get started.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 ,
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a Community Health Worker for the Department of Health. We are working on a low fat milk initiative in hopes that we can get the community to understand that small changes in one's diet and the implementation of physical activity can help prevent or delay the on set of certain chronic diseases.
    I am planning to use CTB as a resource means towards the approaches I will be taking while out in the community.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Huan Xu Beijing, 100050 China
    Who I am Use of CTB
    researcher on public health policy and management I whould like to share experience of CTB and improve my research
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 amelia dumaoang San Fernando City, La Union 2500 Philippines
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I'm doctor Amelia D Dumaoang, a part time lecturer of Advocacy and Health Care, International Management, Policy in managment and Neurophysiology at the College of Physical Therapy, Health Services Management, LORMA Colleges, San Fernando City La Union Philippines
    I'm using the site because it helps a lot in my syllabus in the courses that I teach especially advocacy. It is valuable coz there are examples that demonstrate the principles involved. My students are also being referred in this site.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Robert Marshall Providence, RI 02908-5097 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am Asst. Director of Health in RI and a clinical Assoc Prof at Brown Medical School (Public Health)
    We are starting up a new public health institute trying to link academic programs with community based organizations. Right now I am looking for "off the shelf" assessmet tool that could be used in the community for various health risks.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Cynthia Stark-Wickman Friday Harbor, WA 98250 San Juan County
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Executive Coordinator of the coalition since August 2006; we are in our fifth year as a coalition, and our fourth year as a DFC grantee. We are working on updating our sustainability plan.
    I am researching for processes and examples of sustainability plans relative to coalition work.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Wilson Nharingo Johannesburg, Gauteng 2090 South Africa
    Who I am Use of CTB
    In have joined an organisation focusing on sexual and reproductive health as an External Relations-New Business Manager.
    		 searching for information on Health advocacy and communication
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Dwight Walker Plainfield, NJ 7062 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I have been in the real estate business for 20 years, 15 of them as a housing development specialist and 5 years as an Chief Executive Officer of a housing development corporation building affordable and market rate housing.Competitive CityBusiness, Community Developer of the Year Award National Crime Prevention Council Award Responsible for the construction and sell of Grace Estates a 23- unit 3.6 million dollar town home complex. Responsible for developing the first Home Ownership Program for the Newark Housing Authority of Mount Pleasant Estates a 51-unit town home complex.
    As a resource guide for dealing with issues in working with my clients in my consultant business.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Nash Aragam Johnson City, TN 37601 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a DrPH student and a Research Associate with the new School of Public Health at East Tennessee State University. This is my second career undertaking after a successful first career as a Computer Systems Engineer and Consultant.
    I will be using the CTB as a resource for my elective course on Evidence Based Public Health.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 luis alberto diaz luna carcas, DC venezuela
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Soy Director de Desarrollo Social de ZTE, empresa china fabricante de equipos de telecomunicaciones. Actualmente en mi pais Venezuela, se estan iniciando planes masivos de instalacion de infraestructura de telecomunicaciones a gran escala y tendremos la posibilidad de dotar de telefonos y internet a poblaciones "excluidas" del desarrollo y con poblacion estimada entre 500 y 2000 familias. Mi intencion es organizar un grupo multisectorial que inicie actividades concretas de promocion de desarrollo social en estas poblacions apenas se finalice con la instalacion de la tecnologia y proomcionando el "empoderamiento" local
    L adeseo usar como referencia a todas las actividades y procesos que estarian implicados en un objetivo de estas caracteristicas y, si contamos con los recursos, crear herramientas web que luego puedan ser usadas por las comunidades como herramientas del proceso.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Peter Giacobbi Gainesville, Florida 32605 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I will be at UK Feb. 6 and 7 as a candidate for the assistant professor position in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science and the Institute for Life Span Studies.
    Primarily as a researcher but also as a community liason for joint programs between KU and community organizations/people in the greater Lawrence area.
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    1 October 2013 JORGE FEDERICO PATINO CORREAL Pereira, Risaralda Colombia
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Dios los bendiga por esta oportunidad que brindan de ayudar a fundaciones y paises como el de nosotros que tiene tanta problematica en la ninez, en las mujeres y los ancianos, trabajamos con nuestra fundacion FIRES en prevencion de drogodependencia para ninos, maltrato intrafamiliar y con el grupo de la tercera edad, pero aqui en nuestra poblacion es muy dificil hacer el trabajo por que los recursos casi siempre son canalizados hacia las mismas personas y nos ha tocado trabajar en colegios, comunas y barrios casi gratis, pero realmente es muy dificil trabajar asi.
    Que nos tengan en cuenta, nuestra fundacion ya tiene 5 anos, estamos legalmente registrados, tenemos pacto de transparencia con la alcaldia de Pereira, queremos trabajar es nuesto mayor deseo vr uno ninos mas saludables, hogares mas integros y ancianos mas felices
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 natividad garcia alvarez gijon, Asturias 33201 Espana
    Who I am Use of CTB
    psicologa clinica, despacho privado como formadora cree que me ayudara, aun no lo he visualizado.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Sue Basta Georgetown, Ohio 45121-1497
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Educational Programs Coordinator for HEALTH-UC,the outreach center of the University of Cincinnati AHEC Program
    Have used it over the past 6-8 years with various community health promotion programs and Coalitions. Really find it helpful and I really like the new set-up! Thanks so much!
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Heila Jooste Nelspruit, Mpumalanga South Africa 1200 Other
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am the Provincial Manager for Health Promotion in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.
    I have just received the e-mail and was amazed at the quality and quantity of infomration available. I will most definately make use of this service in the future.
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    1 October 2013 jolene edwards visalia, California 93291
    Who I am Use of CTB
    later later
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    1 October 2013 Johan Van Tonder Johannesburg, Gauteng
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Architect in South Africa involved with developing Intentional Community /Missionary station in rural areas for previously disadvantaged people who needs poverty alleviation assistance.
    		 For general research and startup problems.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Karen Schalker kansas city, Missouri 64110
    Who I am Use of CTB
    NCADD-KC Prevention Specialist
    Overview and introduction of tool to C2000 teams in Cass and Jackson Coutnies, MO.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Steven Nimmo Toronto, Ontario M4M-1C5 Canada
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am a Harm reduction Worker working at Eva's Satellite Youth Shelter. I deal with youth 16yr to 24yr who have substance issues.
    I find the information usful in a day to day approach and will pass this along to my co-workers.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Christina Bentch Brooklyn, New York 11225
    Who I am Use of CTB
    Communtiy Organizing student at the Hunter College School of Social Work.
    What would be great to see more of is how to execute certain tasks as they relate to the tactics of the overall strategy. How do you exactly (FOIL)information --Freedom of information act? How do you organize a press conference? How do you get papers to pick-up your press release? Organizers have a difficult time navigating the esoteric tidbits. The CTB is an awsome resource, I plan to spread the word. Please don't stop with the great work you are putting into the Community toolbox!
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Cynthia Moon Dayton, OH 45404 US
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I have recently accepted the position of Sickle Cell Outreach and Newborn Screening Coordinator for The West Central Ohio Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center.
    I am using CTB to gain insight for planning, organizing and running an effective advisory committee.
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    1 October 2013 Tilton Davis Red Wing, MN 55066 USA
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am the Sexual Assault Multidisciplinary Action Response Team (SMART) Coordinator for Goodhue County, MN. I have been in the position for about 6 months, and am working with about 25 community professionals to write a Community Needs Assessment in 1-2 years. My Team represents five County disciplines: advocacy, corrections, law enforcement, medical, and legal (County Attorney). The goal is to create Best Practices protocols for the five professional groups in order to achieve our misssion: The Goodhue County SMART fosters a unified interagency, survivor centered, and culturally competent response to those experiencing sexual violence.
    I am gathering information to better understand basic assessment processes, terminology, and crticial evaluation methodology.
    Date Name City,State/Province Zip Country
    1 October 2013 Thembile Mohlonyane Pretoria (Tshwane), Gauteng ZA South Africa
    Who I am Use of CTB
    I am busy trying to roll out a project to relieve hardships of the poor in the country.I am an acting secretary of an organisation dealing with this kind of prblems,without any skills I may not be able to succeed.
    Ever since I found the site,I have been able to see issues that were actually hindering my progress and am now able to focus on the bigger picture and not on challenges.I am busy setting up the systems to move forward and the site is very helpful when it comes to capacity building,the basics.

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