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First Name: Laura
Last Name: King
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I managed a grant funded youth development project in Austin Texas.
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First Name: Suzanne
Last Name: Kulik
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I am the administrative director of the Nonprofit Center at the School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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First Name: Kay
Last Name: Leeper
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Community Health Nurse Iowa Heard your presentation at APHA
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First Name: Evelyn
Last Name: Acheson
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I am teaching an internet course in community health nursing and am looking for resources to use to assist our students with community assignments. This site looks very helpful.
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First Name: Colleen
Last Name: Hughes
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Am working with a team of a health educator and PhD Epidemiologist to initiate programs in chronic disease prevention and injury control (eg. violence prevention, unintentional injury prevention, etc...) We are open to any suggestions, etc. We intend to do a community assessment to find out what is available already and where the gaps are and try to get the community agencies work collaboratively to help resolve some of these problems in a prevention mode. Do you know of resources for a good community assessment tool? Do you know of any communities doing any of this work already? Thank you in advance, Colleen C. Hughes, RN, PhD Assistant Division Director, Community and Clinical Health Services, Washoe County District Health Department, 1001 East Ninth Street, Reno, Nv. 89431 (702)328-2442
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First Name: Real
Last Name: Lacombe
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I'm the coordinator of the Quebec Healthy Cities Network, a 10 years old movement that presently includes 115 municipalities. Our Web site is close to completion and will include, among other things, the just published directory of our network (with a listing of more than 850 community development projects). But you wil need an English/French dictionary to go through it. We hope to be online soon after Christmas. A warm wellcome to all !
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: DeChiara
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Vince, thought I'd offically log-on. Hope all is well. Look forward to working together more.
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First Name: Charles
Last Name: Fagerstrom
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Currently the administer of a small hospital in rural Alaska. Interested in building a healthier and stronger community.
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First Name: Shelby
Last Name: Larsen
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I am the Administrator of Health Facilities Licensing & Certification, State of Alaska. I am working on a project which will require rural communities and hospitals to evauate the health care services in their communities to determine what the community needs are and how the hospital can network with other health care providers in the community.
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First Name: Joyanne
Last Name: Bloom
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Health promoter with the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and coordinator for Juneau's Mayor's Task Force on Youth
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First Name: Janis
Last Name: Koenig
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Iam a Program and Community Activities Coordinator on a research project, "Savannah River Region Health Information System" we are located in the Dept. of Biometry & Epidemiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. The community activity part of the project is new to me, so I am interested in learning all I can. I found your site very helpful.
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Sparks
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I have heard great things about this page. I am looking forward to spending time exploring. Michael Sparks
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First Name: Omar
Last Name: Khan
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I work for a USAID Cooperating Agency, focusing on health and population issue sin developing countries.
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First Name: katie
Last Name: sanborn
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I really appreciate the "tool box", I'll be sharing the information and implementing some of the methods provided by your site with the coalitions I'm working with in Maine.
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First Name: Karen
Last Name: Grover
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YouthFriend Coordinator, Center School District
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First Name: Del
Last Name: Meier
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I'm an RN, Health Educator and work on several community collaboratives in Salina. We have lots of great people here who work well together on community improvement issues!
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First Name: Carolyn
Last Name: Fruthaler MD
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Director of Grayson Co Health Dept, TX (about 60 miles n. of Dallas)
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First Name: Connie
Last Name: Kohler
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Assistant professor of health behavior in school of public health. Work with county hospital and other sites serving uninsured and underserved populations.
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First Name: neil
Last Name: moore
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actively involved in the development of one model of community policing in the midwest. The model is based in part on attaching one police officer to an active neighborhood assoc. to assist them in non-emergency problem- solving and in improving quality of life issues. Currently have 150 Neighborhood Lialson Officers assigned. They are doing many great things!!
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First Name: Brian
Last Name: Westfield
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Most interested in healthy communities. Currently involved in effort to identify role of nursing in primary care in years 2003-2005.
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First Name: Dana
Last Name: Brown
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Working in local govt agency in Wichita-Sedgwick County to build a community coalition through Building Communities Inside Out approach. Mission is to reduce infant mortality in a 3-zip code area where incidence is higher than nat'l avg. Funded for 4 yrs. with Fed $. Need assistance with coalition-building.
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First Name: Gretchen
Last Name: Kinder
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Health services researcher for UMass Medical Center; Action Team Coordinator for the Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities
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First Name: John
Last Name: Sullivan
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I am the real John Sullivan (not that other guy who beat me to the guest book). I came to this realization after one brief moment of deja vu...or did I just dream that I was experiencing deja vu? It is with that degree of certainty that I proclaim I am John Sullivan. Truth be known I am just one of 300,000+ pedestrians in Wichita looking for ways to make things work. My preliminary review has me believing this site can help (have I thought that before?). Does the occurrence of one thought prove our existence as Descartes believed? I don't know. The dream of a deja vu experience ought to mean something, shouldn't it?
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First Name: carol
Last Name: england
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I work as the Community Health Planner for the Cecil County Health Department, Elkton, MD 21921, and we have had seven Community Task Groups working on local health problems for the past two years to develop local health plans. We are now getting to the implementation phase, but for some things we still need baseline data.
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First Name: Sara
Last Name: Berger
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I work as a researcher at the University of New Mexico, evaluating school-based health centers and also coalitions addressing teen pregnancy prevention in Arizona.
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First Name: Paul
Last Name: langlotz
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Director of Development for the Whittier Rio Hondo AIDS Project. Always looking for support, guidence, grants and referrals so we can best serve our clients.
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First Name: Margie
Last Name: Gentzel
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I serve as the Legislative Liaison for Californians for Inclusive Schools
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First Name: Frederick
Last Name: Hayes
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Great idea! Much thanks for the time and effort. Looking forward to completion! Cheers, Rick
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First Name: Marian
Last Name: McDermed
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I'm beginning a new job in a few days - that of Program Director for a local volunteer agency. In order to not walk in on my first day totally ignorant, I hopped on the Net to see what I could find. And my first try was a veritable gold mine! I landed right here! Even though I can't print or download everything (YET!), I've learned much already. Now I've gone from merely excited about my new position to 'through the stratosphere' on the excitement scale. THANKS!
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First Name: Kelly
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Just wanted to say hi, you're doing good work, I recommend this site to my students.
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First Name: Joan
Last Name: Wrynn
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I am a graduate student in the Community & Social Psychology program at UMASS Lowell.
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First Name: Dixie
Last Name: Ray
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Last Name: Churchill
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I'm assistant city manager of Charlottesville, VA and work extensively with neighborhoods in their organization, issue identification, and problem-solving. I have come accross the Community Tool Box through alumni news. I am a 1987 graduate of the Stene Program in Public Administration. I look forward to networking the resources available to the many organizations in Charlottesville.
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First Name: Mary Jayne
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Interested in community coalitions because of their ability to impact tobacco-use reduction through the enactment of local ordinances.
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First Name: Brian
Last Name: Weir
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I am a research analyst with the Oregon Health Divsion and the Multnomah County Health Department. I am currenly working on a Healthy Start project, and am particularly interested in how to evaluate the collaboration between the County Health Department, community members and agencies, and the community coallition.
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First Name: Judy
Last Name: Neely
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I'm a student in the MPH-Kansas program offered through KU. I'm interested in graduate level courses offered through KU that can be taken in their entirety over the Internet. Any suggestions??
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First Name: Carol
Last Name: Blocker
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I am a Real Estate Broker that has my own office in Marysville,Ks. I have been active in community betterment efforts by working in the remodeling of an old Methodist Church,into a Fine Arts Gallery ( nearly completed after five years ), I am on the city Planning Commission, I am a board member of the Chamber of Commerce and am active in that area, as well as our Travel & Tourism committee to promote more tourism into this area. I am also involved in a few other organizations and keep activly involved there also. I am married (nearly 30 years) and have one grandchild. I am concerned about todays youth and want to help in areas that will help the youth of today and tommorrow. I would like to see the smoking issues and drug issues strongly dealt with. I have two daughters, one (a mom ) is an Insurance agent, Our youngest daughter is a student at KU Med. She is studying to be an Occupational Therapist. My husband works for a Fertilizer Co and Grain Elevator. He has been working there for nearly 26 years. He thinks it's time to retire but I say we are to young yet. Ha Ha. I was introduced to this program today and do have an interest in it. I hope to be of some assistance when working with the different committees.
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First Name: Robert
Last Name: Marshall
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Asst Dir of Health (RI) responsible for community affairs, legislative policy and communications.
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Mother National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Administrator President Elect North Dakota Chemical Health Partnership Board Member Bismarck/Mandan Chemical Health Foundation Regional Advisory Board Member Just Say No/Youth Power Dakotas
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First Name: Sue
Last Name: Evans
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I am a Jayhawk fan!!
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Health Director for City of Waterbury, CT Department of Public Health. Heard about you at APHA and interested in exploring the Tool Box for local community groups.
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Last Name: Alewine
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I am the Director of the Missouri CHART (Community Health Assessment Resource Team). We have been extensively involved in coalition development, community assessment, leadership training, issue prioritization, etc. for the past 3 years. I have a vast amount of information (i.e. a series of 5 manuals on the CHART Process, data resources, community development materials, etc) that I believe would be useful to add to the site. Missouri has a very strong state level partnership whose members include the MO DOH, the hospital assoc. the medical assocs, nursing, universities, - 30 in all, who support the CHART model, and who work through their members to improve health status in Missouri communities. I love this site - I saw your presentation at APHA. As a member of the Coalition for Healthier Cities & Communities in the U.S., I also support the development of one site, and I believe this one is it. Great work - I think you'll see tremendous use of the site, especially once the word gets out to a broader audience.
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First Name: Susanna
Last Name: Cyphers
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I am a graduate student in Public Health at West Virginia University. I am currently completing my practicum at a local health department in Morgantown, WV.
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First Name: Diane
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I work in health education in relation to environmental health and environmentally contaminated sites with potential/possible human exposures.
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First Name: Karla
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Consultant in coalition development, policy and media advocacy.
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First Name: Sandy
Last Name: Minor
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Ph.D. student in Health Studies at Texas Woman's University, specializing in worksite health promotion.
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social work student from Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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City planner for the Cincinnati City Planning Department.
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First Name: Sheri
Last Name: Denk
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I am a fulltime Graduate student at UMASS Lowell, majoring in Community Social Psychology. I am also the Teachimg Assistant in Womens Studies at the University.
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I manage the Community Environmental Health Assessment project at NACCHO (the National Association of County and City Health Officials) - a membership association serving the nation's local health officials. We are always looking for additional resources which our members may find useful - thanks for some great information.
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