Guestbook entries

Submitted:
First Name: Kay C.
Last Name: Figueroa
City/Town: Woodbridge
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am starting a new class Essentials of Public Health,this is essentially new tome, because i have concentrated in Intencive Care, Emergency Room Nursing and had not given though of Public health untill I began reading my text. I assume this "CTB" is the best place to start inforaging substancefor success in this course and use as a resource for future learning.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a learning and continuous resource.
Submitted:
First Name: Jeramy
Last Name: Saltser
City/Town: New York
State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Google <a href="http://google.com">google</a>
Submitted:
First Name: Nisha
Last Name: Botchwey
City/Town: Charlottesville
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an Associate Professor of Planning and Public Health and teach courses at this intersection. I also developed a model curriculum for built environment and health courses, or health communities courses. The curriculum is available at http://faculty.virginia.edu/nbotchwey/BuiltEnvironmentandHealthCurriculum.htm Take a look. I posted a link to your site on my website under additional resources.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I add a link from my model curriculum website to yours.
Submitted:
First Name: Ghulam
Last Name: Qader
City/Town: Kabul
State/Province: Kabul
Country: Afghanistan
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a public health practitioner. I am working for a non-for profit organization
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Laurel
Last Name: Elmer
City/Town: Washington DC
State/Province: Washington DC
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
consultant
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Ruth
Last Name: Kock
City/Town: Osceola
State/Province: WI
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am trying to develop a staff orientation manual for a family child care. Preschool 3-5 year olds.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Some examples of training manuals
Submitted:
First Name: Ezra
Last Name: Helfand
City/Town: East Brunswick
State/Province: New Jesey
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work as Public Information Specialist for The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County, Inc. NCADD is a non-profit, community-based health organization providing prevention, education, information and referral services to county residents, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, municipal alliances, and social service agencies.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Don't know yet. Just started looking around.
Submitted:
First Name: George
Last Name: Omondi
City/Town: Kisumu
State/Province: Nyanza
Country: Kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a community worker who is very keen on CTB
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This would be very valuable to me because of my previous training in Community Health and Development, but most importantly my positive aptitude to working with rural communities
Submitted:
First Name: Lauralyn
Last Name: Houle
City/Town: High Level
State/Province: Alberta
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a instructor for a northern college. One of my classes in the fall is Community and Organizations. I am currently looking for projects, teahings that may be useful for classroom learnings.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
see above
Submitted:
First Name: Christine
Last Name: Peterson
City/Town: Lenexa
State/Province: Kansas
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a 50+ yr old female, who has finished a degree in Spanish (bilingual for over 35 years). I work at the military library in Fort Leavenworth and part time at the Olathe Public Library. My goal is to complete a professional degree in Library Science. (I want to be a bilingual librarian when I grow up!)Libraries play an important role in community building. I have heard about your effort through REFORMA, the national association organization of librarians and support staff, who are dedicated in promoting Library information and services to Latinos and the Spanish speaking.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am still exploring the site in Spanish. I teach librarians Spanish for library use. Your site is a resource I have shared with other librarians working with Latin American and Spanish speaking patrons.
Submitted:
First Name: Marybeth
Last Name: Johns
City/Town: Wilmington
State/Province: DE
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Would like to use the Workstation and Resources
Submitted:
First Name: Barbara
Last Name: Hale
City/Town: Juneau
State/Province: AK
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)Administrator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Referring our partners to your site with regard to the CHIPRA outreach and enrollment funding.
Submitted:
First Name: Julius
Last Name: Lentawa
City/Town: Nairobi
State/Province: Rittvalley
Country: Kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a community mobilizer working for a child based organization and I am professionally trained on ECCD and community development
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
CTB will be a soo much resource tool for me as I am planning trainings and child best approaches in management i congratulate you for your wonderful and best materials and a tiresome research which costed you alot bravo!
Submitted:
First Name: Roberto
Last Name: Matus
City/Town: Sunnyside
State/Province: WA
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Executive Director of private non-profit affecting community change through the practice of service model in leadership.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Developing community coalitions for asset-based community development.
Submitted:
First Name: Crystal
Last Name: Hollon
City/Town: Albuquerque
State/Province: NM
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Community Svcs. Director at S.A.F.E. House. I provide education, outreach and awareness to the community about domestic violence and agency services. I also direct the volunteer program for the agency.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
After reading the resources you offer, I like the information about volunteer recruitment and retention as well as info about the broader community outreach about health issues.
Submitted:
First Name: Melodie
Last Name: Shrader
City/Town: Henderson
State/Province: KY
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am working on developing a white paper to propose a healthy community project in my hometown
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Looking for ideas, stats and resources
Submitted:
First Name: Mininder
Last Name: Kaur
City/Town: Lawrence
State/Province: Kansas
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a physician by training and have been volunteering to provide medical relief in Haiti for the last 5 years. I have realized that economic development and health go hand in glove and am passionate about doing what it takes to help people help themselves.I am currently pursuing a certification through KU and am the director of economic development for Sonje Ayiti, a non profit working in the region of Limonade, Haiti.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have only recently been introduced to this resource and will be evaluating it for myself as i become more familiar with it.
Submitted:
First Name: Megan
Last Name: Fitzpatrick
City/Town: Tampa
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a board-certified music therapist currently in graduate school working towards my master's in social work.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Using this website as a resource for a graduate level social work class called Macro Practice Seminar.
Submitted:
First Name: Tammy
Last Name: Cook
City/Town: Whitesburg
State/Province: Kentucky
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a NUPA Coordinator at Cowan Elementary k-8 Nutrition and physical activity
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have found that this is an interest, concern for everyone and can unite us all in a effort to work for a goal of an healthy generation. To improve the health of everyone we come in contact with and to reach out to those who want to get involved and encourage everyone to do so.
Submitted:
First Name: John
Last Name: Elianu
City/Town: Kampala
State/Province: Central
Country: Uganda
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am working for African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)as Project Officer maternal and child health especially the community safe motherhood components. My work gives me opportunity to interact with community members, families, local leaders and authorities on how to improve the maternal and general health of the communities I work with.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
The information in the tool box has helped me to learn how to mobilise, involve, plan, and empower communities to take charge of their health. I have also gained skills on community participatory approaches, training skills, advocacy, partnership and resource mobilisation. I am very greatful to you for this free resource. John
Submitted:
First Name: Teodoro
Last Name: Brooks
City/Town: Bronx
State/Province: Nerw York
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
B.A. Lehman College( Health Ed / Promotion. Health Department Employee ( Health Inspector )
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Use the site to become a better Health Profesional.
Submitted:
First Name: Agathi
Last Name: Vallianatos
City/Town: Brooklyn
State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Teresa
Last Name: Vasas
City/Town: Charleston
State/Province: SC
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Registered Nurse looking to form a charity to meet needs of vulnerable children; from basic needs of food and shelter to health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I just found the CTB so I am not sure at this point. I am hoping to find some creative ideas for implementation.
Submitted:
First Name: Ella
Last Name: Harris
City/Town: Savannah
State/Province: Georgia
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hi I am a mom of three and this is my first semester back at school. I am attending Liberty University and I would like to use the web site for research on the homeless population to help with my research paper.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I would like to use this web site to do research for my paper.
Submitted:
First Name: Ulrick
Last Name: Jean Claude
City/Town: Petion Ville
State/Province: Ouest
Country: Haiti
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Development Community Driven professional in Haiti, my country. I am working as a facilitator and trainer. I earned a Master's degree in projects management
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Consult available documents via the net. I would like to access PDF version of documents.
Submitted:
First Name: Dee
Last Name: Whitsend
City/Town: Toowoomba
State/Province: Queensland
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I think this is a great site - I refer my students to it all the time. I work in community as well as train.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Liaqat
Last Name: Ali Khan
City/Town: Bahawalpur
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am working as senior community mobilizer at WWF Pakistan Project Office Bahawalpur.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have visited the site today first time and have found it quite in accordance with my needs.
Submitted:
First Name: Carsella
Last Name: David
City/Town: Sulphur
State/Province: LA
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am starting a mentoring program. I was searching your site for information.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I was reading about grant writing.
Submitted:
First Name: Cindi
Last Name: Fisher
City/Town: Vancouver
State/Province: WA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a daughter of the Earth and a person who believes deeply in the idea that We must Be the change we wish to see in the world!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am volunteering to begin the Vancouver coalition for single-payer healthcare for the national Healthcare-Now.org movement.
Submitted:
First Name: Mike
Last Name:
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
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How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This material-tool-box is really, really the greatest written presentation I have ever seen that is well done, articulated with no gap in what one has to know in the area. I just began to read this site and I can't help but come here to the guest book to thank you for a great and fantastic work, for all who designed the material and prepared it.
Submitted:
First Name: Ellen
Last Name: Arnott
City/Town: Trophy Club
State/Province: Texas
Country: Denton
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an Occupational Health Nurse and I work at two different sites with over 2000 workers at each site. Our community has over 7000 residents. How do I get brochures to give to the worksite employees and to the community?
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have not yet used and plan to get as much information as possible to help my worksite employees and those in our community
Submitted:
First Name: Martha
Last Name: Means
City/Town: Kansas City
State/Province: MO
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Domestic Violence Prosecutor
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Amy
Last Name: Angelo
City/Town: Winchester
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an assistant principal at a rural elementary school 40 miles from Washington, D.C. I am also a doctoral fellow at Shenandoah University in the field of Organizational leadership.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am looking to provide my faculty with ways to engage our greater community in discussions and actions that will enhance the learning and lives of our students (and our own).
Submitted:
First Name: Jerry
Last Name: Andrews
City/Town: Decatur
State/Province: Illinois
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Administrator of the Macon County Health Department.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I haven't used it for a while because I just forgot about it.
Submitted:
First Name: Deborah
Last Name: Harry
City/Town: Toronto
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Community Recreation Supervisor for the City of Toronto, North York District.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To assist the staff in Ward 9 to interact more effectively with their communities.
Submitted:
First Name: MARIO
Last Name: SANTIAGO
City/Town: HEMPSTEAD
State/Province: NY
Country: NASSAU
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
PROBLEMAS DE SALUD MENTAL''GUATEMALTECO'' Y LICIL TIENE MUCHOS GUATEMALTECOS Y NO LOS MENCIONA.POETA CAMPEON DE FISICULTURISMO Y TENGO UN ABOGADO RECOMENDADO POR LA DIRECTORA DE LICIL PARA LOS HISPANOS.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
TENGO MUCHOS OBRAS ,POEMAS , QUE PODRIAN SER UN GRAN APORTE PARA LA CUMUNIDAD HISPANA QUE LICIL EN ESPANOL JAMAS A QUERIDO INCLUIR. APESAR QUE TIENEN UN SIN NUMERO QUE YO LES E ENVIADO. Y PORQUE NO ASI LOS AMERICANOS, AFROAMERICANOS ,SABRIAN QUE NOSOTROS TAMBIEN TENEMOS TALENTO. NO SOLO PUERTO RICO Y SALVADOR Y CUBA, ESO SE LLAMA DISCRIMINACION, ENTRE LOS DE HABLA HISPANA, CON MEJOR SUERTE.
Submitted:
First Name: Leslie
Last Name: Graves
City/Town: Wooster
State/Province: OH
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Director of Prevention and Interventions Services - STEPS at Libery Center
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a resource. New to the site. Thanks!
Submitted:
First Name: Angule
Last Name: Gabriel
City/Town: Kakameka
State/Province: Western Kenya
Country: Kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am Kenyan, committed to a programme that connects youth and facilitates personal learning. iEARN (www.iearn.org)
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Information and fundraising for iEARN Kenya
Submitted:
First Name: Chris
Last Name: McDougall
City/Town: Indianapolis
State/Province: IN
Country: Marion
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a grad student in public affairs and live in a historic community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Right now I am using CTB for one of my classes, but think it would be a great asset in designing and implementing projects for our historic neighborhood association.
Submitted:
First Name: Irica
Last Name: Cheeks
City/Town: Clinton
State/Province: MD
Country: Prince Georges
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am Marketing Director for the American Pharmacists Association. I am so excited that this website exists!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I would use this website as a resource for community outreach efforts.
Submitted:
First Name: Debbie
Last Name: Evans
City/Town: Chandler
State/Province: Arizona
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm currently a student at Arizona State University, finishing up my last year of classes.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This tool will allow me to understand my class better as well as learn about the issues going on.
Submitted:
First Name: ROXANA
Last Name: HAFIZ
City/Town: Dhaka
State/Province: Dhaka
Country: Bangladesh
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a lecturer in a university.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am hopeful that the materials of CTB will be very helpful for my lecture.
Submitted:
First Name: Patty
Last Name: Kubitschek
City/Town: East St. Louis
State/Province: Illinois
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Alcohol/Drug Prevention Specialist for Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center of St. Clair County, Inc., with a Master of Science in Teaching.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using this in Conjunction with the Strategic Prevention Framework with our Illinois Department of Human Services grant to work with the Cahokia Community Advisory Committee,Project Success and various community organizations and groups to develop a comprehensive prevention program.
Submitted:
First Name: Andrea
Last Name: Gelao
City/Town: Bari
State/Province: Italy
Country: Italy
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Rosario
Last Name: Gonzalez
City/Town: San Juan
State/Province: PR
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Professor in Pediatrics and just recently discovered your "Tool Box" while revising the pediatric residents community curriculum.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is an outstanding document that will certainly become a resource for all of us while working in the community. A pity it's not available in pdf for those of us not that skilled in technology.
Submitted:
First Name: Kathryn
Last Name: Cleary
City/Town: Westfield
State/Province: NJ
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Public Educator at the Union County Rape Crisis Center. We are launching a Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am in the process of gathering stakeholders to form a coalition. The CTB can help me manage this process as well as the resulting project that will hopefully be generated by the Coalition.
Submitted:
First Name: Bill
Last Name: Garrett
City/Town: Canon City
State/Province: Colorado
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Francisco
Last Name: Soto
City/Town: Tampa
State/Province: Florida
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I currently serve in the capacity of VP of Strategy Development for a small soon to be large non-profit org. Our customer are youths in danger of dropping out of school or participating in gang activity.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Coming from a learning and development background I find that your "How To" section can and will be a valuable source for us. Considering the lack of funding these tools are a wonderful source. Thank you so much. We will keep in touch on our development.
Submitted:
First Name: Nora
Last Name: Flucke
City/Town: Hesperus
State/Province: CO
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a nursing student, currently enrolled in "Community Assessment."
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Our instructor led us to this site.
Submitted:
First Name: Tyger
Last Name: Benbow-Jones
City/Town: Cefn Mawr
State/Province: Wrexham
Country: Wales
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
company secretary of a local community regeneration group that has become a charity that works with five small villages
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
to develop a pride in place through volunteering and collectivly improving areas of our community such as foot paths, heritage sites, develop community allotments and create opportunities for all ages to work together