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First Name: Shelli
Last Name: Morgan
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I work at the Michigan Public Health Institute as a Community Health Consultant for counties in Michigan implementing abstinence based programs. I heard about this website by attending a presentation at the National SOPHE Conference in DC. There's a lot of great information here!
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First Name: Michele
Last Name: Rice
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Reside in Michigan. Employed as an Registered Nurse at a urban emergency department. I have a desire to see an improvement and increased quality of life with the citizens of my city.
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First Name: susan
Last Name: Baker Anderson
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I am the coordinator for the Douglas County Community Health Improvement Project. I am looking for outcomes measurement information and prototypes on your site.
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First Name: Rebekkah
Last Name: Smith
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I am the Development Office assistant for the Mid-Hudson Library System, I've been looking for ways to make our office more productive and useful to our 65 member libraries.
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First Name: Kathleen
Last Name: Koval
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I teach Community Health Nusring to undergraduate nursing students as the University of Indianapolis.
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First Name: Mordecai
Last Name: Nhabanga
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I am a programme officer working for Community Development Foundation. I have been involved in community development activities since 1983.
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First Name: Mordecai
Last Name: Nhabanga
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I am a development officer working for a community development foundation. I have beeb involved in community development activities since 1983.
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First Name: June
Last Name: Kunimoto
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Member of I Files for Hawaii District Health Office
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First Name: Peter
Last Name: Correale
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Health Officer for a suburban community of approximately 13,000 people in northern New Jersey.
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First Name: Sam
Last Name: Shryock
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Great info on your site. I found a print out talking about Understanding Non-profit status and came to your site to learn more. Lots of great info here!!!! Thanks! See www.ncm20.com/youth
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First Name: Lonnie
Last Name: Barnett
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Michigan Department of Community Health Manager, Community Health Assessment Section
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First Name: Christabel
Last Name: Bremner
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Community Volunteer in Literacy, Recreation, Health, and Religion
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First Name: tina
Last Name: sanchez
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public health administrator in southeastern New Mexico; acquainted with Jerry Schultz (attended two workshops so far); compiling resource materials to mobilize local health planning council with other community members
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First Name: mohamed
Last Name: el-zahaby
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i am network and communication manager
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First Name: Davida
Last Name: Andelman
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I work at the Bowdoin Street Health Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts We have a Community Health Worker Program which has been responsible for some outstanding work in our community which is located in Boston. There are six of us who are currently a part of this project. I also work in our Occupational and Evnironmental Health Program at the health center.
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First Name: diane
Last Name: orenstein
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I am an evaluator in the Chronic Disease Branch. I need information on "indicator" for evaluating community-based programs
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First Name: Sarah
Last Name: Ogden
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I work with HOPE for Kids and immunization outreach in the North Philadelphia community. I also just received a fellowship with AmeriCore to do more extensive work in the community. I think the Community Tool Box is a great idea, and I look forward to sharing more ideas!
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First Name: Gayle
Last Name: Zepeda
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The Toolbox is a great resource for collaborative planning. I will continue to visit your site. Very informative!
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First Name: Jamie
Last Name: Garity
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I am the director of International Health Programs for a company that is developing and implementing health education programs in Pakistan.
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First Name: Miriam
Last Name: Svobodny
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I am working with a Healthy Communities*Healthy Youth initiative to promote awareness, interest and involvement in our community.
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First Name: Thomas E.
Last Name: Bertrand
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I am the Director of the Ocean State (RI) Adult Immunization Coalition
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First Name: Kelly
Last Name: James
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I am the director of the North Lawndale Neighborhood Small grants initiative for the Steans Family Foundation in Chicago, IL. I am in search of resources for community residents applying for small grants.
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First Name: Jacquie
Last Name: Bay
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student at cmu
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First Name: Lynn
Last Name: Faria
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I am a consultant and coordinator of a community health initiative. This appears to be an interesting site!
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First Name: Lynn
Last Name: Faria
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I am a consultant and coordinator of a community health initiative. This appears to be an interesting site! The initiative is called Healthy Meriden 2000 and is a needs assessment based initiative which has been working on various issues for the last four years.
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First Name: Rachel
Last Name: Mosinyi
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I am a 3rd hear health education student at Dalhousie university (NovaScotia) I am currently taking a course on community development. I found the tool box very helpful in helping me understand working with the community
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First Name: Rachel
Last Name: Mosinyi
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I am a third year health education student and am currently taking a course on community development. I found the tool box a very good resource and info. supplement for my course.
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First Name: Charlene
Last Name: Butolph
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I am looking for information on the Boston Miracle. I am from Springfield.Oregon and we held a commnuity forum this evening on juvenile violence. Gregory Bodenhamer , author of Parent in Control is on our advisory board for The Ribbon of Promise which was formed after the school shooting here in springfield last May. Mr. Bodenhamer has stated this program is very effective. Any information would be helpful.
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First Name: Raynard
Last Name: Hall
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My goal is to use my expert communications skills and general awareness regarding the direction of technology to develop programs and services of interest and utility. I subscribe to the motto of Daniel Burnam: Dream no little dreams.
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First Name: Syed
Last Name: Ahmed
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I am interested in community involvement,assessment,and establishment if community responsive research.I am exploring your web site.Thanks
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First Name: Louis
Last Name: Cohen
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I am Director of Planning for 13 not for profit hospitals in the State of Alabama (Baptist Health System).. I will be embarking on several health needs assessments during the next six months. I would like to be affiliated with this organization to learn and share. Thanks.
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First Name: Lin
Last Name: Grist
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Freelance health and human services writer with specialinterest in organizational change I work from Toronto Ontario Canada
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First Name: Sonja
Last Name: Hedlund
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I direct the NYS Healthy Heart Program - was talking with arthur Himmelmann last night about his upcoming session in NYS and he menioned your site...so here I am...just starting to dig into it! we are using the monitoring system you all - all cdc developed - in our coalitions around the state..and hope to get some help from you with new 4 we got from cdc.
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First Name: Elizabeth W.
Last Name: Brown
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I am an Analyyst at the Massachusetts Dept of Public Health. I participate on a team to evaluate a coalition-based, teen pregnancy prevention program. We currently have a comprehensive management information system in place collecting lots of great process data. This winter we are embarking on focussing on 3 coalitions for an indepth assessment at program outcomes.
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First Name: Nancy
Last Name: Wai
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I am a Public Health Nutritionist working at Lambton Health Unit in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. I coordinate the Heart Health program, which is a province wide initiative. I found your website very useful and the tools will become invaluable as we progress along. Thank you!
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First Name: R. Prasaad
Last Name: Steiner
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Project Director, AIHA Healthy Communities Partnership for Empowering Women to Care for their Health in Constanta Romania.
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First Name: Debra
Last Name: Werner
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Work with schools in the community
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First Name: Jane
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Coordinator for a two county collaboration for development of new prevention and early intervention programs for the safety and security of children and families in southeast Iowa.
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First Name: Elaine
Last Name: Johannes
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VERY IMPRESSIVE and EASILY ACCESSIBLE WEB-SITE! K-State Research and Extension is just beginning a 5-year project for at-risk youth programming and organizational capacity-building. I've been interested in the Community Change (tool kit) concept as it relates to organizational change. Have organizations used your concepts for capacity building in "communities of association" (ie., organizations such as Extension)? Thanks!
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First Name: Dan
Last Name: Kauffman
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I am a long time progressive actavist currently working with The Florida Coalition For Peace And Justice
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First Name: Althea
Last Name: Buckingham
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Have been to two forums now and are planning soon to introduce ourselves to the community.
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First Name: Steven
Last Name: Dike-Wilhelm
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I am a VISTA volunteer working through the Community Partnerships Division of Poudre Valley Hospital in Ft. Collins, CO. I am working on drug and alcahol abuse prevention programs.
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First Name: Andrew
Last Name: Winters
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I am project manager for Diabetes Today, a community health project which will do national training to create community interventions. Please keep us on your list for anything new and in particular for diabetes related community health projects.
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First Name: Teresa
Last Name: Daub
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I am Coordinator of the Howard County Office of Substance Abuse Impact Services. In June 1998, members of our community were trained in Asset-Based Community Development. We are just beginning this process.
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First Name: Arlene
Last Name: Andrews
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I'm on faculty at the Institute for Families in Society, University of SOuth Caroliona
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First Name: sharon
Last Name: martin
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As Director of Community and Public Involvement for the Vancouver Richmond Health Board, I am responsible for ensuring the board's principle of effective involvement of communities and particular populations in the development of health issues and solutions. With a staff of community developers we support communities to identify health issues, organize community responses and advise the board in their policy decision making. This website is a find; it confirms our direction in many areas but also provides a wealth of practical tips for our work. Thanks.
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I'm a psychology undergraduate who has elected for community psychology and we have to spend 70 hours devloping a poverty stricken estate and have to do a portfolio assessment on community change.
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First Name: Colette
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Quality L.I.F.E. is an ongoing project established to reduce teen pregnancy. Please visit our website at www.qualitylife.com. Though we are in Dodge City, we are available across the internet via the qpals address to anyone wanting to get information or ask sensitive questions anonymously.
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First Name: DENICE
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I got my MPH degree from KUMC on May, 1996. Right now I am the Epidemiologist for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. I have found the community tool box very informative and friendly. Congratulations!!
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First Name: Melissa
Last Name: Kern
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I am a student in a community psychology class and I would like to learn how to start an AIDS/HIV prevention program in my hometown high school.
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