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Vice President for Human Resources at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend KS. Six months ago I moved to Great Bend from the Chicago area. I have a keen interest in collaborating with school districts and KHA to increase the ranks of health professionals at all levels in the state of Kansas.
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I work with a school-based community nursing center. I am interested in linking Health Promotion and Community Organizing
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Grad student...work w/community-based nonprofit endeavoring to develop a permanent housing site for migrant farmworkers.
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Manager for ICAN - International Cancer Association Network Manager for Starflower Pub. P/L. - Pub Health Books etc. ICAN - 02-6-9251 4140 Fax - 02-6-9247 5453 , Sydney, Australia
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I am not sure if I am contacting the right place, but it is worth a shot. I am looking to start a petition and wondering how to do it. Do you have any pointers or suggestions? Thanks.
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I am not a professional activist, I do not know where to channel my e-mails and was hopinng your organization and your contacts may help. I am specifically seeking those who may have contacts in southern california, particularly L.A county... It is with the utmost urgency that I write this letter, in hope that I can help prevent an ecological disaster in a city that has precious little nature left as it is. Let me briefly explain the situation and hope that this plea can be acted upon before irreversible damage is done to perhaps the most historic wetland in all of Los Angeles - the La Brea Tar Pits at the Page Museum. Please listen to my observation of the situation as time is of the utmost importance since more destruction is scheduled for next week! My name is John Greenlee. I am the owner and operator of the Greenlee Nursery, a supplier of native grasses and author of "The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses", an authority on native grasses, sedges, and rushes. Because of my experience I was asked by the contractor, Valley Crest, to come to the site to save some native sedges, propagate and grow them so they might be replanted after landscape renovations to the museum grounds have been completed. Today, to my horror, as I went to the site to pick up these native sedges, I discovered that the original native reeds and rushes surrounding the historic Tar Pit ponds have been bulldozed out! Physically, mechanically removed. I was shocked and stunned by what I feel to be a gross mistake, one that may not be salvageable unless action is taken immediately to stop this destruction. Observing what I believe to be the systematic dismantling of one of the oldest and perhaps most historic wetlands in all of Los Angeles, I asked the contractors what was the reason for this action. I was told by the landscape foreman that the next step was going to be the sterilization of the pond by chemical treatment to remove all vestiges of the native plant materials and the spraying is to take place sometime next week! I believe we must act now to stop the spraying. There are some native rushes still left but these are slated to be killed by chemical application. Why is this happening? The architect's office, Fong and Associates, and the landscape contractors told me the county mosquito abatement district wants them removed to fight mosquitoes! This explanation is absurd and goes against all that I know about mosquito abatement. The presence of native rushes does not cause mosquito infestations. This is patently false. The prime breeding ground for mosquitoes is standing water in old tires, buckets, and anywhere water is left to collect in total absence of any vegetation. It is my understanding, and I have consulted with Neil Diboll, world renowned restoration ecologist, who supports my position that emergent aquatics, the term for the native rushes and tules, are essential habitat for insect predators. Predators, such as the dragon fly, are voracious consumers of mosquitoes. The city - in short - is being sold a bill of goods. Once again, someone mistakenly believes that taxpayer subsidized chemical applications is a better solution than a natural, balanced ecosystem. This belief is not only poorly conceived and without scientific substantiation, but there is far more to lose. What are we about to lose? Genetic material that has been on this very same site, since perhaps the days that those now extinct animals once trampled upon it to search for water - the native sedges and rushes. Once chemical sterilization is complete, this historic vegetation will cease to exist! Perhaps 45,000 years of ecology will cease to exist! Remnants of the rushes and sedges are still on the site. But, for how long? Dragon flys perch and molt on rushes and sedges. How does the county propose to replace the lost habitat? This grave mistake must be halted before any further damage occurs. We must act now, or we will lose this bit of remnant nature forever! If there is anything I can do please call me anytime day or night. office: (909) 629-9045 (leave a message and I will check in) pager: (888) 945-2362
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I work with Community Support Programs, Inc. We are a private non-profit agency in Shreveport, La. The address is 610 Marshall, Suite 405, Shreveport, LA 71101.
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I am the State-wide Community Organizer for OutFront Minnesota, the largest Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender organization in Minnesota
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Community psychologists on the psychology faculty of the University of the District of Columbia. Teaching areas include social change and prevention in mental health, community psychology. Research interests include homelessness; the role of religion and spirituality in promoting well being; stress management/resistance.
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I have been an ak amputee for the past 18 years. I am 43 years old and have my own business. I am looking for information on how to present to the city officals a recommendation to hold a disability awareness day. I have seen them in the past in other cities but not ours. There is little regard for complying with the ADA in this city and we are beginning a renaissance program. It would be an idea opportunity to bring awareness to the fore front during the rebuilding of our town.
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I am a community development graduate student at UC Davis. My interests are in environments for teens. I would be interested in any information or additional web sites that are focued on this issue. Thanks-
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I am a PhD student in the School of Public Health @ the University of Illinois @ Chicago. I've used the "But Why?" technique in previous jobs, and was happy to find its source through your organization. It's a great tool and I had had it in mind for use with a current class project. Thanks.
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I am a Public Health Nurse with the City of Milwaukee Health Dept. Immunization Project. We have just formed a county- wide coaliton for childhood immunization and are also developing the immunization registry for this area.
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We are a NGO which provides direct service to prisoners while incarcerated and upon release. We do reform and advocacy on prison issues. We are concerned about criminal justice issues and provide public education on these issues within our community.
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Judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals. Long involvement in children's issues. Presently am involved in early child literacy efforts. A group of us are organized under the name of "Read To Kids -- Kansas." Our goal is that every child in Kansas will be read to every day for at least 20 minutes beginning at a very early age. We hope to do this by pushing the concept of reading to children and helping to make books more available.
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I am a student at Sunshine Coast University in Queensland, Australia. This site was recommended to my tute group by our lecturer.
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Author Housing By People (1976) co-author/editor Freedom to Build (1972) Board member of Hastings (local development) Trust (UK) working on Tools for Community Regeneration, a project with identical aims focussing on our own town (pop.85000) and countryside in a global perspective. After 18 months' mainly voluntary work we have a viable prototype database now being developed with sample users. We are anxious to network with others sharing the same aims and values.
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I started out as a community health worker and I am now an academic researcher with an interest in the design and evaluation of community interventions. Capacity-buildng and interventions using an ecological and empowerment approach are my main interests.
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Currently Associate Director of Children and Family Services for Action, Inc. Community Actiion. (Head Start management for 191/2 years.) Working on Masters in Family Science. Thesis "Enhancing Ccommunities". Propossal due this Nov.!
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Associate Ddirector of Cchildren and Family Services, Action, Inc. Community Action (Head Start Admin 20yrs) Currently developning project for Head Start, "Enhancina Communities", as thesis project (proposal due in this Nov.)
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Board member, Onslow Community Health Improvement Process Onslow County, Jacksonville, N. C. Recipient of Turning Point Grant
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I am an undergraduate doing BSc.Hons Psychology and I am doing community psychology as a n elective. I do voluntary work with the elderly and I am involved in action research developing and evaluating change on a peripheral housing estate .Can you guide me to issues on empowerment, nature of community and social support. thanks
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Involved in International Health--Community based participatory planning and evaluation, University and private sector based, extensive work in Asia, particularly South Asia in Women's health, District health strengthening and community development initiatives. Also developing field based monitoring tools to be used by communities and project managers.University of Calgary, International Centre, Centre of Excellence for Participatory Development.
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Associate Commissioner Suffolk County (NY) Department of Health Services
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I work for the City Of Detroit's Empowerment Zone a Recreation project called The School As The Heart Of The Community.
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Teach undergraduate health education courses at North Carolina Central University, Durham NC; chair the SOPHE-AAHE Baccalaureate Program Approval Program (SABPAC) a profession-endorsed quality assurance program for preparation of baccalaureate health educators
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I am the contact person for the Community Wellness Coalition of Southernmost York County, Maine. The CWC, with its network of community leaders, is dedicated to supporting and developing the well-being of the people in our five town region, using a 9-dimensional wellness model: physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, occupational, material/financial, and environmental wellness. We will soon open a small "community resources information center" in York, Maine.
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I`m half way through my 1st. year in a degree course for B.Soc. Sc. with University College Cork. (UCC) Ireland. Finding it tough but rewarding. Getting our Project/Research assignment next week and panicking. Tool Box is great. Thanks.
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Looks Great! Good Information! Bronzeville is finally going global!
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I am involved in community development in my graduate studies.
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I am the Project Coordinator for the Healthy Communities Coalition, Micmacs on the Move, through the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. We are located in Presque Isle, Maine, in Aroostook County.
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Interested in services for older adults who are isolated. Attempting to start a phone-link group for home-bound seniors.
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Teach undergraduate and graduate health education at the University of Texas at Austin and am involved in community-based research.
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I am currently developing an evaluation "tool kit" for Community Health Worker/Promotor de Salud programs.
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Parts of these web pages don't work, & it doesn't matter where you come from -- for example there are two ways to get to "Success Stories", "Champions" and "Lessons Learned", but it makes no difference. Also, the invitation to see the Client pages, and what they're doing is also misleading, since some communities make use of passwords, effectively shutting one out --- It's like getting at invitation, but when you show up at the door, the door is slammed in the face. AND your feedback button doesn't work either. A MOST frustrating morning.
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I am President of Student Senate at Normandale Community College.
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Community Health Fellow for Sumner County Integrated Community Health Development since June 8, 1998
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I work for a CDC in Kansas City, MO--Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance. I love learning more about community development and how to most effectively help my constituents--neighborhood residents.
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As a development professional currently working as Advisor to Hill Development Forum (HDF) - a network of NGOs working for the socio-economic upliftment of indigenous people in limited geographic region of Chittagong Hill Tracts(CHT) of Bangladesh.
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I am a Master of Public Health student in Melbourne Australia. My current job is a community development project officer with a local government. We are developing our Municipal Public Health Plan and Community Safety Plan, based on the Ottawa Charter and using a participatory community model.
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Health Educator/ Coalition Training Institute - Center for Pediatric Research in Norfolk, VA
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I work with Oregon State University Extension Service in Marion County. We have some 12 community groups organized throughout the county commited to working on issues facing children and families. The various groups are called Community Progress Teams and have entered into a formal partership agreement with the county which allows them some dollars each year to do the job that needs to be done in their community. Several county departments support the efforts of the teams.
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I am a commerce co-op student at in St. John's Newfoundland, Canada. This site is used for some research on "HOW TO" issues that we come across. This is an excellent source of information! Congratulations!
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I am a first semester student working towards my MPH in Community Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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I'm the co-director of the Center for Community Outreach. Thanks for providing us with a resource for our volunteer programs.
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cd worker in south australia - currently studying
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I am a contractor with the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; NIH). We are developing a program for local asthma coalitions and I have been exploring resources on the Web. I'm sure we will refer local coalitions to your site.
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Graduate student at School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle. I am currently doing research to support legislative policy aimed at supporting programs for the prevention of youth violence. Constantly seeking emprical evidence supporting these programs and interventions.
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Program Manager of Sacopee Valley Healthy Communties Coalition. Based in rural southwestern, (Porter) Maine, our Coalition was created in December, 1998. Our catchmant area is comprised of 12 towns in three counties in two states! In a recent community opinion survey, recreational opportunities, dental access, and access to mental health services were repeatedly mentioned.
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I am a public health nurse in British Columbia. My practice has a focus on Health Promotion. A group of us have developed a visual tool to assist with the community development process. The tool has been successfully used by many groups in our community. We have presented this tool at the International Congress of Nursing Conference in Vancouver, B.C. We are looking for ways to promote this tool to help others with community development.
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