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First Name: Barbara
Last Name: Lama
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Director of a very small college preparatory school in Junbesi, SoluKhumbu, eastern Nepal (near Mt. Everest.) Students at Junbesi Academy are learning the Western concept of Community Development as part of their international economics class.
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First Name: marybh
Last Name: wrenn
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Am currently working with a frontier community on a community health system development project. We are enthuised and excited, but still groping for direction to some extent. Boy am I glad I found you!! (This is my first experience with using the Internet, so I hope I can find you again....)
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First Name: Lori
Last Name: Sherman
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I'm an MPH with a concentration in social & behavioral sciences. I've worked in women's health & violence prevention. I would like to update/expand my community organizing skills. Thanks!
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First Name: Anne
Last Name: Guthrie
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Hello neighbors! I am a doctoral student next door at the Beach Ctr at KU. I attended a community bldg wkshop at Syracuse (Ctr on Human Policy) this year, and have been exploring connections to my interest in inclusive community opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities. Just stumbled upon the "Toolbox", so I will be getting in touch sometime soon.
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First Name: Beverly
Last Name: Teche
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I'm the Immunization Action Plan Coordinator at the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. One of my main responsibilities is working with our city and county coalition. This is a new coaltion, so your info is very helpful. Thanks.
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First Name: Jeffrey
Last Name: Goldblatt
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I work in Prevention Services, MI Department of Community Health.
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First Name: Steve
Last Name: Wells
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I'm a member of the Klamath Falls Friends (Quaker) meeting. We are thinking of starting a project to work with people in the neighborhood of our meeting house to build a neighborhood park. Would be interested in any materials that might be useful
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First Name: Ursula
Last Name: Powers
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employed as a Planning Analyst for the City of Elko, Nevada, pop: 29,000, remote location, western environment, dependent on gold mining
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First Name: Bill
Last Name: Ballweber
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Manager, National Criminal Justice Reference Service (Come visit our home page: www.ncjrs.org)
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First Name: linda
Last Name: galloway
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Public health nurse for 4 years; currently pursuing a BS degree in management.
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First Name: CHERYL
Last Name: LARSON
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NURSING LAB COORDINATOR, PARISH NURSE COORDINATOR GRAD STUDENT COMMUNITY HEALTH
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First Name: karen
Last Name: wight
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Tuesday Group is a nonprofit org. of architects, planners and others who provide organizational and design assistance to neighborhood revitalization efforts. Our mission is to build not only housing but a sense of true community.
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First Name: Rick
Last Name: Barbieri
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Working with community and health system leaders to launch a county-wide Healthy Communities Initiative in DuPage County Illinois
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First Name: Robert
Last Name: Reynolds
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Director National Center for the Advancement of Prevention
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I represent an organisation called Public Affairs Centre, based in Bangalore, India. We are a not for profit NGO working to improve the quality of governance. Please visit our site listed under Governance category.
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First Name: Deborah
Last Name: Dilks
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Public Health Education Coordinator for Youth Violence Prevention and Injury Prevention
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First Name: E. Ajamu
Last Name: Babalola
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President/ CEO of a youth organization started in my back yard in 1981(Ervin's All American Youth Club, Inc.). This organization deals primary with African American youth ages 1-18.
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First Name: Clarice
Last Name: Lowe
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1986 graduate from the U of Iowa's MSW program
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First Name: faweya
Last Name: Charles
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I am a 29 year old graduate of Agricultural Economics and Extension with a PG Degree in petroleum and environmental Law. I have worked in varius positions as Rural Credit Officer and Community Liason Officer with Commercial Bank and Shell Petroleum Development Company inNigeria respectively I'm presently working in SPDC Nigeria as Assets Manager. I have interest in planning,Implementation and maintenance of Community development projects and or assistance
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First Name: Dian
Last Name: Wilkerson
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I am looking for assisted living quarters for my dying father who insists in living alone in Midland, Texas. He has three daughters and all of us live in Williamsom County. He is 85 years old with glaucoma, arthiritis, heart disease with a growing huge anurism above his erata in his chest. He is a high candidate for sudden death. If we could find some type of senior quarters where there was a condo or an apartment, we might be able to convince him to live what time he has left around his family. He is opposed to any living quarters that would be inside a building with other seniors. He considers that a nursing home and besides, he insists on being able to open all of his windows and see out due to his clostaphobia.
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First Name: Helen
Last Name: Steel
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A valuable sight to find .......... great..
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First Name: stephanie
Last Name: Irwin
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I am a senior and Indiana State University geting my degree in communtiy health. I will be graduating in May hopefully there will be a job out there for me!!!
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First Name: Antoinette
Last Name: Green
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I am a graduate student in Economic Development at the University of Southern Mississippi. I have found your webpage to be very informative. I will visit this site again!
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First Name: Sameh
Last Name: Tadrus
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I am working for a swiss organization called Terre des hommes. We are dealing with disabled children in Upper Egypt. We provide medical and social services for children with Polio.
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First Name: stanley
Last Name: masinter, BCSW
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I am a social worker interested in Men's Movement. Trying to set up programs in the community to facilitate men's groups being organized, Mentoring in impoverished neighborhoods, promoting envolved fathering, networking with other existing community agencies to strenghten parenting, etc. Justgetting started
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First Name: Mary
Last Name: Winnett
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I am a family physician puruisng another residency in preventive medicine. I am interested in adolescent health and particularly how providers of (traditional) medical care, social services, and mental health services are or should be integrated.
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First Name: Kristie
Last Name: Aylett
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I am the Public Information Officer for the local health dept. in Fort Worth Texas. We are currently refocusing our efforts to the neighborhood level while the County Health Dept. will take care of disease control, epidemiology, and primary prevention throughout the county. Our direct services will be composed of Animal Control, Consumer Health Protection, and a division of Information (Vital Records)/ Assessment (statisticians)/ and Outreach (teams of public health nurses and CSAs). We will also have a health promotion team.
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First Name: Smitha
Last Name: Arekapudi
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excellent and useful site! I'm a student and Eugene M. Lang Scholar for Social Change at Swarthmore College, PA.
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First Name: Ramona
Last Name: Eisenbarth
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Attended the workshop at Bismarck on August 13 and decided to check this site. Thanks for the information.
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First Name: Javayne
Last Name: Oyloe
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I recently attended a workshop in Bismarck. The presentors gave us this e-mail address. I am a community health coordinator and evaluate many programs and coalitions.
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First Name: Jane
Last Name: Mezoff
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I accessed this web page because I am in the process of putting together a brief workshop for a young adult group at my Unitarian Universalist church on "community.
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First Name: Jennifer
Last Name: Stone
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I work with Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance in Kansas City Missouri. My job is to help neighborhood organizations go through the capacity mapping process within their neighborhoods. We use the Kretzmann/McKnight books. I am interested in any helpful information you can pass along to me. We're having a slow time getting things started here. Some of the neighborhoods are gung ho and providing excitment for us. We've had some success stories as well. However, I want to make sure I can help these organizations in the best possible way. I would love to have any information you have pass along. Thanks. Just in case you would need my mailing address, it is 3822 Summit, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64111
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First Name: Andrew
Last Name: Winters
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I'm looking for a job: I have my MPH, lots of program management experience, fluent in Spanish. I am a returned Peace Corps Volunteer with over three years of experience in Central America (PCV in Guatemala in public health nutrition). I developed an integrated services project here in Eastern Long Island. I'm very willing to relocate to who knows where. Please get in touch with me (anyone) with any possible contacts.
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First Name: Maury
Last Name: Nation
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Doctoral Student at the University of South Carolina.
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First Name: Melanie
Last Name: Parks
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I am coordinator for a volunteer based coalition in western North Carolina. We are about 2 years old and interested in hearing about resources for maintaining, evaluating and sustaining coalitions. I'll keep checking for new "stuff" as you develop it. Thanks!
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First Name: Nancy Moore
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Community Health Educator at a local health department
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First Name: alejandra
Last Name: acuna
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I am a newly hired Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator for the City of Pico Rivera's (California) first ever Neighborhood Outreach Program. Our goals are to increase communication between city government and residents and develop neighborhood associations. Any info is greatly appreciated.
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First Name: Skip
Last Name: Moon
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I supervise the Nieghborhood Preservation section of Overland Park city staff. We deal with neighborhood and community building as well as educate about and enforce the property maintenance codes and some of the zoning ordinance requirements in the city. We assist with the startup of new neighborhood organizations and support existing organizations and homes asssociations.
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First Name: Jim
Last Name: Pahz
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I am very interested in community organization and the tools to accomplish change
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First Name: Barry
Last Name: Sharp
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I'm a health educator with the Adult Health Program at the Texas Dept. of Health. My role is to act as a resource person and consultant to our regional staff who are working directly with communities.
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First Name: Rani
Last Name: Patel
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I am a chronic Disease nutritionist,working at the Texas Dept. of Health at Midland, Texas. I hold a Ph.D in Nutrition, and have very recently attended the TDh conference held at Austin and had an occasion to listen to Jerri.This was very informative, and I enjoyed it.
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First Name: Lynsay
Last Name: Scott
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I work for Devon Education in the UK and have interest in educational aspects of community development particularly in strategies for assessment of need and evaluation procedures
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First Name: Sam
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I work for the University of Toronto - Police Services. I am seeking information on a "work Alone Program" within a University environment. Anyone with information please forward to my e-mail. Thank you
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I am an RN with 25 years health care experience in a variety of health care settings. My expertise is in software develop- ment and consultation in the Long Term Care industry. I am a new Doctoral student at Texas Womens University. Dr. Judy Baker suggested that we use this website as a powerful resource tool.
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First Name: Christine
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I work for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. We are a private, nonpartisan group whose goal is to reduce teen pregnancy in the US by 1/3 by 2005.
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First Name: marjean
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Doctoral student, KU School of Social Welfare
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First Name: JOJO
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I am presently a student of Dr. Linda Silka at UMass/Lowell. The class is Community Mapping and is a Master's level class. I am Program Coordinator for House of HOpe, a family shelter in Lowell.
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Community Addictions Officer Responsible for coodinating prevention programs in schools and industry.
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We are a Youth Prevention and Tutoring Program, in its 4th year as of 8/26/97. We are located in Joppa, Maryland. This is a great resource for youth prevention ideas and information.
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First Name: Steven
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I am working on slowing down development of a wild parkland at the edge of Iowa City. I am looking for information about community organizing, and how to influence the city council and the zoning board.
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