Guestbook Entries

Submitted:
First Name: Jackie
Last Name: Turner
City/Town: Waterloo
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an MSW student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, with a focus on community, planning, policy and organization (CPPO).
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am on placement at a community health centre and my supervisor recommended this site as an excellent learning tool and resource.
Submitted:
First Name: Andrea
Last Name: Morris
City/Town: Southport
State/Province: Queensland
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I coordinate a project for young carers. Young carers are children and young people (aged 8 to 18) with caring responsibilities for a family member with a disability, mental health issue, chronic or terminal illness or who are frail with age
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am finding it a valuable guide particularly with regard to project work
Submitted:
First Name: Diane
Last Name: Thomas Lincoln
City/Town: WICHITA
State/Province: Sedgwick
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Professor/ School of Art and Design, Wichita State University - Director/ Decorative and Ornamental Painting and Design Certificate Program/ Decorative Arts Guild/Advisor, Faculty Advisor to new 501C-3 "Works of Heart, Inc." an arts educational service organization. Using your site as a means of educating and forming this new group working to (H)eal, (E) Environment, using the (A)rts in community, (R)estoring culture through transformative action, (T) teaching.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Don't know yet - am grateful for your efforts
Submitted:
First Name: zach
Last Name: remmich
City/Town: bloomington
State/Province: Indiana
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
student at indiana university conducting a community needs assessment for a public health ed. class.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
gain information
Submitted:
First Name: Tonya
Last Name: Wolf
City/Town: Nixon
State/Province: Nevada
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Diabetes Program Coordinator for the Pyramid Lake Tribal Health Clinic in Nixon, NV. The program funds are provided by the Special Diabetes Program for Indians through Indian Health Service. Our program is working towards getting recognized through the American Diabetes Association.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
To research ways to improve my grant writing skills and program goals.
Submitted:
First Name: Robyn
Last Name: Hillier
City/Town: Cairns
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I volunteer in a community based organisation made up primarily of older women, who won't accept change.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I'm using the CTB to educate a small group of women in how to attract new members to our organisation and how to promote what we do in our community.
Submitted:
First Name: Sydney
Last Name: Duke
City/Town: Phoenix
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a "new" Community Health Educator, as I just graduated from NAU (Nortern Arizona University) in August.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have been contracted with Indian Health Service to plan, implement, and evaluate a health promotion/disease prevention program focusing on cardiovascular health in women and obesity awareness/prevention for three northern tribes. I will be using this site as a resource for this program.
Submitted:
First Name: ERWIN
Last Name: BERNITT
City/Town: GUAYAQUIL
State/Province: GUAYAS
Country: Ecuador
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I AM IN REAL ESTATE BUSSINESS AND IN AGRICULTURE
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I AM GOING TO TRY GET INVOLVED INTHE ORGANIZATION OF A VERY SMALL LITTLE TOWN
Submitted:
First Name: Paul
Last Name: Leahy
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country: Ireland
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
rural community group activist presently pursuing a private water supply scheme in Ireland and studying for a masters degree in rural development
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
not yet but hoping to start soon
Submitted:
First Name: Jo
Last Name: Harris
City/Town: DeSoto
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Director of Community and Movement Leadership for the YMCA of the USA
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
One of our goals is to build strong communities. I'm using your site to find out what are/and develop best practices for community development work.
Submitted:
First Name: Julie
Last Name: Hendricks
City/Town: Lincoln
State/Province: Nebraska
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
deputy director of a non-profit organization of non-profit housing developers
Submitted:
First Name: Judith
Last Name: Crane
City/Town: Georgetown
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community Coalition for improving end-of life care through family and caregiver communication
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Not yet but will consider as our coalition builds
Submitted:
First Name: noel
Last Name: oribio
City/Town: San Fernando
State/Province: La Union
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Physical Therapy Full-Time Instructor, and Part-Time Instructor in Health Service Management and Biomedical Equipment Technology teaching courses in Fundamentals of Health Care
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
As reading assignments and teaching aids.
Submitted:
First Name: carolyn
Last Name: pincheck
City/Town: Houston
State/Province: Texas
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
president of a 501(c)3 that offers free or low cost health and social services to the uninsured and underinsured
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Just found your site. Having problems with some members of church (we are located on church property but separate organization) being overly critical of everything - and most of them have never had direct contact. Controversy seems to stem from historically white middle class parishoners seeing outreach to mostly minority individuals on campus. A real pain. Hope your info will help.
Submitted:
First Name: gareth
Last Name: thomas
City/Town: swansea
State/Province: wales
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a manager of a comunity development programme at Cardiff university, Wales.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I Have used this toolbox over many years and find it invaluable. Where else can you get this information in such a user friendly format and for free. I would like to thank you for the hard work that most go into designing these pages and for all your help over the years. This really is a gift to us workers in the field.
Submitted:
First Name: Lawrence
Last Name: Berger
City/Town: Albuquerque
State/Province: New Mexico
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a pediatrician and consultant in community health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I will promote the Tool Box in my fellowship program for injury prevention specialists working for Tribes and the Indian Health Service.
Submitted:
First Name: Robert
Last Name: Uhrle
City/Town: San Francisco
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
community advocate devoted to community capacity building the effective way. run my own nonprofit organization and work at the national and local levels. also teach medical docs at a local university how to create health interventions in the community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
re-affirming the principles i have seen to be the case through my own experience. reading the various chapters and recommendations sends chills down my spine as i agree with everything that is printed here. there are areas that i could add to the understanding that's shared but wouldn't conflict or contradict in any way.
Submitted:
First Name: Jesse
Last Name: White-Frese
City/Town: East Haddam
State/Province: Connecticut
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
healthcare consultant
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
gathering resources to conduct a social marketing campaign for a Healthy Communities Access Project in New London County, Connecticut.
Submitted:
First Name: Jan
Last Name: Hecht
City/Town: Richmond
State/Province: Kentucky
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Student in public health program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Research
Submitted:
First Name: Margie
Last Name: Grimsley
City/Town:
State/Province: Colorado
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work for a non-profit organization that serves children and families with mental health challenges.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are developing a pilot program in the NW area of Denver. The goal of the project is to organize community leaders, providers, and city agencies around the health and safety needs of the children in our community.