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First Name: Nikki
Last Name: Carrion
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Grad student at the University of Northern IA working on my degree in Community Health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Doing a presentation on social cohesion and community-based strategies.
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First Name: Elizabeth
Last Name: Nelson
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I work for the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center in the far north suburbs of Chicago. I am a member of a county-wide Latino coalition and also provide technical assistance to many other organizations, groups and coalitions as part of my job. I am also a mother and a wife.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have not used the Community Tool Box yet, I recently found out about it at our Illinois Department of Human Services, Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention conference.
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First Name: April
Last Name: Schmit
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I am a senior at Bemidji State University and am double majoring in Social Work and Indian Studies.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are using the Community Toolbox for our General Practice III (macro practice) class. Right now I am using it to complete our final take-home examine. It is quite useful and great for beginners and students - thanks!
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First Name: Joanna
Last Name: Cataldo
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I am a graduate student at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. I'm working in the neighborhood of Boston where I was raised, attempting to design a plan and seek funding for a broad-based needs assessment, as there has not been one done for 10 years.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have been looking at the information on conducting needs assessments. We are thinking about a random telephone survey in a community of 38,000. Hoping to get some great tips from your site!
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First Name: Catherine
Last Name: Sheeran
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I am a Social Worker, married, and primary caregiver to elderly mother. Recently lost my 19 yr old son.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am helping a faith based non-profit clinic for the working poor to get established. Your information was a blessing. Most of the grant application want a community assessment and its been 7 years since I did my last one.
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First Name: Monica
Last Name: Nickolas
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I am a masters student at the UCLA School of Public Health. I am doing an internship this summer with The Children's Clinic in Long Beach, CA.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am using the CTB for guidance on ALL the issues that arise in my internship, particularly needs assessment issues (surveys, focus groups, etc.) It is EXTREMELEY HELPFUL!!
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First Name: Duane
Last Name: Dowden
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Community Organizer for Salt Lake Community Action, currently working on a collaborative project to promote preschool oral health in a low income multi-ethnic neighborhood. Study involves 500+ children in neighborhood child care centers. Received startup grant from private foundation and donation of 2000 brushes and tubes of paste from a religious organization. Lots of in-kind time and talent. Grassroots committee. Pre - post oral screenings on participant children, brush records maintained by parents and center staff, two years, State Oral Health will use info for broader preventative / education promotion and hopefully institutionalization. Also many "smaller" projects in the neighborhoods keep me very busy.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
found it today and am amazed at the depth of useful information. Some of your guidance very timely for projects in process. Someone was looking out for me today - glad I found this important resource.
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First Name: Regina
Last Name: Pontes
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I am I new employee in a Community Voices Kellogg Foundation project. I am from Brazil and my first job was as a community health worker and I worked as a Health Educator for 22 years in a Brazilian University with medical students developing communities educational projects.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I will use the Community Tool box because it is very well done, congratulations!
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First Name: Cris
Last Name: Lipps
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I am a senior at San Francisco State University who is a health science major.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
The course that has me using the CTB is called "Community Health Education--Program Planning, Implementations, and Evaluation"
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First Name: Georgie
Last Name: Kovacs
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I am a MSPH student at University of South Florida at the Community and Family Health department.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I use the CTB for self improvement.
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First Name: Gustavo Adolfo
Last Name: Jay-Pang Somerson
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The local government (Health Secretary)is updating its database, and we are working in design the survey.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are studying the possible application of this useful instrument. It was recommended to us by DORES JAY-PANG FREEMAN (e-m:djpang@srph.tamushsc.edu,jerdortx@aol.com)
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First Name: ann
Last Name: pendleton
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I tutor in Community Development in Belfast
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Not as yet but I am constantly encouraging groups to investigate new sites to help to develop their community work practice
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First Name: Kerry
Last Name: Bryant
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I am currently attending KU in the master's program in social work. We are studying communities and groups.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I wanted to see what Lawrence's community action/coalition looked like. This site is great and informative. Thanks.
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First Name: Kora
Last Name: Dockter
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I am a Program Administrator for Children's Special Health Services. One of my duties is the Administrator for the ND State Asthma Workgroup
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I can see myself using many of the areas in the toolbox. Currently I will be looking at the grant writing part.
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First Name: Juleen
Last Name: Stephen
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I work on a research team in the department of Family Medicine at the Univ of Virginia
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We are interested in childhood obesity research and possibly starting a community driven coalition. A former colleague said that your site was very helpful and sent your URL.
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First Name: Teresa
Last Name: Thompson
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I am the Community Development Manager for United Way of the Tanana Valley. My job is public relations and marketing for our United Way as well as managing the Volunteer Action Center.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am preparing a social marketing campaign for two issues identified in a Community Needs Assessment recently completed for our United Way. There will actually be two campaigns - one related to family violence, one to substance abuse. The tool box (chapter M) provided much insight and tools to use in my plan. Thank you SO MUCH.
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First Name: Jenny
Last Name: Rodriguez
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I am a community coordinator for a Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in our city. I am responsible for the outreach and educational component of the program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are exploring the possibilities of expanding our housing programs to include other issues of health and health hazards in regards to the home environment within our agency but we are definitely going to need collaboration among our community partners and organizations. I am currently reviewing your framework for this. YOU ARE A GOD SEND!!!!!!
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First Name: Deborah
Last Name: Bright
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I am the Education Coordinator for our Native Indian reservation in northern British Columbia, CANADA. The CTB is very new to me, however, I plan to refer to it whenever I need information and assistance! It is a Wonderful Resource!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I plan to use this resource in my work through questionnairs, and planning for positive change. There are so many resources at your fingertips!
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First Name: Tarese
Last Name: Gardner
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I am a outreach worker with Nashville REACH 2010 Project.I am working with the African American community in North Nashville concerning two disparties which are Diabetes and CVD.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Volunteer, substainabilty and change among change agents.
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First Name: Tarese
Last Name: Gardner
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I am a outreach worker with Nashville REACH 2010 Project.I am working with the African American community in North Nashville concerning two disparties which are Diabetes and CVD.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Volunteer, substainabilty and change among change agents.Speakers bureau.