Guestbook Entries

I am the Community Services Coordinator with the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS). We work with over 50 refugee communities and some of our services include: counselling, groupwork, community development, training, etc. My professional background is Social Work.

I work with the University Department of Rural Health, University of Tasmania as the writer and facilitator of a continuing professional education unit in Community Development. This unit uses action learning research as a tool for health workers as they work with and for their community.

I am using this as a reference for the course participants, and also use it to assist community groups that I am actively involved with.

I am the Executive Director of a regional community economic development organization here in the Atlantic Canada.

I am an Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development. I manage the 4-H program in the county and work with several support groups for 4-H. They include a 4-H Advisory Council, 4-H Foundation and a Leaders and Junior Leaders group. I also am involved in a Statewide professional association which I helped establidsh for Volunteer administrators. I also am involved with Community Youth development through a teeen assesment project were are doing through Cooperative Extension here in New Hampshire.

I have looked at the site and recently refered to the section on bilaws when we recently updated the bilaws for our foundation. I am also interested in doing community asset mapping and any tools you might have especially if they are targeted to youth.

I am busy distributin info on the failed drug war. www.geocities.com-nawdy_seester

I am beginning to develop a public affairs web page for the Voinovich center at Ohio University. I am 18 years old and a sophomore at the Scripps School of Journalism

Just looking to meet others and use their ideas and suggestions in the development of the web page as well as the content of the articles. (It is actually in the format of a web mag).

Executive Director, Louisiana Primary Care Association, MSW, LCSW- The Association advocates on behalf of the uninsured and underserved, promoting 100% health care access and 0 health disparities in Louisiana.

I actually wanted to develop a community develop tool box for use by local communities as we work to expand access to health care in rural and underserved urban communities. You have already done the work. Thanks a million!

I work for Vision for Children at Risk, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization focused on child well-being.

I am a pediatric hematologist at Children's Hospital in Boston. Our center is the site of the Boston Center for Genetic Blood Disorders, a a federal MCHB-funded project to improve comprehensive care for children with sickle cell disease, thalassemia syndromes, and other inherited blood diseases.

Part of the grant mandate is to expand community-based services. This is also a key goal for our hospital in general. I am looking for similar projects elsewhere.

I'm an independent researcher in the area of community development and health.

I'm just beginning to explore its potential as I am currently trying to develop a toolbox for use in N.I.

I work in the managed health care department for boehringer ingelheim, and I am seeking people who are interested in leArning more about prevention of secondary stroke/tia

I work in the managed health care department for a global pharma company, and I am seeking people who are interested in learning more about prevention of secondary stroke/tia

I am the project coordinator for an underage drinking prevention coalition. I have a background in substance abuse treament/addictions and prevention education. Coalition building is a new experience.

Since this is a new area to me, I have found the toolbox very helpful. We are in the process of doing a community needs assessment, your piece on needs assessment is very helpful. Grant writing is also a new experience, I have found your piece on Grant Writing to be useful and a valuable piece of information that I can use.

I am an administrator in the Housing and Neighborhood Development Department. This department is responsible for administration of CDBG, ESG and HOME funds.