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First Name: Ron
Last Name: Alt
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I manage the HAS Drug Elimination Prog.
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First Name: francisca
Last Name: Olaleye
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i AM A Graduate nursing student. i am doing research on healthy people 2010 section 7 the community.
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First Name: Donell
Last Name: Bullock
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Great resource
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First Name: Flora
Last Name: Baldwin
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I am a former director of policy, planning and development with more than 25 years experience in housing and community development programs and projects, from "concept to ribbon cutting." Victim of down-sizing effort effective as of June 30, 2000. Never expected to be looking for a new job at this point. Trying to determine, "what's next" with respect to ongoing career. Open to suggestions or leads.
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First Name: Cynthia
Last Name: Cole
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I am on the faculty of the University of Kentucky Center for Rural Health. Thanks for your support and advice about our asthma grant proposal.
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First Name: Richard
Last Name: Lee
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Work force consultant / volunteer coordinator with calhoun county dss
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First Name: Felicia
Last Name: Brown
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I work with a grant that is exploring how volunteering occurs in low-income communities, and the types of initiatives that are organized by residents to strengthen their neighborhoods. Currently, I am developing a leadership development training for grassroots leaders to mobilize members into volunteer neighborhood efforts.
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First Name: Judy
Last Name: Cleave
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I am a public health manager for Marion County Health Department.
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First Name: john
Last Name: rogers
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Training consultant in community development and attached to the Community Agents of Change team at University of Wales College Newport.
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First Name: Gloria
Last Name: Martin
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I am the Executive Director of the Florida Association for Community Action, Inc. The association is a federation of Community Action Agencies and Head Start programs in Florida. These programs help low income families become self-sufficient.
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First Name: Gloria
Last Name: Martin
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I am the Executive Director of the Florida Association for Community Action, Inc. The association is a federation of Community Action Agencies and Head Start programs in Florida. These programs help low income families become self-sufficient.
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First Name: Katrina
Last Name: Parker
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I work for KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit which empowers communities to create partnerships (amongst themselves, local businesses and, where/if possible, corporations) to spark positive, sustainable change through the building of safe, much-needed playgrounds. (Thankfully, we are included on the "100 Things You Can Do for Your Community..." poster!) I commend your organization and website for providing loads of invaluable information, tools and services which help improve communities all over the world. I also want to encourage guests, who are on the community-building journey, to consider including building new and/or restoring existing playgrounds as part of your plan. The benefits are unlimited! For playgrounds not only provide fun and healthy play opportunities for kids, they also serve as the center or pulse of communities -- especially when community residents play a hands-on role in the actual design and building of the playground. I wish everyone the best in your individual endeavors and invite you to call on KaBOOM! (www.kaboom.org) if we can be of service.
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Cunningham
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I direct the operations of a health and human services consulting company.
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First Name: Judith
Last Name: West
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Deputy Director, City of Detroit, Department of Health Especially interested in performance measurement, community health assessment, access, collaboration & advocacy
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First Name: Wendy
Last Name: Cooper
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I am a consultant working primarily with rural communities in Wisconsin on health care issues.
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First Name: Jessica
Last Name: Gehin
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Health clinic nurse at Oklahoma Panhandle State University
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First Name: Treena
Last Name: Delormier
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I am working to prevent type 2 diabetes in a Aboriginal community
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First Name: Marian
Last Name: McNair
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Regional co-ordinator for the Canadian Liver Foundation in Alberta. I'm sure I will find this site extremely useful in my work. Thank you
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First Name: Doris M.
Last Name: Foster
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New Bedford Community Connections Coalition is a statewide Initiative funded by DSS. We have launched our Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative working collaboratively with public & private partnerships to improve conditions and quality of life factors in some of our City's most at-risk, economically depleted neighborhoods. We are reaching out through the community by Community Conversations (informational sessions) and organizing events designed to bring residents out of their homes to meet with other community members, and to bring community members into the neighborhoods and schools where they perhaps may not otherwise venture, or partner with.
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First Name: Roger
Last Name: Smith
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I'm about to explore your toolbox. We're a Community Development/ Capacity Building agency in the UK. We're at <www.adept.org.uk>
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First Name: Forrest
Last Name: Alton
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I am a program manager for a teen pregnancy prevention program in Georgetown County, SC.
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First Name: Jay
Last Name: Youtz
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PRO-ACT is a Fed grant that was awarded to the Bucks County Council to organize the recovery community so that we can have voice and advocate.
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First Name: Molly
Last Name: Cisco
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I am a disability rights activist
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First Name: abdirizak
Last Name: jama
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Director of African Refugee Social Services which dedicated to help refugees by providing various programs designed to ease their transitional process for assimilating and adjusting into their new country.
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First Name: margie
Last Name: harris
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R.N., M.P.H. Program assistant for the Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Program at the Illinois Department of Public Health
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First Name: Evelyn
Last Name: Benson
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CEO of Tulare Community Health Clinic. Primary and speciality care from birth until end of life. Federally Qualified Health Center. Incl. dental. Treat 4,000 pts per mo. Clinic opened Mar. '95 & treated 300 pts first month. Accelerating growth has kept us busy. We are now looking for ways to reach out into the community. Clinic was hospital based until Jul. '98. Nonprofit board purchased clinic.
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First Name: Anne
Last Name: Lang
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I am a public health physician and serve on the board of directors of a community center that is in the initial stages of development.
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First Name: Kenny
Last Name: Peetosutan
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I am interested to find out more about community health.
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First Name: karriann
Last Name: rizzieri
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Massage therapist and Certified Infant Massage Instuctor, I run a program for pregnant women, The REAL Touch Program-to teach and promote healthy touch. searching for funding to work with low-income and teen moms.
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First Name: Karriann
Last Name: Rizzieri
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www.AnimaMundiMassage.com
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First Name: Olivier
Last Name: Lemaitre
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WWF-Belgium is about to start a programme rela
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First Name: Olivier
Last Name: Lemaitre
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WWF-Belgium is about to start a new programme related to the development of 'sustainable communities'. This site provided extremely useful tools.
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First Name: Elaine
Last Name: Cole
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I am a Substance Abuse Counselor at Multicultural Community Development Service in Spring Lake. I am also in charge of writing grants and researching funding oportunities for MCDS. The goals of MCDS are to attract substance abusing women who are parenting into treatment and recovery, reduce the rate of relapse, improve physical health and physiological wellness, and to improve family, social, and economic functioning. I am presently seeking ways to fund the new family recovery site to pay for professional services on site. MCDS is a 5 year old agency and with limited funding has had a great deal of success in helping women and families achieve their goals. I would appreciate any assistance that you could give me in helping me to secure funding in our endeavors.
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First Name: LINDA
Last Name: SMITH
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I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE PEOPLE OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY AND THE NEIGHBORING COUNTIES OF A FREE OUTSIDE SHOW CALLED" SAY NO TO DRUGS NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVAL". EVENT DATE IS MAY 20th, 2000 AT BIG ELEVEN LAKE ON 11th AND WASHINGTON AVE.IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. MONTEL PRODUCTIONS WILL FEATURE NEW RECORDING ARTISIS. IN HOPES OF A SAFER COMMUNITY, WE INVITE THE PUBLIC TO HELP IN KEEPING OUR COUMMUNITY SAFE.
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First Name: Barbara
Last Name: Ruhs, MS, RD
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Registered Dietitian who coordinates nutrition education activities for the MA Department of Education. This is a great resource!
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First Name: Jim
Last Name: Wann
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Interested in improving communities
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First Name: maritza
Last Name: castillo
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I am working in a "barrio". Could you help me in relation to popular methodology?
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First Name: maritza
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I am working in a "barrio". I down load many of your pages. I will read them. I am thankfull. Could you help me in relation to popular methodology?
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First Name: Steven
Last Name: Kuntz
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Manager of Planning & Quality Assurance Macomb County Health Department
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First Name: nancy
Last Name: gerrity
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I am a public health nurse consultant working with a community health initiative in North Central Phila. I am in the process of setting up a nursing center delivering both public health services and primary care. I have worked with this particular community for about a year and have struggled to increase the partners, both community residents and other community based organizations. We are about to embark on a Healthy Start infant mortality reduction grant which should prove to be another opportunity to bring services in and enhance the assessts of this community.
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First Name: Alice
Last Name: Johnson
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Great web site! I am interested in developing links here for members of ACOSA (Association for Community Organization and Social Administration). We have a new web page: http://www.acosa.org I am the Treasurer and work in program development areas related to membership, webpage development, and other tasks in organizational development.
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First Name: Anne
Last Name: Drake
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Occupational Therapist with interest in health promotion and wellness issues. Currently doing a community development unit for a graduate diploma in health promotion. Site is superb. So much practical, well organised information which will be really helpful.
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Last Name: Regassa
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I am 43, student doning my MSc in Health education/health promotion in the University of Southampton.I have just started writing Dissertation on the Healthy Cities / Settings / Approach from the perspective of developing countries. I am an Ethiopian, will be back, when I finish my course, to my job in the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.
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First Name: nannette
Last Name: banks
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I am a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, I'm a poet. I am in desperate need of communty writing projects that focus on community development!
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First Name: Susan
Last Name: Brown
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I'm looking for a model for a code of conduct for a non-profit community group, a Toastmasters club. We need guidelines for conduct for one person, along with consequences for violations. I haven't found anything on this in the Tool Box. Is there something available here? Thanks.
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First Name: mary
Last Name: Haynes
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We are just beginning a planning/zoning process in this small town. My daughter, a planner in California, told me about you.
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First Name: Elizabeth
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I HAVE READ MANY OF THE CHAPTERS FROM THE COMMUNITY TOOL BOX. I DEFINITELY NEEDED A DIVERSION FOR A PERIOD AND ENJOYED LEARNING NEW THINGS AS WELL AS HAVING SOME OF MY BELIEFS RE-INFORCED BY OTHER MORE INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE, E.G. THE AUTHORS.
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First Name: Kathy
Last Name: Hausman
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faculty member interested in furthering public policy relted to child health care, child welfare, preventing abuse and improving the life of children who are living in poverty with birth parents who provide no guidance or love for the child.
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First Name: Brian
Last Name: Jackson
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I coordinate the community health assessment and improvement procees for a local health dept. in Michigan.
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First Name: Eleni
Last Name: Digenis-Bury
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I am an Epidemiologist with the City of Fort Worth Public Health Department. The information on objectives and evaluation is very useful! It has aided me in explaining these topics to colleagues.
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