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First Name: Joanne
Last Name: Burlison
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Hello, I am interested in the concept of community, how it seems lost in modern times and how we can retrieve it. I am looking for articles and ideas from others on this topic so I can refine my ideas and decide what I want to do to actively initiate change.
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First Name: Sharon
Last Name: Reid
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I work as a policy analyst for the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg in Canada. The Planning Council is involved in a number of projects that involve using an asset-based community development approach, especially as it relates to community health. Using population/health promotion ideas, we try to involve communities and neighbourhoods in a process that builds on community capacities. Your site has alot of very valuable information that we will access and we will encourage others to benefit from all of your hard work. Thanks very much for a great site!
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First Name: Dorothy
Last Name: Bauer
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Director of Coldspring Area Public Library in Coldspring, Texas. We are raising funds to build a new library building.
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First Name: Josep-M.
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High school English teacher in a town twenty-five miles away from Barcelona, Spain
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Last Name: Rogers
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Interested in information on recent/upcoming information
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First Name: Terry
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I am chairman of our local tenants association and I also chair the federation of tenants associations. Your web pages are an excellent source of information for community groups and well worth a visit. I am sure I will be a regular visitor. Good luck and best wishes.
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First Name: retta
Last Name: kelley
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Am a life long journalist and newspaper manager, currently working as the community development director at the Austin American Statesman in Austin. We are in the midst of refining what we do with our philanthropic efforts through the newspaper. I am looking for some training that will help me in facilitating community groups as a convenor, and in learning how to assess outcomes.
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First Name: Cullen
Last Name: Hayashida
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I am part of the Pew Charitable Trust Initiative known as the Pew Civic Entrepreneur Initiative involving 10 mid-sized cities in the US. I am with the Honolulu group; we are three classes - one per year for 3 years. Our principal sponsor was the Hawaii Community Foundation with the support of 16 other local non-profit organizations. I appreciate what you have done and look forward to visiting your site often. Presently, we are working on an Association of Community Association in keeping with a suggestion made by John McKnight in his book, the Careless Society.
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First Name: wilton
Last Name: kennedy
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I'm a P.A. in migrant/community health. I am intrested in finding out about community partnerships with Hispanics and substance abuse.
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First Name: Bert
Last Name: Stauff
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My computer system is Windows 98 Gateway. I am anexperienced RN in the third world. I have done multiple short term med. trips. I now am a nursing student at Bethel College in St. Paul MN getting another degree in nursing. I am very interested in short term missions and am doing a research paper on how nurses can effect short term missions especially in the area of discharge teaching in relationship to medicines given out at clinics. Do you have any specific research or other material about that? I find you web site to be an answer to prayer. I have been unable to find really good research articles on nurses and short term medical missions. God Bless Bert Stauff 3755 Lakeland Ave. N Robbinsdale MN 55422
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First Name: Andrew
Last Name: Winters
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Hello Steve: I am presently managing the Diabetes Today National Training Center project, based at R.O.W. Sciences in Rockville, MD. We are funded with a five year grant from the CDC Division of Diabetes Translation. We will be training state Diabetes Control Programs and their partners in community organization and diabetes control and prevention. We are wondering about how we can collaborate with the Community Tool Box and possibly incorporate it into the training we will be doing starting later this year. Please call or e-mail me with your suggestions. I am very curious to know what you have done that might be similar to our efforts and I am very willing to collaborate with you. My work phone is 301-294-5657. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
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Last Name: Bauer
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I am a health futurist and medical economist, currently writing a book on telemedicine. I am planning to include a brief description of The Community Toolbox as a sidebar.
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First Name: Jane
Last Name: Gough
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I work with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools as a Subject Area Coordinator in the Department of Vocational, Adult and Community Education, serving as a central office support person for Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science and Technology, and Tech Prep/Applied Academics. In the Family and Consumer Sciences area, I work with high school child care occupational programs which provide infant/toddler day care for teen parents and community parents who are enrolled in our educational programs in high school or adult education. Our day care centers are supported by Family Resource Centers and all four of these centers are in large part grant-funded. I am always looking for new "community solutions/tools" and your website interested me very much. I heard about your site through being the Tennessee contact person for the AAFCS Early Childhood Initiative. In preparation for our TAFCS Annual Conference next week, I am surfing all sites listed in the Monthly Memo for the Early Childhood Initiative. This may be more than you want to know about me and our interests; but thanks for being among those with children's interests at heart! Jane Gough, CFCS TAFCS VP Cooperative Relations and Chair, TN Early Childhood Initiative
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First Name: Amy
Last Name: Willcott
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I work in a hospital and am the Director of Community Health. We have some innovative programs going here in Denver and I'm interested in learning more about what others are doing.
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First Name: Jeff
Last Name: Paddock
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MSW, KU, 1977; PhD, U of Tenn, 1995; Lt Col USAF; currently engaged in establishing healthy communities initiatives at 80 USAF bases around the globe; particularly interested in success stories (large and small), lessons learned, and outcome evaluation (for local community members use -- not forr researchers - - although there are opportunities there too). Great site; good rference materials.
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First Name: Linda Jo
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I have an eclectic background in practice/policy/research in moving forward community prevention/devleopment agenda. I previously served as the director of prevention for a state health department and now am setting up a national program office for a new RWJ funded initiative that will support community coalitions addressing asthma.
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Kreek
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I run a company called Vernacular Technology and Techniques and I am E.D. of a non-profit called The Institute for Vernacular Philosophy.
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First Name: Dee
Last Name: Allinson
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Trying to raise funds for a mentoring program for youth to prevent substance abuse and other poor choices youth might make.
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First Name: Marybeth
Last Name: Curtis
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I am a Registered Nurse (B.S.N.) and Coordinator for the Health Learning Resource Center at Westark College in Fort Smith, Arkansas. We are currently in the early planning stages for our new 6 million dollar Health Careers Center. Your web site is an invaluable resource. Thank goodness I have found you!
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First Name: mary
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student studying community welfare
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First Name: Laura
Last Name: Young
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I'm a student about to graduate from the Rollins School of Public Health.
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First Name: angela
Last Name: napili
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This is a wonderful site. I work for the Community Connector http://www.si.umich.edu/community We added your Grantwriting Guide to our funding resources page. Thanks!
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First Name: cynthia
Last Name: mense
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I am teaching a class on community nutrition which includes grantwriting. I am currently planning to write a grant for a food pantry.
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First Name: Bruce
Last Name: Leonard
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I'm a physical activity interventionist (Health Educator) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity. I'm interested in population based behavior change interventions.
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First Name: Cheryl
Last Name: Mason
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Taking a class on community assessment at the University of New Mexico's MPH program
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First Name: Ahmad
Last Name: Alamsyah
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I'm a director of Indonesian Cooperative Shelter Association (ASPEK). ASPEK's members are community based organizations.
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First Name: Kathleen
Last Name: Davis
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I'm browsing the web to see what new communitiy tools that Kansas is working on today. I'm part of the Missouri Department of Health's Community Health Assistance Resource Team. We are always lookin for new ideas. What do you think about the new Dialogue Guide from the Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities?
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First Name: Joseph
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All I can say is! Excellent, Excellent, Excellent. We are a Not for Profit Organization located in southeastern Arizona. Our facility is a residential care facility for teens, pregnant and unmarried. The information you provided is a wealth of knowledge and was worth all the time researching. May you continually be blessed and have the success of all the best in your endeavors.
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First Name: susan
Last Name: bingham
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Director of Vashon Island Food Bank. Currently working with other island non-profits to bring dental care to low income/uninsured individuals. Put me on mailing list please Please put me on mailing list for newsletter. Thanks
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First Name: Kay
Last Name: Swindell
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I am applying for the job of Medical Coordinator for Onslow Community Ministries...direct medical and dental clinics.
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First Name: MaLisa
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I work as a HHA while going to school. I am planning to apply for the PA program at WSU next year.
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First Name: Ruth
Last Name: Stern
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Worked as a Healthy Cities (WHO Euro designated project - Camden) coordinator in the UK for 8 years, now doing a DrPH with my thesis topic on community participation in Healthy Cities projects. Just at the literature search level now. Your tool box will be fantastically useful.
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First Name: Skip
Last Name: Moon
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I supervise Neighborhood Preservation for the City of Overland Park, Kansas. Prior work included 5 years with a Community Development Corporation in Kansas City, MO as the staff planner / project manager. I am constantly looking for sources of community building / development / networking ideas, activities and projects.
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First Name: Galen
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Community Health Planner and Evaluator
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First Name: Carol
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I am a Family and Consumer Science teacher who is very interested in Brain research of the young child. I feel we need to be doing more in our communities for the young child and their parents so they will be ready for learning. Prenatal care and early child development is a preventive measure to many of the social, emotional, and cognitive development of a child later in life. I am interested in grants which would be available to our communities for a early childhood project.
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First Name: Laurie
Last Name: Dewey
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I am a special education teacher who is planning an alternative classroom for high school students with disabilities and substance abuse issues.
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First Name: Michele
Last Name: Corey
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We are a partner in the Kids Count in Michigan Project, with the specific focus of making the Kids Count data more relevant, useful, and USED BY community advocates to change local, state, and federal policy making affecting children.
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First Name: Frank
Last Name: Thompson
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Strategic Planner for Kansas City, MO Health Dept.
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First Name: susan
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am doing work in a volunteer program and would like to start some mor e programs to help our familys in need am a mother with 11 children of my own and truely have a heart for people and special the ones who need a helping hand
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Executive Director, Shawnee Regional Prevention and Recovery Services, Topeka, KS
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First Name: Thamar
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I am social worker that has been working for a Salvadoran not for profit organization (FUSAL)in the areas of community development, specially in the areas of rural health, nutrition and sanitation.
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First Name: Virginia
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Staff member of International Center for Health Leadership Development (Kellogg Foundation funded) at University of Illinois at Chicago.
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First Name: leigh
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Im a graduate planner and this page has helped me understand much more than could ever be taught in class. thank-you
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First Name: Leslie
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I'm the Program Coordinator for the Wisconsin Committee to Prevent Child Abuse. We are working on a project to promote leadership development using the skills developed in parent-led mutual support groups. We are looking for ways to integrate mutual support groups into the fabric of family support services in communities across the state. We have a state Parent Leadership Team, made up of members of support groups in different areas of the state, who are working on this project with us.
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First Name: Philip
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Our organization does research,development and implementation in the human service field. Currently, a proposal for assisting with the educational development of educationally disadvantaged youth has been prepared. We are looking for potential funding of a very interesting and innovative concept that involves incentives for families and youth. Any organizations that would be interested in reviewing the proposed concept with me are invited to contact me at the above email address or by mail at People Tree, 3004 Arlington Drive, Springfield, IL 62704.
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Fiato
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Assistant to the Superintendent for Urban Affairs, Lawrence, MA Public Schools I am interested in educational issues and community mobilization. I find your Tool Box to be very helpful. It's a great idea.
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First Name: John
Last Name: Turner
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co-director Tools for Community Regeneration project of the Hastings (local development) Trust, a British PVO. We have a working prototype database focussing on 'tools' that people can use for their own local projects. We are anxious to get in touch with other groups & organisations with similar objectives.
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First Name: Melanie
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Executive director of Parents Anonymous of the Big Country, Inc., a nonprofit agency that provides free support and education programs to families.
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First Name: Felicia
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South Carolina Healthy Communities Coordinator
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First Name: MaryPat
Last Name: Randall
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Resource Coach for Interlochen Community Resource Center, a school-based family support network. My background is public health nursing and advocacy.
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