Guestbook entries

Submitted:
First Name: Fernanda
Last Name: Venzon
City/Town: Swansea
State/Province:
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a master's student at the centre of development studies,UWS, UK. I come from Brazil.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
It will certainly be very useful when I go back to field work.
Submitted:
First Name: Ellen
Last Name: O'Donohue
City/Town: Vienna
State/Province: Virginia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a registered nurse planning to work in community health in Arizona.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is a wonderful learning tool for someone like myself, without an MPH but en route and motivated. Great site!
Submitted:
First Name: Nipa
Last Name: Srichang
City/Town:
State/Province: Nonthaburi
Country: Thailand
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work at Bureau of Noncommunicable Diseases Department of Disease Control
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Project Quality Improvement Model for Community based NCD Prevention and Control
Submitted:
First Name: lorraine
Last Name: rudolph
City/Town: Grimsby
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
student
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
for school
Submitted:
First Name: Patricia
Last Name: Hunter
City/Town: Red Lake, Ontario
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Mental Health Capacity Builder/Trainer
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I found this site browsing for general information, and plan to use CTB for presentations/workshops
Submitted:
First Name: Robin
Last Name: Puchala
City/Town: New Britain
State/Province: Connecticut
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a VISTA/National Service Worker very much interested in Nonprofits and engaged in learning as much as I can. Thank you for this great compilation of resources.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Elaine
Last Name: Linder
City/Town: Indianapolis
State/Province: Indiana
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Education Consultant, based at a small nonprofit, for a pilot project to go into two local high schools and implement programs to ultimately increase graduation and college-going rates of Latino students.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using the CTB to research methods for institutionalizing initiatives, in my case, in a school setting.
Submitted:
First Name: Judith
Last Name: Wheeler
City/Town: Kingsville
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Social Planning Coordinator for the Community Social Planning Council of Kingsville - Leamington (CSPCKL). I fill the only staff position for CSPCKL. As well, we have 15 Council members and as of Jan. 2006, I shall be the field instructor for one 4th yr. social work student and 2 MSWs.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
CSPCKL is relatively new. Thus, we are trying to create a strong foundation on which to build a healthy community. Due to having 3 excellent students, we are able to work on three projects. However, an action plan for each of the projects must be created for January. At first glance, I believe that your Web site has much to offer. I truly appreciate the guidance you provide. I shall contact you in the future to inform you of the outcome.
Submitted:
First Name: Kaye
Last Name: Boone
City/Town: Winter Haven
State/Province: Florida
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Neighborhood Services Director for the City of Winter Haven. I work with homeowner associations and grass roots groups to help them develop a since of community. To work for common goals within their community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I will have it placed on the city's neighborhood web site for other communities to access and share it during neighborhood meetings.
Submitted:
First Name: Hanna
Last Name: Matatyaho
City/Town: Jamaica
State/Province: New York
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a healthcare administrator and an adjunct instructor at a university graduate program in community health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
In my classes. Keep up the good work. Love the site.
Submitted:
First Name: Kara
Last Name: Miller
City/Town: Branson
State/Province: Missouri
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have recently started at the health dept as Health Educator and am learning the ropes.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I currently am not but can see how it would be very helpful in putting together a plan.
Submitted:
First Name: Jon
Last Name: Cleveland
City/Town: Duluth
State/Province: Georgia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Director of Strategic Resources at Perimeter Church which is committed to partnering and resourcing independent nonprofit organizations which serve refugees and immigrants; women in crisis (and their children); children at risk and teenagers; elderly and dependent in our community of northeast Atlanta
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Learning more about how to build healthy communities and serve those who need help.
Submitted:
First Name: Lorna
Last Name: shuter
City/Town: Merritt
State/Province: BC
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Horticultural background since 1979 Agriculture a passion Community Economic Development Degree with SFU
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am just now getting aquanted and will keep in touch
Submitted:
First Name: Michael
Last Name: Barnes
City/Town: Provo
State/Province: Utah
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Professor, public health education Brigham Young University
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Course readings source for Public Health Education Methods
Submitted:
First Name: Susan
Last Name: Macaulay
City/Town: Dallas
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Positive Youth Development Lead for Region VI Administration for Children and Families in Dallas Also serve on the Region VI (TX, LA, AR, OK, NM) Interagency Council on Homelessness
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just discovered it. Will review to see whether it is helpful for us.
Submitted:
First Name: Fr. John
Last Name: Wilbur
City/Town: Arnold
State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Episcopal Priest working in an inner-city parish in a community that multiple problems.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just started looking for tools to provide the congregation with guidance and potential focus.
Submitted:
First Name: Lela
Last Name: Keys
City/Town: Clarksdale
State/Province: Mississippi
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Currently Director of Delta Community Partners In Care at Northwest Regional Medical Center. Program focus surrounds public health, chronic diseases, and advocacy for the elimination of health disparaties in the Mississippi Delta.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Planning and evaluation.
Submitted:
First Name: Laura
Last Name: Meyer
City/Town: Deland
State/Province: Florida
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a certified gatekeeper trainer for suicide awareness, prevention and education. My work has been volunteer since 1998. I am driven and have a passion for this issue, and will continue to work to save precious lives as long as I am able. This is a great tool!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I started a local coalition and I am the Chair for our state coalition. This gives me good information on sustaining our efforts and gaining support as well as funding. Good tool! Much appreciated. Check out our website at: www.floridasuicideprevention.org Thank you for this website and the use of it.
Submitted:
First Name: Pat
Last Name: Nipper
City/Town: kent
State/Province: Ohio
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a graduating senior who has majored in Health Care Administration. I'm not sure what to do with my major but I'm steering towards public health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
It is our textbook for our intensive writing class.
Submitted:
First Name: Lucimari
Last Name: ferguson
City/Town: Nashville
State/Province: Tennessee
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Nez
Last Name: Peter
City/Town: Winslow
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
CDC-Grantee- Conprehensive Commercial Tobacco Prevention project.- Capacity Building
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I was just introduced to it today. I enjoyed reading through some of the chapters.
Submitted:
First Name: Shelly
Last Name: Weeks
City/Town: Websterville
State/Province: Vermont
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a student at Woodbury College in Montpelier, Vermont working toward my BA in Prevention and Community Development. This site is fantastic!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Jean
Last Name: Hopkins
City/Town: Williston
State/Province: Vermont
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a student at Woodbury College and interested in prevention programs especially in neighborhoods.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To learn skills and find out what others are doing.
Submitted:
First Name: Erlinda
Last Name: Saw
City/Town: Berlin
State/Province:
Country: Germany
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I carry out community development work in different countries.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I might need the CTB's tool kits in some parts of my work to train others improve their communities.
Submitted:
First Name: Jolanta
Last Name: Turczuk
City/Town: Saint Paul
State/Province: Minnesota
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a graduate student at Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul. I study community psychology.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using the Community Tool Box as learning materials for my class in community psychology
Submitted:
First Name: silfia
Last Name: claudiana
City/Town: Bojonegoro
State/Province: Jawa Timur
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a facilitator of Urban Poverty Project in Klaten, Indonesia. I am also student of Community Development in Posgraduate of Sebelas Maret University in Solo, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I like to read the Community Tool Box as a guidence to facilitating community and references for my study. It helps me much because make everything more simple and easy to do.it also gives me a new experience and knowledge.
Submitted:
First Name: Rhonda
Last Name: Eatherington
City/Town: Morgan Hill
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Junior at CSU Monterey Bay
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I will use the website in my field practice to set up a interactive teen communiy health education project at a local Charter school
Submitted:
First Name: Eric
Last Name: Summers
City/Town: Huddersfield (UK)
State/Province:
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Senior Lecturer in Business Strategy (Social Enterprise)
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Help write some HE access course material
Submitted:
First Name: Sharon
Last Name: Pitts
City/Town: Cuba
State/Province: Missouri
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
We are a non-profit organization educating the community/school and work with law enforcement to help educate citizens/children about the dangers of drugs
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
need ideas
Submitted:
First Name: Jeff
Last Name: Corkran
City/Town: Elizabethtown
State/Province: Kentucky
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Working at with a small community college in central Kentucky, I provide training to client organizations, especially in the areas of leadership and team building. The CTB is a GREAT site! Thanks so much.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using some of the tools in "refreshing" a community leadership curriculum that I helped develop a few years ago. I appreciate that your materials on leadership are geared specifically to the community. I am also trying to get our college's leadership to start using the tools internally.
Submitted:
First Name: Robin
Last Name: Mazzuca, RN, MPH
City/Town: La Grange Highlands
State/Province: Illinois
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a disabled nurse who volunteers as an injury prevention educator for both the community and the health care community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Making existing and potential community coalitions aware of the Tool Box and how to use the tools contained in it. I also volunteer to assist organizations throughout the various stages of their project and program.
Submitted:
First Name: Robyn
Last Name: Fink
City/Town: Charlottesville
State/Province: Virginia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Director of Collaborative Studies for the Human Immune Therapy Center, UVa. Looking for methods to increase racial diversity in our clinical trials in melanoma
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Still evaluating...
Submitted:
First Name: Denise
Last Name: Sannicandro
City/Town: Spring Valley
State/Province: California
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
RN for >30 yrs. Currently completing a dual Masters program MBA/MSN. Have worked in the public and private sectors in diverse clinical and administrative role. My passion is community health and public policy.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Currently for reference for my graduate studies. Thank you for such a comprehensive site.
Submitted:
First Name: Margaret
Last Name: Walker
City/Town: Manning
State/Province: South Carolina
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a MSN student at the University of Phoenix. I am a nurse living in a rural community.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This site was recommended by my facilitator and I am browsing to see how I can use this site.
Submitted:
First Name: Dianne
Last Name: Bolton
City/Town: Welland
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am working on a project to establish a creative Senior Leadership Council and course
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
just exploratory right now - working to build my resources
Submitted:
First Name: Marinda
Last Name: van Niekerk
City/Town: Ezulwini
State/Province: Swaziland
Country: Other
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My Partner, John and I forms the Management Team for a Guest Lodge, Timbali Lodge, in the Ezulwini Valley in Swaziland and we have launched a Social Responsibility Program called "Sikhatsi Setfu", meaning "Our Time" (for living, for loving, for giving) I am Chairperson for this organisation and since our start in Feb 2005, we have managed to establish a Soup Kitchen at our local Primary School and from feeding 25 kids in Feb, we are now feeding all 706 children. The school is being painted by Dulux, we managed to obtain funding for Fencing, Watertanks and Agricultural Equipment. Our Veg Garden now feeds the Soup Kitchen and soon we will be selling the surplus. We are working together with a local HIV/AIDS organisation in aiming to provide Homecare to HIV/AIDS sufferers and their families. We have a Literacy Programme that includes skills like Brick making and Dress making.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
My aim is to utilise the Community Toolbox in writing a Grant Proposal, Transferring Skills to the individual Committees involved in Sikhatsi Setfu and use all your invaluable information to move forward and make our Organisation the most successful one in Swaziland.
Submitted:
First Name: Gemma
Last Name: Bouwman
City/Town: Ilkley
State/Province: West Yorkshire
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a clinical psychologist wanting to provide a new service to people with common mental health problems.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am very happy with the information you are providing which I will use to help me to set up this service.
Submitted:
First Name: Rose
Last Name: Kreher
City/Town: Snowflake
State/Province: Arizona
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm an adjunct instructor at a small, rural community college.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I'm developing an online course in library marketing, and your community needs assessment is wonderful so I'm linking to it and having the students apply your excellent materials to library "health" needs in their communities. Thanks so much.
Submitted:
First Name: Avril
Last Name: lever
City/Town: Hobart
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Women's shelter
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
for mission statement
Submitted:
First Name: Grace
Last Name: Shaikh
City/Town: Islamabad
State/Province:
Country: Pakistan
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a rural development professional and have been active in socio-economic development work since many years in Pakistan. There are times that we become engrossed with our work and forget that life is a continous learning process hence we stagnate, professionally. I'm glad KU has done this marvelous development resources effort. Thanks.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As partner in our work, we plan to use available resources as training materials and readers.
Submitted:
First Name: shenbing
Last Name: gu
City/Town: shanghai
State/Province:
Country: Other
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
i am a health educator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Brittan
Last Name: Williams
City/Town: Wentworth
State/Province: North Carolina
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a recent MPH graduate from UNC-Greensboro. I am currently employed as the Health Education Program Manager at the Rockingham County Department of Public Health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I will use the community tool box with our Healthy Carolinians Partnership.
Submitted:
First Name: Elaine
Last Name: Eaves
City/Town: Blackpool
State/Province: Lancashire
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Temporary Consultant working with Blackpool Community Development Unit. To idenify funding and development opportunities within regeneration.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Brent
Last Name: Ewig
City/Town: Washignton
State/Province: District of Columbia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a resource in planning a workshop on community needs and resource assessment for an upcoming meeting.
Submitted:
First Name: Beverly
Last Name: Keener
City/Town: Fairmont
State/Province: West Virginia
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
WV DHHR WV RTPCC Network Regional Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Building & Maintaining community coalitions for policy change am referencing toolkits/outlines/tips
Submitted:
First Name: Ken
Last Name: Kavanagh
City/Town: Bell Island
State/Province: NL
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Retired teacher who has been heavily involved in community economic development. Now Project Coordinator with a Coalition for Educational Opportunities, a coalition trying to address the dropout problem with the establishment of an alternative school
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using your wonderfuyl resource on coalition building and maintenance.
Submitted:
First Name: Leslie
Last Name: Brown - Hacker
City/Town: Shawnee
State/Province: Oklahoma
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Family Services Worker at a Tribal Head Start, volunteer Board Member for a Faith-Based 12 Step Recovery Program, and actively participate in a Task Force to end child abuse.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am learning more ways to effectively reach the people needed to create more nurturing community entities (nurturing of independence and respect) that foster upward-bound change in people/families.
Submitted:
First Name: Arie
Last Name: Mor
City/Town: Mobi
State/Province: Alabama
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Development Officer
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
All of the Resources.. we are a new venture and we are in need of every resource that is available. This site is a God-send! In Christ
Submitted:
First Name: Anne
Last Name: Crotty
City/Town: Cedar Falls
State/Province: Iowa
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I recently graduated with a BA in Health Promotion, so am now looking a job.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I use it to learn new skills necessary in the public health field. It's great that all of these tools are available for free, too!
Submitted:
First Name: patrick
Last Name: okoth
City/Town: Nairobi
State/Province:
Country: Kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Doctor/surgeon/lecturer
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
to look for your community health and development curriculum