Guestbook Entries
Submitted:
First Name: Cheryl
Last Name: Pollock
City/Town: Tampa
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hello. I have worked in the Tampa area as a community program specialist and organizer for more than 15 years. As an Executive Director fo the YMCA Community Initiatives Branch, I am working to create a strong, vibrant, and successful community initiatives model for one of Tampa's neediest neighborhoods.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I would like to order the kit Attend training and communicate with others using the kit
Submitted:
First Name: Sonia
Last Name: Strevy
City/Town: Marion
State/Province: IN
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an RN at Indiana Wesleyan University preparing for a community initiative in Indiana to tap into currently untapped talent in the community to encourage the underepresented, underutilized, unemployed and underemployed of our community to become nurses to help meet the community nursing shortage.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Networking, resources.
Submitted:
First Name: Yasmirys Thais
Last Name: Valdeblanquez Martinexcz
City/Town: Maracaibo
State/Province: Zulia
Country: Venezuela
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Asisti a un curso de la caja de herramientas comunitaria en Maracaibo, soy docente de enfermeria comunitaria en La Universidad del Zulia en Venezuela.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Estoy muy motivada a incorporar las herramientas de la caja para mis actividades como docente de enfermeria comunitaria, me parecen sencillas y los mas importante que pueden dejar resultado positivo y causar un gran impacto en las comunidades.
Submitted:
First Name: Phillip
Last Name: Williams
City/Town: Baltimore
State/Province: MD
Country: US
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
During the early 70's I was part of Project NOVA, a mental health consumer advocacy organization in Los Angeles. Now I am with Bmore Housing For all which is organizing homeless persons.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
To get resources to start a training program to train a group of leaders to work with and train other members.
Submitted:
First Name: Jeannette
Last Name: Pruett
City/Town: Bakersfield
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a new Systems Change advocate at a ilc. Your information has helped me learn so much. It would take decades to learn all this if i learned on my own. THANK YOU!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I will be a better advocate. THANK YOU!
Submitted:
First Name: Mohamed
Last Name: Bayumi
City/Town: Khartoum
State/Province: Khartoum
Country: Sudan
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work in agriculture extension administration in federal ministry
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
It helps me in problem identification and solving
Submitted:
First Name: Cindy
Last Name: Kinne
City/Town: Corona
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an elementary school special education teacher and am attending Capella University towards my Ph.D.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
1st time - just checking it out
Submitted:
First Name: MOMOLU
Last Name: MASSAQUOI
City/Town: Monrovia
State/Province:
Country: Liberia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am graduate student at the Cuttington Graduate School.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
To write a paper on behavioral science.
Submitted:
First Name: Brenda
Last Name: Trigg
City/Town: Jackson
State/Province: MS
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a writer and creative director involved in efforts to improve healthcare coverage, public schools, and the environment.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Ideas, perspectives on processes, review of basics, understanding of things I have not been involved in but desire to be (organizing groups for action)
Submitted:
First Name: OLUTOSIN
Last Name: OLADOSU ADEBOWALE
City/Town: LAGOS
State/Province: LAGOS
Country: NIGERIA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I AM MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN, I HAVE MASTERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS IN NIGERIA, I GRADUATED IN 2002, MY FIRST DEGREE, I STUDIED ENGLISH EDUCATION I GRADUATED IN ENGLISH EDUCATION IN 1998, I AM NOW A PROGRAMME OFFICER WITH AN NGO, THAT SPECIALISES IN AIDS AND CHILD ABUSE
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
TO HELP IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF MY AREA THROUGH THE NGO
Submitted:
First Name: stephen
Last Name: shubert
City/Town: San Diego
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the VP of Program Development for the Borrego Community Health Foundation and am very interested in methods for improving community health
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Just came upon the site - looking it over.
Submitted:
First Name: Samuel
Last Name: Theuri
City/Town: Nairobi
State/Province: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community liaison Officer - Naivasha Project creating awareness on environmental conservation and health
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Help me as a guide to planning what information to look for and how to engage the community for participation
Submitted:
First Name: brent
Last Name: duplessis
City/Town: Aberdeen
State/Province: North Carolina
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
RN in process of getting MSN...Nurse 24 years...
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
more information on how different communitites are affecting change in their area of influnce
Submitted:
First Name: Carol
Last Name: Wilson-Smith
City/Town: Brooklyn
State/Province: New York
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Health Care provider based in a public hospital setting. Also involved in community activities like raising money for college scholarships for needy college students.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I'll be looking for suggestions for involving more people in donating assistance to others.
Submitted:
First Name: Lindsay
Last Name: Vernon
City/Town: Colorado Springs
State/Province: CO
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a population health nurse on an army base (it's the admin side of public health)
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
In my position I am charged with developing ways to make my entire population as healthy as possible. This is not easy when the organization tends to be resistant to innovation and change. Your toolbox will help me find ways to make the needed changes and programs happen.
Submitted:
First Name: Stephen
Last Name: Drost
City/Town: Lakeside
State/Province: NB
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a social worker and have been doing community work for almost twenty years. The CTB is a very useful resource full of rich valuable lessons in best practices. Thanks
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have been using it for specific issues realted to program development. The trouble shooting links are very helpful.
Submitted:
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Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Community Health Worker for the Department of Health. We are working on a low fat milk initiative in hopes that we can get the community to understand that small changes in one's diet and the implementation of physical activity can help prevent or delay the on set of certain chronic diseases.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am planning to use CTB as a resource means towards the approaches I will be taking while out in the community.
Submitted:
First Name: Huan
Last Name: Xu
City/Town: Beijing
State/Province:
Country: China
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
researcher on public health policy and management
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I whould like to share experience of CTB and improve my research
Submitted:
First Name: amelia
Last Name: dumaoang
City/Town: San Fernando City
State/Province: La Union
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm doctor Amelia D Dumaoang, a part time lecturer of Advocacy and Health Care, International Management, Policy in managment and Neurophysiology at the College of Physical Therapy, Health Services Management, LORMA Colleges, San Fernando City La Union Philippines
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I'm using the site because it helps a lot in my syllabus in the courses that I teach especially advocacy. It is valuable coz there are examples that demonstrate the principles involved. My students are also being referred in this site.
Submitted:
First Name: Robert
Last Name: Marshall
City/Town: Providence
State/Province: RI
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am Asst. Director of Health in RI and a clinical Assoc Prof at Brown Medical School (Public Health)
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are starting up a new public health institute trying to link academic programs with community based organizations. Right now I am looking for "off the shelf" assessmet tool that could be used in the community for various health risks.