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First Name: Lynsay
Last Name: Scott
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I work for Devon Education in the UK and have interest in educational aspects of community development particularly in strategies for assessment of need and evaluation procedures
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First Name: Sam
Last Name: D'Angelo
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I work for the University of Toronto - Police Services. I am seeking information on a "work Alone Program" within a University environment. Anyone with information please forward to my e-mail. Thank you
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First Name: Susan
Last Name: Smith
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I am an RN with 25 years health care experience in a variety of health care settings. My expertise is in software develop- ment and consultation in the Long Term Care industry. I am a new Doctoral student at Texas Womens University. Dr. Judy Baker suggested that we use this website as a powerful resource tool.
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First Name: Christine
Last Name: Flanigan
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I work for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. We are a private, nonpartisan group whose goal is to reduce teen pregnancy in the US by 1/3 by 2005.
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First Name: marjean
Last Name: harris
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Doctoral student, KU School of Social Welfare
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First Name: JOJO
Last Name: Scharmer
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I am presently a student of Dr. Linda Silka at UMass/Lowell. The class is Community Mapping and is a Master's level class. I am Program Coordinator for House of HOpe, a family shelter in Lowell.
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First Name: Susan
Last Name: Walsh
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Community Addictions Officer Responsible for coodinating prevention programs in schools and industry.
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First Name: Josh
Last Name: Barmer
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We are a Youth Prevention and Tutoring Program, in its 4th year as of 8/26/97. We are located in Joppa, Maryland. This is a great resource for youth prevention ideas and information.
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First Name: Steven
Last Name: Anderson
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I am working on slowing down development of a wild parkland at the edge of Iowa City. I am looking for information about community organizing, and how to influence the city council and the zoning board.
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First Name: josie
Last Name: lander
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community advisor for a kindergarten association, working with parents/caregivers who are volunteer committee members. am myself a volunteer tutor - adult literacy. also a trustee member for kotare = centre for research and education for social change, based on the ideas of miles horton and highlander.
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First Name: Marilyn
Last Name: Massey
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I am a faculty member at Texas Tech University whose research and interest areas include children's health, early childhood violence prevention, stress management, and public health promotion initiatives.
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First Name: Eileen
Last Name: Ryan
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Student at UMassLowell, Community & Social Psychology program. Taking my lessons to the community soon!
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First Name: Dr. Jerry J.
Last Name: Field
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Illinois Institute of technology 3255 South Dearborn Wishnick Hall room 122 Chicago, Illinois 60616 3793 (312) 567 3651 fax (312) 791 0966
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First Name: Janice
Last Name: Bennett
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Chicago Community Trust 222 North LaSalle Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 372-3356 FAX 580-7411
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First Name: Bob
Last Name: Kohl
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1st time checking you out. Serve on board of Westside Health Authority, Chicago with experience in community-based organizing for 9 years, including leadership development within a 68 block area.
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First Name: Deborah
Last Name: Ameen
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1997-98 Healthcare Forum Fellow Executive Director, Foundation Asante Health System (integrated health system in Southern Oregon) My community action learning project is to develop a report card for our community - I'm very interested in creating systems and tools to allow the work we do to be sustainable. Thanks for asking!
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First Name: LESLIE
Last Name: COHEN ZUKOWSKY
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CHES, CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES
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First Name: Alma
Last Name: Williams
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Neighborhood organizer, neighborhood coalition organizer, issues researcher, political gadfly, change agent, optimist (but water in half-full glass is evaporating!), determined to find key(s) to reclaiming deteriorating neighborhoods swamped in guns, drugs, illiteracy, poverty, "cultural diversity", fear and on and on and on....
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First Name: Elizabeth
Last Name: Scott
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looking for a masters program in community economic development currently working for nonprofit microenterprise organization and regional planning agency
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First Name: Christina
Last Name: Donnelly
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I am the Project Coordinator for the Healthy Communities site with the Aroostook Band of Micmacs in Presque Isle, ME.
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First Name: Steve
Last Name: Fortier
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Most importantly, I am a husband and dad of two. I am also a trainer, consultant and author in the areas of community health promotion, community youth development and community building. My two major projects are Directing CommuniTeam, Inc. and Directing the Learning Center at the Center for Living Democracy.
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First Name: Joan
Last Name: Mustard
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Participant in a Healthy Communities group in Marlboro County, SC, currently receiving our training in community mobilization et al. In 1998 we will be developing our community project. Many of us in that group are also involved in ths submission of a Turning Point grant application to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Kellogg Foundation. Out of 525 initial inquiries nationally and 125 semi-finalists, we are invited to apply for the grant.
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First Name: Susan
Last Name: Walsh
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I am employed as a community addictions officer developing prevention strategies for communities within the largest region in the province of New Brunswick.
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I was recently named director of Downtown/Dickson Enhancement Project, Inc. in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The primary goals of the project include planning improvements in the public areas of the downtown, i.e., sidewalks, lighting, landscaping as well as developing a comprehensive advertising and promotion plan to support the businesses.
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First Name: Kristin
Last Name: Cooper
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Senior Planner in Neighborhood Planning and Support. This Tool Box will be very helpful to our neighborhood associations working on improving their communities.
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First Name: Karen
Last Name: Moore
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Hope we can share information on community development and assessment! I work at the Texas Department of Health in Austin, Texas (Bureau of Community Oriented Primary Care).
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First Name: Todd
Last Name: Risley
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Hi Folks!
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First Name: Michael
Last Name: Edwards
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This is THE most valueable website I have thus far found. I've spent nearly four hours here and I will come back. This is great. Thankyou.
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First Name: Sandy
Last Name: Hoar
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Physician Assistant, see patients and teach, have public health projects inner city DC and Mexico. Teaching an interdisciplinary student course where small teams go into the community with a University and Community faculty member.
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First Name: EVE
Last Name: DEOMAMPO
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I am a Public Health Educator working on the Healthy Communities Project, and use of internet for health education (resource development). I welcome all advice, interests, news, etc... to my email. I can be contacted at 808-586-4661
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First Name: Gary
Last Name: Brooks
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I am a doctoral student at SUNY-Albany doing an internship at the New York State Department of Health, Healthy Heart Program. We are interested in monitoring community initiatives in cardiovascular health promotion. I am also a Physical Therapist clinician and educator specializing in cardiopulmonary physical therapy.
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First Name: Gary
Last Name: Brooks
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I am a doctoral student at SUNY-Albany doing an internship at the New York State Department of Health, Healthy Heart Program. We are interested in monitoring community initiatives in cardiovascular health promotion. I am also a Physical Therapist clinician and educator specializing in cardiopulmonary physical therapy.
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First Name: David
Last Name: Hann
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Coordinator of institutional review board for human subjects projects at the University of Kansas
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First Name: marcelo
Last Name: almeida
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a MCSE student....... I would like to get information about nwlink and netbios
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First Name: Derek
Last Name: Peterson
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I am the Youth and Child Advocate for the Association of Alaska School Boards in Juneau, Alaska. I am responsible for promoting the shared responsibility for educating all of Alaska's children - that means education, collaboration, public relations, legislation, and policy. Your site is amazing. I'd like to create one, using your framework, for school boards. Interested in helping?
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First Name: Debbie
Last Name: Mercier
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I am the public health nursing supervisor for the St. Louis County Dept. of Health. I am excited to find this website as I am in the process of staff development issues surrounding community collaboration , coaching/mentoring, facilitating effective meetings in the community, core functions, etc. I plan to visit this site often. Thank you for this much needed resource!
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First Name: Dianne
Last Name: Morse
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My position here is Resource Development Coordinator. I am working on information for a grant and for fundraising.
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First Name: Stan
Last Name: Shealy
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I am mayor of Chapin, SC. Our town's homepage is http://www.chapinsc.com You're invited to visit.
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First Name: Denis
Last Name: Ryan
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Greetings, I'm tracking down resources for my groups use. Myself and some neighbors have recently formed the Downtown Andover Neighborhood Association (DANA). WE are pleased with the turn out but realize there is a great deal of organizing to do and lots of pieces parts to nail down to be successful over the long term. Andover is in Masachusetts. Thanks, Denis Ryan
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First Name: Elizabeth
Last Name: Pratt
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I work at Group Health Cooperative's Center for Health Promotion in Seattle. I think this is a very useful resource.
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First Name: Muriel
Last Name: Harris
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I am presently taking a class in community health education and was looking for a site on the web that would be useful for this line of study. I found it helpful but wish that many more of the links were accessible. I take it since the site is under construction, it is just a matter of time and I look forward to using this site more often. Thanks and keep up the good work.
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First Name: Jim
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Good work
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First Name: Carmen
Last Name: Julious
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I am program services director for a community based AIDS service organization and co-chair of a regional HIV prevention collaboration.
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I have an intuition that I may be in agreement with what you stand for, but in trying to survey this site, I found it too wordy and not pithy. What is your mission, your goals - in 25 - words or less.
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First Name: Mike
Last Name: Umphres
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I am on the Board of Directors for a non-profit agency that provides services to severly disabled adults. We are interested in competencies and would like you to keep us informaed on any new developments you might find in this area.
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First Name: Bill
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I look forward to seeing developments in your site.
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Last Name: Lancaster
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First Name: Norma
Last Name: Cortez, R.N.
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First Name: Henry G.
Last Name: Herrod
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we have created an entity known as the partnership for women's and children's health. its mission is to create measurable and sustainable changes in the health care status of women and children in our community.
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