Guestbook Entries
Submitted:
First Name: Cynthia
Last Name: Archer-Gift, Ph.D.,RN
City/Town: Detroit
State/Province: Mid-West
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Chief Psychiatric Nurse Consultant in Michigan Department of Community Health and serve as a CMS Nurse Surveyor, I also am nursing faculty at the University of Phoenix, Metro detroit Campus. I love using your tool box with my nursing students for the fact it provides useful resources that can be considered evidence-base. Thank you for such a great web site.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I use the tool box both in academia and in my daily work with public mental health, I share information obtained from the tool box both with students and with my colleagues in Central Office, and am very consistent in citing the Tool Box as a source of information.
Submitted:
First Name: islara
Last Name: souto
City/Town: miami
State/Province: Florida
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community health and health planning expert. I've been in public health over 17 years -- and am still passionate about collaborations, access to care and reducing disparities in our communities.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
not sure yet -- I need to explore it.
Submitted:
First Name: Pam
Last Name: Mann
City/Town: Cedar Rapids
State/Province: Iowa
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a patient advocate for a regional community hospital in Iowa.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am a member of a community task force that is looking at the various road blocks for cultures to obtain affortable healthcare and what we can do to remove those barriers. I will also use the infomation in my hospital position when assisting people with issues related to their healthcare needs outside the hospital or better accessing our services.
Submitted:
First Name: Melanie
Last Name: Swift
City/Town: Lewiston
State/Province: Maine
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Technical Assistance Coordinator on SAMSHA Trauma Informed System of Care grant
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Cultural competence & Strategic planning
Submitted:
First Name: Sheryl
Last Name: Swartz-Vezzolo
City/Town: Modesto
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Administrative Assistant attending college courses to earn a bachelor's degree to increase advancement opportunities.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I just discovered this website through a link from Viterbo's Servant Leadership blog. Just browsing but I'm sure I will be back!! Thanks.
Submitted:
First Name: Janis
Last Name: GIbbs
City/Town: Brooklyn
State/Province: New York
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hello, I am a student enrolled at MCNY in New York, NY. I will get a BA in Human Service. I will continue on to become a Principal of school or an Administrator. I have been proactively involved in education all of my life. I will continue to seek knowledge. I am striving to be the best at what I do so that I can help others be the best too.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I haven't thought about it yet I have to research what kinds of information and resources your website has available.
Submitted:
First Name: Nancy
Last Name: Johnson
City/Town: Harrisburg
State/Province: PA
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an Alcohol Education Specialist working for the PA Liquor Control Board. My major responsibilities include editing, composing, and proofreading government information to be disseminated to school districts, colleges, police departments, and other community organizations throughout the state. I also serve as technical advisor and website content administrator.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
The Community Tool Box will be included on the Resource Page of a specialized website that our bureau is developing.
Submitted:
First Name: Kilah
Last Name: Lake
City/Town: Bloomingdale
State/Province: Michigan
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Registered Nurse
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I will use this for my class
Submitted:
First Name: Yoni
Last Name: Luxford
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I teach a course called Working in Communities to final year midwifery students. My background is in community health and midwifery.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I use it as a learning resources for students. Very helpful. Regards Yoni
Submitted:
First Name: Joyce
Last Name: Horn
City/Town: Albuquerque
State/Province: New Mexico
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a MS candidate in dental hygiene at the University of New Mexico, currently creating my graduate project and would like to discuss creating a Workstation to incorporate in my project design. Collaborative practice dental hygiene (an alternative-independent model of practice) was passed in 2000, as means to address access to care (NM ranks 49th in the US Dental Health Professions Shortage Areas designated by HRSA). UNM's Dental Hygiene Program is associated with the medical school (no dental school in NM) this project has the opportunity to explore addressing oral/general health related conditions with interdisciplinary role socialization of advanced dental hygiene practice, integrating oral-systemic care with primary care. It has the potential to influence both the education of nursing and dental hygiene students etc. and delivery of care in hospital, clinic and private practice settings.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
The next NM State legislative session will consider the feasibility of a study for advanced dental hygiene practitioner-this would be the ideal vehicle to connect research, education and practice as NM seeks to solve health care delivery/quality problems.
Submitted:
First Name: R
Last Name: Carr
City/Town: new Orleans
State/Province: Louisiana
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Social worker and fulltime MSW student at Southern University of New Orleans
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Current instructor requested class to visit this web site. First time viewing. Looking to learn more.
Submitted:
First Name: Greg
Last Name: Noelck
City/Town: Pomona
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a physical therapist looking at stepping off toward a MPA. I work at a small local hospital and fellowship at church a half mile down the street. I have been pondering many things but have most recently been thinking in terms of how to bring my community togehter to promote family health/support structures in order to decrease crime, morbidity and increase the likelyhood of success for our children and community members. I just discovered this site tonight. I live in Southern CA. So far I think this site is amazing and am looking forward to implementing what I can to create positive change in my community.
Submitted:
First Name: Jenifer
Last Name: Naffa
City/Town: Broken Arrow
State/Province: Oklahoma
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I love doing research. In fact, I am a college student and am having to do all lot of research papers and essays. I plan to major in human resource development and psychology. I would like to have a minor in journalism as well.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Right now I am doing a research paper for my sociology class over adolescents with drug problems
Submitted:
First Name: Gail
Last Name: Boe
City/Town: Pawhuska
State/Province: Oklahoma
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
At the present time I am the Communities of Excellence Coordinator with the Osage Nation and the Osage County Community Partnership Board.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Researching materials for workshops.
Submitted:
First Name: Lisa
Last Name: Bowman
City/Town: Elkins Park
State/Province: Pennsylvania
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
graduate student pursuing MBA/HCM/MSN dual degree. currently employed as a product director for clinical guidelines tool at CIGNA Corporation
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Advanced nursing management: Communities course at University of Phoenix on-line school
Submitted:
First Name: Janice
Last Name: Culver
City/Town: Milwaukee
State/Province: Wisconsin
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Outreach Health Coordinator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Researching heatlh disparities, learning more about accessing community resources and organizing in my community.
Submitted:
First Name: Malini
Last Name: Jain
City/Town: Sydney
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a social worker, working with a youth service in Sydney.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Was looking for some tools for need assessment. Your website is really helpful. Would be great if I can get an example of need assessment survey. Thanks...
Submitted:
First Name: Nancy
Last Name: Wileman
City/Town: Los Angeles
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Program Director, Substance Abuse Prevention for Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center (one of the oldest providers in Los Angeles area with 9 sites--mostly Department of Mental Health funding, but Substance Abuse services are funded through Department of Health Services); LMFT, CADC-II; great baker, gardener, and grandmother
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
write Strategic Prevention Plan for Los Angeles County funding
Submitted:
First Name: Rodrigo
Last Name: Cantarero
City/Town: Lincoln
State/Province: Nebraska
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Faculty with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am collaborating with a local organization (Health Partners Intitiative) on a project working with two local neighborhoods on developing a "neighborhood service exchange" program. We are initially working in the areas of access to health (neighborhood is heavily minority population, especially Latino) and safety. Your site is a wonderful source of ideas and tools.
Submitted:
First Name: Victoria
Last Name: Dalay
City/Town: n/a
State/Province: Cavite
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a researcher.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
It would help me in knowing the tips in making a successful Community initiative