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I work for Sacramento Tree Foundation. (CA) Who has experience connecting public health with promoting the benefits of urban forestry to sustain a community building campaign? Do you have any suggested funding partners? thanks,

What is the most efficient and practical way of collaborating with music industry leaders to use lyrical and music content to help fund a non-profit social service and empowerment organization, which is in development and expansion, to aid mentally, emotionally and economically disadvantaged (MEED) people and their families,when seemingly, they are difficult to access?

You have a lot of wonderful information provided in the "do the work" section. Is any of the information provided on the website available in hard copy/reference copy?

I am working with a community seeking to develop (create an organization) which can deliver health and other services to elderly members, with the goal of enabling them to "age in place" as long as possible. Most successful examples of these organizations have been in high-density urban settings, rather than small town/suburban settings such as ours. Question: Any suggestions for identifying other groups like ours (small town/suburban) with similar goals, so we can exchange ideas? [I am familiar with the BeaconHillVillage model of aging in place, as well as PACE projects, and the websites of Partners for Livable Communities, National Aging in Place Council, etc.-- but know no information sources seeking to organize community for "aging in place" in small town or suburban areas.] Thanks in advance for any help you might provide.

how i can conduct a need assessement questionaire in my hospital that concentrate mainly on the medical requirnment for nurses mainly?

I have a question, where can i find information about setting up working groups.. do you have any suggestions or website where i could find this information. thanks jenna

The San Diego Immunization Coalition (SDIC) is an established (since 1992) local immunization coalition serving the County of San Diego. San Diego County is one of the largest counties in the nation, with a population of 3.8 million and over 4,300 square miles. While founded as an infant immunization coalition, SDIC (formerly called I-3) converted to a lifespan focus in 1997. As a mature coalition, and faced with a variety of "new" issues including the recently introduced spectrum of adolescent vaccines, the increased focus on adult immunization issues, and the "green vaccine" and anti-vaccine movement, SDIB has a strong need to do some intensive strategic planning and possible restructuring. Due to California's across-the-board budget cuts, which include major budget reductions to immunization programs, we are in need of assistance in finding resources to support this strategic planning effort, including support for an expert facilitator. Please contact me at the above email address or kwgustafson@san.rr.com, or call me at 619-405-0028 (mobile) or 619-692-5760 (work) to talk about any ideas or resources that IZTA or AED might have for helping us in our effort to keep our coalition successful. Thank you for your attention, Kathe Gustafson

To whom it may concern: I am working to promote a literacy project in the community. We are currently working on a train-the-trainer model. We plan to hold a training session for community members, and are hoping that these members will then go to their communities and train others. A problem that has come across is...how will we be evaluating our intervnetion? Will we be measuring how many sessions they carry out in the next year? Or what? Thank you so much, and I look forward to hearing from you. --Sandy Liang

Dear Sir, I am writing from Malawi, central Africa. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. I work for a health communication NGO that uses the power of mass media to effect change. Realizing that interpersonal communication, social mobilization and community dialogue are an important element in fostering behaviour change, I am in the process of developing a community dialogue promote that seeks to engage rural Malawians into discussing problems affecting their communities, what the barriers are to change and what they can do to bring about change. I came across your website and was very interested to learn more about CTB. I would like to find out if you have any reading materials that can help me come up with an effective program that can change the lives of many poor Malawians and that can later be replicated into other African countries. I will appreciate so much any assistance you can provide me in this regard. The concept I am developing will later be used to raise funding that must see the project growing. I can't wait to hear from you. Thanks, Simon

Hi, Just wondering if you can give me ideas on what to do at neighborhood watch meetings,...we have one about every 2 months, and it is new to this community. Thanks

Are any of your excellent materials/resources translated into Spnish? Perhaps I have missed this link on your web-site? I really have used, and have always acknowledged your site...in our community leadership development program for persons 50 and over... Thanks

The organization I work for belives health is more than medicine. It is not just physical health of an individual. An individuals health is multidimensional and a direct relationship to the environment one lives. For that reason, I am looking for articles, links, books, or any other resources that share my opion on community health. I am looking for reliable resources to help me make my case that health of a community or an individual extends beyond the work that goes on inside the walls of a hospital. Can you help?

How do you upload your picture to the site so that it appears with your information? Thanks.

Hello, Thank you for working on such an amazing and valuable website. I am a social worker in a small City. One school has bullying programs that are quite good. It is a grade 6,7,8, school. When I met with teachers to ask what they would like to work on, they stated the school is divided. The kids from the 'social housing projects'go home in fear of being beat up. When they are, their parents say 'don't tell' and parents do not come to school meetings to learn about bullying prevention and intervention. How can I advise the school to begin to reach out to the community and take steps to involve the families/parents in that neighbourhood? What would your advise be? So far, parents do not come out, and the school does not go in to the community..... Many thanks! Kathie

We would like to have a city ordinance prohibiting the spraying of lawns (other than water). Do you know of any cities that have an ordinance against lawn spraying? Do you have suggestions about how to present it to the city council in such a way to make the best impact? Many thanks, Eliza

I am a new Cultural Competency Coodinator for a system of care near Pittsburgh PA. I need to form a cultural committee. I want grass root organizations and faith based organizations there at the table to help build a bridge in our community with trobled teens. I would like these organizations go come from all over the county. My problem is, a lot of the faith based and grass roots reinvent the wheel with their own organization and it seems like no one wants to come together for a common cause. If we could come together, every one can have their own piece, we could get funding more easliy and communication would get out to youth and families about us. We can be in different places of the county, but have a link, a network, a common goal that we share. My question is how does this work, and what steps do I need to take to do this? Thanks

Any advice on best tools to use for community needs assessment in a post-conflict, multi-lingual community? Thanks. Christine.

What are some key strategies for starting up a Regional Research Council of stakeholders who can give input on eliminating health disparities, identifying health priorities and research priorities, and disseminating research in communities? Who should be called to the table? How would you make the "call" to join? - cold call? network? How do you get buy-in and committment? Thanks, Renee