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The Community Tool Box, is an online resource that is a public service of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It is maintained by the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas as well by national entities.[1] The Community Tool Box contains more than 7,000 pages of practical information for promoting community health and development, and has become widely recognized as an invaluable resource for both professionals and grassroots groups engaged in the work of community health and development. [1]


History

The Community Tool Box was founded in 1995 by colleagues at the University of Kansas (including Stephen Fawcett, Jerry Schultz, and Vincent Francisco) in partnership with other national partners, including Bill Berkowitz and Tom Wolff.[2] Phil Rabinowitz has been a major contributor to content for the Community Tool Box, along with a team of other talented and dedicated contributors. The website has become a global resource for community improvement efforts, and has become widely used as text for courses for students in the following disciplines: public health, community health, social work, community psychology, and nursing.

The website has been supported by funds from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Kansas Health Foundation, and is a public service of the University of Kansas.


Site Features and Resources

With funding support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and with the dedicated support of a team of 75 translators around the world, the Community Tool Box is now fully available in English and Spanish.[3]

The resources of the Community Tool Box are organized in a user-friendly format. It contains a table of contents which links to 300 subsections pertaining to training people in a variety of skills of work in the community. The table of contents has 46 chapters, which are subdivided into between 3 and 15 sections.

Institutional Background

The Work Group for Community Health and Development is a research, teaching and service organization established in 1975 and based at the University of Kansas.[4] The Work Group is also designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.[5] Over the past three decades, the Work Group has developed extensive experience in researching, implementing, and evaluating community-based efforts to create environments which reduce risk for substance abuse, adolescent pregnancy and chronic disease and to improve outcomes in health and health equity. Indeed, our mission is reflected in the tools we develop—to foster conditions that promote healthy and sustainable communities.

References

  1. ^ a b "Community Tool Box (free and publicly available)". Work Group for Community Health and Development. University of Kansas. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. ^ "The Community Tool Box: A Web-Based Resource for Building Healthier Communities" (PDF). Community Toolbox. Public Health Reports. 2000. Retrieved 2010-5-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "The Community Tool Box Receives $60,000 Grant for Spanish Language Translation". Community Toolbox. University of Kansas. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  4. ^ "University of Kansas Work Group for Community Health & Development - About Us". Work Group for Community Health & Development. University of Kansas. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  5. ^ "University of Kansas Work Group for Community Health & Development - The WHO Collaborating Centre". Work Group for Community Health & Development. University of Kansas. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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