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Thomas A "Tom" Cruse
@thomas-a-tom-cruse
07/07/16 05:56:29AM
3 posts

Community led health events - ideas and critiques invited!


ABCD and Health

I am working on two, connected proposals from a church in a low income neighborhood. They would be funded by a small grant to improve health. The first one I am proposing is to find persons in the neighborhood who are doing home or community gardening to become a core group to lead the first event on healthy food/healthy eating. The second event was originally envisioned as a standard health fair (experts, brochures, measurements). I am working to come up with an excercise, stress-reduction in-neighborhood, community discovery process culminating in community-led demonstrations of simple ideas for neighborhood practices and/or simple facility ideas. This latter event is less clear in my mind and I invite anyone to offer some experiences or thoughts I might use. Thanks.


updated by @thomas-a-tom-cruse: 10/24/16 05:44:28PM
Thomas A "Tom" Cruse
@thomas-a-tom-cruse
06/22/16 10:00:46AM
3 posts

ABCD Uniqueness?


ABCD and Community Organizing/Engagement

I am asked how ABCD differs from traditional community organizing. I have formed my answer around the principal of stepping back to hear what the community itself wants and then being there to help. Please critique my point and provide me with your more experienced thoughts. Thanks.


updated by @thomas-a-tom-cruse: 10/24/16 06:29:00PM
Thomas A "Tom" Cruse
@thomas-a-tom-cruse
06/18/16 02:05:37PM
3 posts

Churches doing ABCD in their neighborhoods?


ABCD and Faith Communities

St. John's Episcopal Church in Columbus OH. Rector is Rev. Dr. Lee Ann Reit.