About CTBThe Community Tool Box provides resources and tools to help people work together to build healthier communities.We are grateful to serve people working to improve conditions throughout the world. Our hope is that the Community Tool Box makes your good work a little easier.Community Tool BoxCTB_7d34fff8-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d54719The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change.CommunitiesSocial Change LeadersWork Group for Community Health and DevelopmentThe Community Tool Box is a public service developed and managed by the KU Work Group for Community Health and Development and partners nationally and internationally. University of Kansas (KU)Community Tool Box TeamThe Community Tool Box Team includes KU Work Group staff who share overall responsibility for developing, coordinating, and sustaining activities of the Community Tool Box. Its members include:Christina HoltDirectorStephen FawcettVincent FranciscoJerry SchultzBill BerkowitzTom WolffCollaborating Centre for Community Health and DevelopmentThe Tool Box is a part of the KU Work Group's role as a designated World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Health and Development.CTB PartnersCDC Community Health Improvement NavigatorHealthy People 2020Charter for CompassionWorld Health Organization Regional Office for AfricaCounty Health Ranking and RoadmapsUnnatural CausesInstitute of MedicineSociety for Community Research and Action (SCRA)KU School of Languages, Literatures & CulturesPan American Health Organization (PAHO)World Health Organization (WHO)CTB SponsorsThe Community Tool Box has been created and sustained through grants and donations at the private, university, and corporate level. Our generous sponsors assure tools for change for communities worldwide. With their generous contributions, people on a local and global level can more effectively engage in community work, learning to assess, plan, evaluate, and sustain their efforts. Many thanks to the following sponsors of the Community Tool Box:Kansas Health Foundation Robert Wood Johnson FoundationMacArthur FoundationKU Work Group for Community Health & DevelopmentBristol-Myers Squibb FoundationHealthier communities_7d3501ba-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d54719To promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and resources._7d3502b4-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d54719Community-BuildingProvide guidance on community-building skills._7d350390-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d547191Visit Learn a Skill to view the Table of Contents for detailed guidance in community-building skills. Or, visit the Toolkits for a quick start on core competencies in community work. Be sure to utilize our powerful Search feature at the top righthand corner of each page. It crawls through the site with any words or phrases you enter, and helps you find what you're looking for quickly._7d350476-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d54719ProblemsAddress common problems faced by those doing community work._7d350552-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d547192Under Help for Taking Action, visit the Troubleshooting Guide to see common problems faced by those doing community work, and supports for addressing them. Or, visit Get Started for a simple model for taking action. Access Databases of Best Practices for community health and development, or take Online Courses to learn more about community health assessment and community health improvement planning. Lastly, Ask an Advisor allows you to seek guidance from experienced community members and experts about issues relevant to your community work._7d35062e-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d54719TrainingProvide reading and training materials._7d35071e-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d547193TeachersTrainersIf your work involves teaching or training, we recommend using the Table of Contents (and related Search feature at the top of each page) to locate reading materials. If you provide training, the PowerPoint presentations at the end of each educational module can save you lots of time in training. If you provide technical support and consultation, we recommend using the Toolkits to offer guidance on core competencies, as well as the Troubleshooting Guide to help groups assess the situation and get support for addressing common problems in community work. If you are using the Community Tool Box in your teaching, check out some example course syllabi._7d3507fa-397e-11e7-b7ee-e23ed1d547192017-05-15http://ctb.ku.edu/en/aboutOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net