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- What is the name your organization?
- Active Living by Design
- What type of work does your organization do?
- ALbD, a national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, works with communities across the country to assist them in increasing routine physical activity and healthy eating through community design.
- What area of the country do you work in?
- Communities across North Carolina as part of the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund's Fit Community designaton and grant program.
- Who do you work with?
- Multidisciplinary community partnerships that involve government and nonprofit leaders in the fields of planning, health, parks and recreation, transportation, and more.
- What is the main obstacle your organization encounters that prevents you from doing your work most effectively?
- It's not always easy to provide effective technical assistance (TA) from an off-site location and perspective. However, coaching can be helpful, as long as I am informed about the issues, am sensitive to each community's needs, and help them explore barriers and opportunities concerning their goals. The biggest obstacle I face is being fully informed about each community and having ample resources to draw from in order to provide better TA.
- What do you hope to gain from joining the Rural Innovation Network?
- Partnership, Rural Issue Dialogue, Information
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I just got your message. Welcome to the RIN! Thanks for your kind words. We are also in the process of developing a face to face community of practice for our rural partners that will be a part of the RIN. Will keep you posted.
I would love to connect with you sooner that later. I will give you a call in a few minutes so we can schedule something.