Final Reminder: Your participation is appreciated!

Dear Mayor's Healthy Hometown email subscriber:

For the past two Mondays, everyone on this mailing list received an email as an invitation to participate in a UofL research project, and this will be the final reminder and request for your response. To the nearly 200 individuals who have completed a survey, I cannot thank you enough! Many others began a survey but did not complete it, and even those efforts are appreciated. 

You can still help, but only for another week! The survey will close to responses on May 4th (the Monday after Derby.)

Your participation with this research could help the Mayor's Healthy Hometown Movement better serve the community. The survey should only take 5-10 minutes to complete and thank you in advance for your time and input.

Here is the link to the survey: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2077373/Network-Participation-in-Public-Health

PLEASE NOTE: It has come to my attention that following the link to the survey from this Metro Government email brings up a McAfee ClickProtect redirect. This is an automatic message and the link to Survey Gizmo has, to my knowledge, not created any problems for anyone that has followed it to complete a survey. Please do not be discouraged to participate by this automatic message.

Best Wishes and Happy Derby Week,

David Johnson, PhD(c), MPH, CPH

Intern, Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Movement, Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness

Graduate Assistant with Undergraduate Affairs

Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences

 dajohn04@louisville.edu

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Healing Futures Fellowship Deadline is Thursday

Program Dates: June 22, 2015 – July 31, 2015

Application Deadline: April 30, 2015 at 11:59 pm

The Healing Futures Fellowship brings together young people from diverse Louisville neighborhoods to engage young voices in thoughtful discussion/dialogue and exploration of the underlying causes and solutions to violence and inequity.

Young people work in teams to:Healing Futures Graduates will be inspired to engage in life-long learning, growth, and action as change leaders - Healing Ambassadors wherever they live, learn, work, play, and pray!

• explore differing views of race, class, culture, gender and equity​
• focus on the role of the media in shaping individual and collective perceptions, and its impact
• engage in collaborative and hands-on learning, knowledge and skill development through the use of dialogue, evaluation, assessment and advocacy
• understand and identify solutions to current community issues from a public health perspective
• deliver presentations and projects focused on these areas

This six week fellowship program is open to young people who will be entering the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. The program runs Monday-Friday from 8am to 4pm each day. Fellows who complete the program are eligible for up to a $1000 stipend at the end of the program.

The application deadline is Thursday April 30th. To apply, click here

Guest Speakers:

S. Brandon Coan, Local Interest Consulting, LLC- Social Investment

S. Brandon Coan is a political professional, attorney and community entrepreneur.  He is a former political strategist and policy advisor to Louisville, KY Mayor Greg Fischer, advance man for John Kerry for President and scheduler for the Office of William J. Clinton.  His law practice has focused on business litigation on behalf of financial institutions and assisting local businesses with legal and regulatory matters.  He previously served as a federal law clerk at the trial court level for the Honorable Charles R. Simpson, III.  Brandon serves on the Board of Directors for the Norton Foundation, Louisville Public Media, Brightside and the Kentucky School of Art.  He has been chosen as a New Face of Philanthropy 2014 by NFocus Louisville magazine and the Community Foundation of Louisville.

 In his work,  he helps citizens, businesses, non-governmental organizations, local governments, elected and public officials and political candidates realize policy and project-based solutions to community and economic development opportunities. By connecting public and private actors around common causes, facilitating win-win deals, building power bases, speeding up processes and vaulting over barriers to progress, he is a catalyst for breakthrough improvement in the economic, political and social conditions, quality of place and quality of life of local communities.

Rob Frederick, VP and Director, Corporate Responsibility for Brown-Forman - Social Impact Bonds

Throughout his work and educational experience, Rob has been a believer and advocate that business holds the power and possibility to bring about positive changes that are good for society and for the bottom line. He enjoys the challenge and opportunity of bringing sustainability to life inside of a company. At Brown-Forman, he is responsible for leading and deepening the company’s commitment to social responsibility and environmental stewardship in ways that support brand building, advance the company’s strategic imperatives and improve business performance.

Prior to joining Brown-Forman, Rob was a key driver of Ford Motor Company’s corporate citizenship and sustainability efforts. He has also been a consultant with ICF Consulting and worked for Weyerhaeuser.

Rob holds a Bachelor’s degree from Duke University and an MBA and MS in Natural Resources & Environment from University of Michigan, where he learned that it is indeed possible for activists and executives to find mutually beneficial common ground!

Tom Stephens, Executive Director Center for Neighborhoods- Social Connectedness

In 2014, the Center For Neighborhoods Board of Directors carried out a national search for its next Executive Director, following the retirement of longtime Executive Director Jack Trawick after 30 plus years of exemplary service. Board Chair Gordon Garner and the Directors announced the hiring of Tom Stephens as CFN’s new Executive Director in January 2015. Tom and his family return to Louisville after nearly 12 years away. He holds a Bachelor of Urban Planning & Development from Ball State University and a Masters in Urban Economic Development from Eastern University. He has experience in public sector and non-profit neighborhood revitalization planning as well as grassroots community efforts and local economic development planning in Louisville, Philadelphia, Richmond (VA) and Savannah. His experience includes comprehensive neighborhood planning, community engagement, commercial corridor renewal, program management, and community assessment & data analysis.