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Breast Cancer Fund: Power Mapping For Policy Change, Roxanna Firouzian
Breast Cancer Fund: Power Mapping For Policy Change, Roxanna Firouzian
Master's Projects and Capstones
The following paper is a summary on a 300-hour fieldwork experience at the Breast Cancer Fund. The Breast Cancer Fund (BCF) is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, CA that partners with organizations across the nation to expand their reach and health education. BCF works to expose and eliminate toxic chemicals in the environment that are linked to breast cancer, immunotoxicity, and reproductive and developmental issues. BCF accomplishes these goals through public awareness and pushing for policy change. In April 2015, Senators Diane Feinstein and Susan Collins introduced the Personal Care Products Safety Act. This is the first bill …
Discovering Community Assets: Master Of Public Health Culminating Experience, Megan E. Sirna
Discovering Community Assets: Master Of Public Health Culminating Experience, Megan E. Sirna
Master's Projects and Capstones
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services, through Cradle to Career, promotes collective impact around educational attainment and workforce development, and has become a leader in developing a framework for community schools. The first step in developing a community schools model is to understand and inventory what is already going on in the community. This process, known more formally as asset mapping, is a participatory process focused on documenting the strengths and resources of a community. The collaborative nature of the process helps to promote community involvement and build community cohesion. In order to assist schools wanting to begin an …