Hi All, Here's my introduction:
I have been following the OLPC health project on and off for the last couple years. My background is in biology, nutrition, and public health. I currently work for a non-profit organization that does health care work in Africa. Our work mostly focuses on HIV/AIDS related issues but we also manage a cancer program in Ethiopia as well. Best, Mika On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Scheffler, Garrett [ITSUS] < gsche...@its.jnj.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > > > My name is Garrett. I am a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in > Troy, NY majoring in Industrial Engineering and Product Design. This summer > I am an intern for the Global IT Services company within Johnson and > Johnson. I have introduced the idea here at J&J of getting involved with > OLPC and some associated possibilities. Our company has several resources > which could be beneficial to a broad scope of projects; and with the > companies commitment and interest in service to the community, I have found > higher-ups that are interested in moving forward. I got on this list by > expressing my interest in OLPC to Adam Holt, an OLPC support manager. Anyone > with specific needs or interest in what our company can offer the program, > please contact me. > > > > > > Regards, > > Garrett Scheffler > > > > > > *From:* health-boun...@lists.laptop.org [mailto: > health-boun...@lists.laptop.org] *On Behalf Of *Jacquelyn Stone > *Sent:* Monday, August 02, 2010 10:29 AM > *To:* Steve Thomas > *Cc:* Ian Thomson; OLPC Health list; etoys-education-t...@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [Health] Introductions > > > > Hello All- > > > > My name is Jacquie Stone and I am brand new to this email list. I went to > college with Beth Santos, and she talked to me about how you are all looking > to develop a public health curriculum for this program. > > > > I completed my Master's in Public Health this past spring at Boston > University, with a concentration in epidemiology and international health. > Both before and during my degree, I worked for the Clinton Foundation > HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI). During my 4 years there I had the opportunity to > live and work for them in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Nigeria and Boston. During > that time, and while in school, my focus narrowed to childhood malnutrition, > with particular emphasis on the epidemiology of the condition, developing > trainings for diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition, and designing > monitoring and evaluation systems for programs aiming to address childhood > malnutrition. > > > > In January, I left CHAI to work for Management Sciences for Health, a non > profit public health consulting firm based in Boston. Just recently, I > finished a contract consultancy with them and I am now looking for > additional consulting work, paid or pro bono. > > > > I've just moved to Jacksonville, North Carolina to live with my (newlywed) > husband, who is a Marine stationed here. As luck would have it, Beth is > moving to my neighborhood as well and we had the chance to meet in person > this past weekend to talk about the future of this public health curriculum. > > > > Given my background and interests, I'd be most inclined (and enthused!) to > partner with anyone who is interested in working on a malnutrition unit. > > > > Look forward to collaborating with you. > > > > Best, > > > > Jacquie > > > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Steve Thomas <sthom...@gosargon.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I can help with Etoys development and am interested in pairing with anyone > working subject matter knowledge. > > > > Stephen Thomas > > > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Ian Thomson <i...@spc.int> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I work for an intergovernmental agency in the Pacific Islands, providing > Technical Assistance to 22 Islands. It is called the Secretariat of the > Pacific Community (SPC) > > I work in the ICT Outreach program and have responsibility for OLPC and the > Rural Internet Connectivity System (affordable VSAT Internet) > > So far, we have started 9 country OLPC projects. > > > > SPC has a major Health program in the region and runs many projects on Non > Communicable Diseases and things like elimination of malaria, TB etc. Some > of our health projects are funded by the Global Foundation. We do quite a > lot of education and capacity building in the program and have developed > many paper based education resources > > > > In the Pacific, we are looking at developing culturally appropriate digital > resources that help islanders address their major issues such as Health and > Climate Change. > > > > Ian Thomson > > PacRICS and OLPC Coordinator > > SPC > > Phone +687 26 01 44 > > > > *From:* health-boun...@lists.laptop.org [mailto: > health-boun...@lists.laptop.org] *On Behalf Of *Beth Santos > *Sent:* Sunday, August 01, 2010 7:46 AM > *To:* OLPC Health list; etoys-education-t...@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [Health] Introductions > > > > Hi all, > > > > Now that I'm back in the USA, let's get people introduced to one another. I > think a good idea might be to first introduce ourselves and describe our > interests, then pair people up together (Etoys people with public health > people and such) to take on different units (I'm assuming at least the > majority of them will be based in Etoys so that teachers can edit them to > make them culturally relevant in various locations). Then we can get a > timeline going to see some of this stuff out. > > > > So if you can just take a quick five minutes to *introduce yourself *and > to indicate what *particular interests *you have in terms of public health > projects, that'd be great! > > > > I'm Beth and I'm the Outreach Coordinator for Waveplace > Foundation<http://www.waveplace.org>. > After doing a few laptop pilots using Etoys and OLPC's XO laptop, what I > realized was really missing was some public health curricula that kids could > use in our (and other) laptop programs around the world. I have my own > computer program running in São Tomé that has benefitted from the Waveplace > courseware but has also done a lot of development on its own. I've also > worked in Haiti and St. John with Waveplace. > > > > Lots of interest in terms of public health, nothing in particular comes to > mind, though I do have experience with malaria and AIDS prevention > initiatives. > > > > Excited to be working with all of you and hoping that we can get some great > work together! > > > > Take care, > > Beth > > > > PS Etoys Education Team-- I cc'ed you on this email in case any of you are > interested in joining us on the OLPC listserv, which is our home even though > it's technically a Waveplace project that we're doing. Let me know and I'd > be happy to add you, or sign up yourself to the OLPC list at least! > > --- > *Beth Santos* > Outreach Coordinator > Waveplace Foundation > > Tel: +1 610 797 3100 x 44 > Fax: +1 610 797 3199 > Cell: +1 603 661 1273 > http://www.waveplace.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Health mailing list > Health@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/health > > > > _______________________________________________ > Health mailing list > Health@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/health > > > > _______________________________________________ > Health mailing list > Health@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/health > >
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