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CARES GeoTool utilizes Google Map services for easy look up of geographic coordinates, elevations, distances and areas. Go to CARES Map Room to access the GeoTool.
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November 16, 2011
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CARES participates in GIS Day "The Adventure in Our Community." 3-5 p.m. Columbia City Hall 1A & 1B 701 East Broadway. An open house of maps and presentations highlighting how our community uses geographic information systems and computer mapping technology to better understand Columbia, Boone County, and the State of Missouri.
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November 6, 2011
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Chris Fulcher presented "Community Data and Shared Learning Systems for Food Justice" at the 15th Annual Community Food Security Conference in Oakland, CA.
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October 12, 2011
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Congratulations to Angie Stewart for receiving CAFNR's Staff Council "Above and Beyond Award."
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September 21-23, 2011
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The 8th CIM convening was attended by 13 different organizations using CIM in their work. The CIM team presented an overview of where CIM has been and where it is headed during the opening presentation as well as giving a preview of CIM 3.0. Five CIM Partners presented ways they are using CIM in their communities. Chris Barnett led a workshop on understanding American Community Survey and Census data. John Barros, Executive Director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, spoke to the group about aligning resources and measuring impact to create and sustain community change. Meghan Keaney Anderson spoke to the group about effective story telling with data.
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July 11 - 12, 2011
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Chris Fulcher traveled to Atlanta and served on The Center for Disease Control "Monitoring and Evaluation" Panel for the "Best Practices for Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy Development" A Review of Scientific Methods, Current Practices, and Future Potential."
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June 13, 2011
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Angela Johnson joins CARES as one of our Data Entry Operators!
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June 7 - 11, 2011
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Chris Fulcher traveled to DC and Bethesda MD to make presentations at the Institute Of Medicine and Health and Human Services Community Health Data Initiative Forum; presented on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Childhood Obesity GIS and Community Commons.
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June 6, 2011
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Chris Fulcher traveled to Topeka United Way to present the Community Issues Management (CIM) System .
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May 31 - June 3, 2011
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Chris Fulcher traveled to Milwaukee for consultations at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Healthly Kids Healthy Communities Meeting.
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May 23, 2011
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Shannon Pooler joins CARES as part time staff!
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May 19-22, 2011
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Chris Fulcher and Erin Barbaro presented "Accessing and Using Food Data to Support Collaborative Policy Decisions" at the Community Food Security Coalition's Food Policy Conference in Portland, OR
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May 16, 2011
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Anthony Strand joins CARES as full time staff! Anthony has been working at CARES part time since July 2010.
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April 12-13, 2011
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Chris Barnett and Della Streaty-Wilhoit hosted the Great Rivers 2011 Cooperative Ecosystem Studies units(CESU)biennial meeting. It was held at the Reynold's Alumni Center at The University of Missouri.
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