URMC Community Advisory Council
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) was created in 2006 to represent the voice of the community and guide and support the four missions of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC):
- Education
- Research
- Patient Care
- Community Health
Andrew Doniger, MD, MPH, Director of the Monroe County Department of Public Health, serves as Chair, and Wade Norwood, Director of Community Engagement at the Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency, serves as Vice Chair of the CAC.
Thirty-one community and academic members comprise the CAC, and eighteen community-based organizations, including health and social service agencies, the faith community, local government, the city school district, and media are represented.
The functions of the CAC are to:
- Act as a resource to URMC to strengthen community partnerships with an aim to reduce disparities and improve access to health care and services
- Contribute to the assessment and identification of community health-related priorities
- Promote constituent engagement in community health improvement initiatives
- Review community-engaged projects and research, as requested
The CAC serves in an advisory capacity to the:
- University of Rochester Medical Center
- Center for Community Health
- URMC Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Monroe County effort on the National Children’s Study
- Committee providing input for URMC educational programs in public health
In the past six years, the CAC has contributed to building an infrastructure for the URMC’s community engagement activities, and produced the following documents, which serve as a resource to researchers conducting community-based research:
- Priority Research Topics
- Guiding Principles for Community-Engaged Research
- Tackling the Unknown Together-Collaborative Planning for Research to Improve Community Health
- Knowledge is Power-Sharing Research Results with the Community
- CAC Approval Process for Community Based Research
On May 7, 2010 Dr. Doniger and Wade Norwood presented at a Public Health Grand Rounds:
Public Health Grand Round - Power Point Presentation - May 7, 2010
Advisory Council Members Include:
| NAME | TITLE | AGENCY |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Armstrong | Chair, Deaf Health Community Committee | |
| Scott C. Benjamin | President & CEO | Charles Settlement House |
| Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., M.S. | Director, Center for Community Health | |
| Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D. | Sr. Vice President for Health Sciences CEO, URMC | |
| Sherita Bullock | Community Relations Manager | Perinatal Network of Monroe County |
| Wendy Carrier | Research Associate | |
| Molly Clifford | Director, Rochester Fire Department | City of Rochester |
| Ann Marie Cook | President & CEO | |
| Elisa DeJesus | V.P. Family Services | |
| Andrea L. DeMeo, M.B.A. | Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Center for Community Health | |
| Andrew Doniger, M.D., M.P.H. | Director | |
| Constantino Fernandez, M.D. | Latino Health Coalition | |
| Erin Graupman, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A. | District Coordinator of Student Health Services | |
| Theresa Green, M.B.A. | Director, Community Health Policy and Education, Center for Community Health |
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| Rev. Lawrence Hargrave | Interim Pastor of Outreach Ministries | Asbury First United Methodist Church |
| Bryan D. Hetherington | Chief Counsel | |
| Wallace E. Johnson, M.D. | Director, Center for Primary Care | |
| Karen Kremer | Project Director, Community-Wide Physician Quality Collaborative | |
| Raymond Mayewski, M.D. | Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, URMC | |
| Gail L. Newton | Director, Community Health Partnerships, Center for Community Health | |
| Wade Norwood | Director of Community Engagement | Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency |
| Elissa Orlando | V.P. Television | |
| Kathleen Parrinello | Chief Operating Office | |
| Sally Farrell Partner | Director of Program Development | |
| Thomas A. Pearson, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. | Department of Community and Preventive Medicine | |
| Christine Peck, L.M.S.W. | Assistant Director, Clinical Services | Eldersource Program of Lifespan & Catholic Family Center |
| Kathy Rideout, Ed.D., P.N.P.-B.C., F.N.A.P. | Interim Dean, University of Rochester School of Nursing | |
| Peter G. Robinson | Vice President & COO Executive Director of Government Relations |
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| Helena Temkin-Greener., Ph.D., M.S. | Chair (Interim), Department of Public Health Sciences | |
| Steven Turner | Community Development Department Director | |
| Christine Wagner, S.S.J., Ph.D. | Executive Director | |
| Patricia Woods | President and CEO |
In addition, the Center works with many other organizations throughout the community on its various programs and initiatives.
