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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-three community and academic members comprise the CAC, and nineteen 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 four 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
Nancy Adams	Executive Director	Monroe County Medical Society
Scott C. Benjamin	President & CEO	Charles Settlement House
Nancy M. Bennett, MD, MS	Director, Center for Community Health	University of Rochester Medical Center
Bradford C. Berk, MD, PhD	Sr. Vice President for Health Sciences CEO, URMC	University of Rochester Medical Center
Sherita Bullock	Community Relations Manager	Perinatal Network of Monroe County
Gladys Pedraza-Burgos	Chief of Youth Development and Family Services	Rochester City School District
Wendy Carrier	Research Associate	Urban League of Rochester
John Caufield	Fire Chief	City of Rochester
Ann Marie Cook	President & CEO	Lifespan
Elisa DeJesus	V.P. Family Services	Ibero American Action League
Andrea L. DeMeo, MBA	Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Center for Community Health	University of Rochester Medical Center
Andrew Doniger, MD, MPH	Director	Monroe County Department of Public Health
Erin Esposito	Executive Director	Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims
Constantino Fernandez, MD	Latino Health Coalition	University of Rochester Medical Center
Susan Fisher, PhD	Chair, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine	University of Rochester Medical Center
Sangeeta Gajendra, DDS, MPH	Assistant Professor, Eastman Dental Center	University of Rochester Medical Center
Patrick Graybill	Chair, Deaf Health Community Committee	NCDHR, University of Rochester Medical Center
Theresa Green, MBA	Director, Community Health Policy and Education, Center for Community Health	University of Rochester Medical Center
Rev. Lawrence Hargrave	Interim Pastor of Outreach Ministries	Asbury First United Methodist Church
Bryan D. Hetherington	Chief Counsel	Empire Justice Center
Wallace E. Johnson, MD	Director, Center for Primary Care	University of Rochester Medical Center
Raymond Mayewski, MD	Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, URMC	University of Rochester Medical Center
Gail L. Newton	Director, Community Health Partnerships, Center for Community Health	University of Rochester Medical Center
James Norman	President & CEO	Action for a Better Community
Wade Norwood	Director of Community Engagement	Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
Elissa Orlando	V.P. Television	WXXI Public Broadcasting
Kathleen Parrinello	Chief Operating Office	University of Rochester Medical Center
Sally Farrell Partner	Director of Program Development	Catholic Family Center
Thomas A. Pearson, MD, MPH, PhD	Department of Community and Preventive Medicine	University of Rochester Medical Center
Kathy Rideout, EdD, PNP-BC, FNAP	Interim Dean, University of Rochester School of Nursing	University of Rochester School of Nursing
Peter G. Robinson	Vice President & COO Executive Director of Government Relations	University of Rochester Medical Center
Christine Wagner, SSJ, PhD	Executive Director	St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center
Patricia Woods	President and CEO	Mental Health Association of Rochester and Monroe County

In addition, the Center works with many other organizations throughout the community on its various programs and initiatives.