Community Engagement

The Center for Community Health was established by the University of Rochester Medical Center to develop and expand academic-community health partnerships to support participatory research and interventions to measurably reduce health disparities and improve health.

Specifically, the Center for Community Health:

1. Develops and expands research and programs to improve community health
2. Serves as a central resource for community individuals and organizations seeking support from faculty, students and staff
3. Provides centralized coordination for addressing emerging health issues and funding opportunities
4. Provides access to community health data, an inventory of community-based programs and information on best practices
5. Assists faculty and students in designing and implementing community health projects
6. Convenes and supports faculty throughout the medical center who are engaged in community health research

The Center’s programs have resulted in improved health in a number of critical areas.  Examples include increased rates and decreased disparities in screening for breast and cervical cancer; increased rates and decreased disparities in adult immunization levels; and increased smoking cessation attempts among neighborhood health center patients.

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