Longitudinal Advocacy Project Tracks
2022 CARE Block participants
CARE Track
The Community Health and Advocacy Resident Education (CARE) Track is an elective two-year longitudinal experience, starting in the second year of residency. Since CARE Track started there have been over 200 resident participants. CARE starts with a two-week “mini-MPH” block. CARE project areas are determined by each resident's interests. CARE residents are also eligible for a small amount of grant funding to help with their community projects.
Refugee Track
Many of our residents do projects with refugee agencies. For those interested in medical care for refugees, we have a template developed by a CARE resident for a refugee track that involves spending time in a local refugee clinic while doing a refugee related project. For more information please reach out to Dr. Andy Aligne.
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CARE Projects
2023
Early Literacy
Dr. Bethany Marbaker is hoping to improve early literacy promotion at Culver Medical Group by combining Science of Reading and Reach Out and Read.
School Integration
Dr. Irene Martinez would like to promote school integration by collaborating with local advocates and educating the community on its benefits.
Domestic Violence Prevention in Nigeria
Dr. Joanna Abaraoha hopes to connect with NGOs to bring successful strategies to currently underserved areas.
Reducing Period Poverty in Nigeria
Dr. Didi Okorozo is looking forward to increasing girls’ access to menstrual products and education.
Increasing Physical Activity for Kids
Drs. Bip Singh and Acadia Fairchild have goals of collaborating with R-Centers and neighborhood clean-up organizations.
Decreasing loneliness for Children with Disabilities
Dr. Kunali Gurditta hopes to work with local CBOs to increase connectedness.
Healthy Homes
Dr. Patrick Hebble would like to decrease environmental asthma triggers.
Alleviating Period Poverty in Rochester
Drs. Bingjie Li and Shelby Nelipovich are hoping to work with schools and local CBOs to increase access to menstrual products.
Fall Prevention
Dr. Jade Willey, an Internal Medicine resident, is interested in working towards preventing falls for the elderly.
Saving babies in Syrian refugee camps
Dr. Noor Asi hopes to train birth attendants in the AAP’s “Helping Babies Breathe” program, which provides essential newborn resuscitation skills.
2022
Flushing Out Obesity
Dr. Katelyn Nevin would like to decrease obesity by improving water access for kids, and decreasing consumption of sugary beverages at School 19.
Building Generation Earth
Dr. Marisa DeSanto would like to improve fitness by connecting families to local R-Centers.
Increasing School Readiness
Dr. Tiffany Sheng hopes to increase kindergarten readiness by working with Reach Out and Read.
Kids Who Compost
Dr. Sarah Khan is empowering kids to fight climate change by working with Impact Earth and the East Rochester School District.
Affirming Homes for LGBTQIA+
Dr. Steph Nonawzki is hoping to work with local organizations that support foster parenting to increase the number of affirming homes for the LGBTQIA+ foster population.
Improving Puberty Education
Dr. Liz Jilek would like to collaborate to increase access to high quality puberty education.
Prescription Vouchers for Fruits and Veggies
Drs. Anjali Patel is hoping to improve nutrition for families by collaborating with Cornell Cooperative Extension to hand out fruit and vegetable prescription vouchers.
Decreasing Intimate Partner Violence
Dr. Amanda Kaley would like to work with local programs to promote comprehensive sexual education in schools to decrease intimate partner violence and increase healthy relationships.
Hydroponic Gardening
Dr. Nneka Ogbutor is partnering with community organizations and local school districts to create indoor hydroponic garden projects that promote healthy eating.
Reach Out and Read
Drs. Lara McHan and Jordan Patterson are hoping to increase exposure to literacy for families by establishing the national program Reach Out and Read at Culver Medical Group.
Prevention of Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Tori Mattick would like to decrease this disparity of lower colorectal cancer screening rates in the local "Latinx" population which has much lower colorectal cancer screening rates than other groups.