About the Center for Community Health & Prevention
Our Mission
To unite our community and University of Rochester Medicine in a shared goal of ensuring everyone can achieve their highest level of health.
Community health is a central mission of University of Rochester Medicine, alongside patient care, education and research.
Our commitment to community health is brought to life through our many community health research, education and service outreach programs. It is further manifested in our efforts to discover the best possible prevention and treatment protocols, educate the highest caliber of future physicians and provide critically needed services to the community.
On any given day, URochester Medicine faculty, medical students, residents, and staff are working on ways to improve Rochester's health. From students volunteering in inner-city clinics, to programs aimed at decreasing obesity among adults and children, to researching ways to improve the health of entire groups of individuals, our community health efforts combine the unique strengths of URochester Medicine with those of diverse community partners.
Efforts to improve the health of the Rochester community are deeply rooted in the history of the University and can be traced back to George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company. In the early 1900s, Eastman agreed to fund a medical school with the caveat that the school use its skills and talents “to make Rochester one of the healthiest communities in the world.”
Eastman's vision shaped an enduring legacy.
Our Vision
Improved health through dynamic community and health systems partnerships.
Our Values
- Prevention
- Evidence-Informed
- Respect for Lived Experience
- Collaboration
- Leadership
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