URMC / Center for Community Health & Prevention / News & Events News & Events Upcoming Events Sister's Day: Free Breast Cancer Screenings September 26 @ 9:30 AM Benton Fire Department The Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region, Wilmot Cancer Institute, Yates County Public Health and Rochester Regional Health's Mobile Mammography Unit have partnered to provide a free bre... Public Health Grand Rounds: The Present Illness: American Health Care and Its Afflictions September 29 @ 12:00 PM The problems of high costs, poor access, and bad outcomes in American health care are well-recognized, but efforts to address them through policy interventions have had limited success. In this Publi... Free Breast Cancer Screening Day October 07 @ 9:00 AM Highland Breast Imaging - Red Creek The Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region and Highland Breast Imaging - Red Creek have partnered to provide a free breast cancer screening day for uninsured and underinsured individuals a... Free Breast Cancer Screening Day October 14 @ 9:00 AM Newark-Wayne Community Hospital The Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region and Newark-Wayne Community Hospital have partnered to provide a free breast cancer screening day for uninsured and underinsured individuals ages ... Promote HEALTH October 16 @ 5:15 PM Small changes in our eating patterns and how we move can add up to make a big difference for our health. Learn how by joining Promote HEALTH, previously Promote Health. Prevent Cancer., an eight-week ... More Events » 20232022202120202019 Center Awarded $650,000 Prostate Cancer Program Grant by New York StateFriday, September 8, 2023The Center for Community Health & Prevention (CCHP), at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was recently awarded a $650,000 grant by the New York State (NYS) Department of Health to support prostate cancer education, specifically for Black men, ages 45 to 69 years old, who bear a disproportionately high burden of prostate cancer. The grant is to be used over five years. In addition to providing screening education and outreach, funding from the grant will allow the CCHP to connect Monroe County residents with links to community services and resources and referrals to area health care providers. Outreach will address the risks of prostate cancer, the benefits of and guidelines regarding screening and support to engage participants in shared decision making about screening with a health care provider. Read More: Center Awarded $650,000 Prostate Cancer Program Grant by New York StateRecovery Houses Partnership Aims to Advance Addiction Research, Health OutcomesTuesday, August 1, 2023A new community partnership between Recovery Houses of Rochester, the University of Rochester School of Nursing, and the URMC Center for Community Health & Prevention aims to improve substance use disorder recovery, sexual health and mental health outcomes while advancing research on sober living facilities. Faculty, Monroe County officials, and Recovery Houses staff and residents celebrated the launch of the groundbreaking collaboration, titled the Community Capital Alliance for Recovery Research (CCARR), at a barbecue event. Read More: Recovery Houses Partnership Aims to Advance Addiction Research, Health OutcomesDavid Satcher Returns for Annual Community Health Improvement AwardsTuesday, May 2, 2023The 14th annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards, presented by the Center for Community Health & Prevention (CCHP) of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), honored URMC faculty and staff for their contributions to advancing community health and health equity in our region. The keynote address was presented by the awards’ namesake David Satcher, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized and renowned champion in public health and health equity who began his medical career at URMC. Read More: David Satcher Returns for Annual Community Health Improvement Awards