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High Blood Pressure is No Joke: But There’s Hope for Preventing Stroke!

June 20 @ 12:10 PM

Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County Kate Gleason Auditorium

In this "Got Health" talk, Scott Matthews, MD, Preventive Medicine Resident at URMC, will help you learn more about high blood pressure: what it is, why it’s called the "silent killer," how it puts yo...

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URMC Celebrates a Decade of Community Health Improvement with Satcher Awards

Thursday, April 18, 2019

David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.

Two University of Rochester Medical Center faculty members were recognized for their contributions to community health in the Greater Rochester region at the 10th annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards. Presented by the Center for Community Health & Prevention of URMC, the awards featured a special grand rounds by David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., the 16th surgeon general of the United States, a URMC alum and the awards’ namesake.