Community Engagement & Health Outcomes
Community Engagement & Health Outcomes
CEHO provides strategic leadership that brings together institutional alignment, community health optimization and engagement to improve our department’s internal culture and expand our services in the Rochester community and beyond.
Engagement in Surgery
We provide guidance to align our department’s projects to the goals of the University of Rochester, our Medical Center, and the URMC’s Health Outcome Optimization Committee.
Community Initiatives
We connect our department with the Rochester community through purposeful outreach, education, and partnerships that promote access and lasting impact. Click to see all our projects and initiatives.
Pre-College Education
We prepare emerging healthcare professionals through immersive, hands-on learning experiences that foster clinical exposure, academic excellence, career readiness, and community engagement.
The CEHO Team
The CEHO Team
Paula Cupertino, Ph.D.
Vice-Chair
Alaska Pendleton, M.D.
Assistant Vice-Chair
Ana Gómez Parga, Ph.D.
Director of Strategic Implementation
Arlette Chavez, MD
Public Health Project Coordinator
Lulu Roman
Coordinating Assistant
PAD – Peripheral Arterial Disease
Circulate and Screen is an impactful initiative that seeks to assess and address Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in the most vulnerable communities in Rochester. This project, led by Dr. Alaska Pendleton and Dr. Paula Cupertino, addresses the urgent need for better understanding of PAD prevalence among certain populations. Through Circulate & Screen we fill the education gap by providing PAD literacy and screening through trusted community ambassadors and linking high-risk individuals to primary care for further evaluation and management.
Do you want to learn more? Email Arlette Chavez, MD for more information.
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