Where We Are and Where We’re Going Expanding Our Reach

WHERE WE ARE & WHERE WE’RE GOING

Expanding Our Reach

The Center offers a wide range of programs focused on chronic disease prevention. We hope to continue to expand the reach of these initiatives in the coming years.

Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

Employee Wellness Program Manager, Justin Kelsey, MHA, is now CDC-certified as a DPP master trainer, giving our team added expertise and the ability to train additional lifestyle coaches to support continued growth of the program.

Nicotine Cessation

Our cigarette and vaping cessation programs have grown to support younger patients, providing counseling about nicotine and tobacco use and prescribing nicotine replacement therapy, as appropriate. We’re proud to partner with URMC leaders across different disciplines in nicotine cessation work, facilitating a monthly meeting where we discuss ongoing/new projects, work to problem solve together, avoid duplication and plan research ideas.

Our free Commit to Quit! group program had 6 total 6-week cohorts in 2022, providing connection and support for individuals with an interest in cutting back and/or quitting smoking or vaping.

6 Commit to Quit! Group Programs Offered

Promote Health. Prevent Cancer.

The free, 8-week healthy living program, provided in partnership with Wilmot Cancer Institute, had 308 enrollees in 2022, between both virtual and in-person class offerings. Classes were held at community centers, libraries, churches and other gathering spaces throughout Monroe, Ontario, Yates, Genesee, Seneca, Schuyler, Wayne and Allegany counties. Participants joined others with similar health goals in learning how small changes in nutrition and physical activity can add up to make a big difference in increasing their overall health and well-being. 65% of respondents indicated an increase in either their moderate or vigorous physical activity after participation. 68% of individuals who participated in PHPC increased their fruit or vegetable intake by at least one serving every day.

Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region (CSP-FLR)

A total of 393 individuals in need of breast, colorectal or cervical cancer screenings received potentially life-saving screenings, about a 4.5% increase from 2021. Men and women 45 and older without health insurance and living in Monroe, Seneca, Yates, Livingston, Ontario and Wayne Counties benefit from this NYS-grant funded program.

BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS up from 2021 COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS up from 2021

3% 22%

122 Events with CSP-FLR

participation, including health fairs, educational presentations, workshops, screening days and more throughout the 6 counties served.

Sparkle Wells, health project coordinator, and Michele Tufano, program manager of CSP-FLR.

You Can Quit!

Composed of 6 individual sessions, this opportunity supports UR employees having trouble with quitting smoking or vaping. Our team of expert counselors help participants learn the benefits of being nicotine/tobacco-free and develop a comprehensive plan to cut down or quit, with continued guidance.

Goal Setting Success

This offering of 5 group sessions helps participants develop a successful plan for achieving their personal goals. Using a research-based behavioral change method and the guidance of experts, UR employees will set realistic goals, find motivational tools that work and achieve and maintain their accomplishments. Flower City AmeriCorps Partnership

CCHP was awarded placement of a Flower City Public Health AmeriCorps member, who started in December, and will continue to add capacity to our program reach through 2023.

Teen Health & Success Partnership Supports More Students At East High School

Information Technology (IT)

Over the summer, THSP connected 4 East High School students with internships in different specialty areas within the URMC IT New IT Department. They gained valuable work experience and skills in a Internships professional IT environment.

Medical & Laboratory Health Sciences

THSP partnered closely with East High’s Medical &

New Opportunities Laboratory Health Sciences pathway by arranging health in Imaging Sciences/ care career panels, supporting students at lunch and learns,

Sterile Processing providing employment opportunities for students at URMC and Highland Hospital and helping with the development of work-based learning experiences registered with NYS. In the past year, we expanded nursing job roles for students and worked with URMC departments to offer new opportunities Expanded Nursing Job Opportunitiesfor students in Imaging Sciences and Sterile Processing.

IT interns and East High juniors Jaheem Barnes and Zara Pyatt Ramos with their supervisors.

“The University of Rochester internship helped me think about my decisions for college and future careers.”

–Jaheem Barnes, junior at East High School