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Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards

Award nominations due by noon on March 10, 2025!

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person smiling at camera16th annual Dr. David Satcher Awards & Special Public Health Grand Rounds

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Noon - 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 9

Class of '62 Auditorium, G-9425, University of Rochester Medical Center
 
Keynote Speaker: 
Jannette Berkley-Patton, PhD, professor in the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine Biomedical and Health Informatics Department and director of the UMKC Health Equity Institute
 
Presentation: 
“Engaging Community and Health Partners in Designing and Delivering Large-Scale Health Interventions for Increased Reach, Influence and Impact”   

Berkley-Patton is a professor and the Merl and Muriel Endowed Chair (Internal Medicine) in the UMKC School of Medicine Biomedical and Health Informatics Department. She is also the director of the UMKC Community Health Research Group and the UMKC Health Equity Institute. 

Her expertise is in engaging African American communities and health agencies in testing and disseminating large-scale prevention, health screening, and linkage to care interventions. These culturally tailored, community-engaged interventions have focused on diabetes, COVID-19, HIV/STI, mental health, dementia, and more in socially vulnerable Kansas City communities with multi-sectoral community partnerships, particularly in African American faith-based settings.

We are pleased to offer continuing education credits for the Special Public Health Grand Rounds featuring Berkley-Patton from 12 - 1 pm.

ACCREDITATION - The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CERTIFICATIONS

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Rochester Center for Nursing Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering provides 1.0 nursing contact hours. An evaluation must be completed within 30 days and attendance is required for at least 90% of the activity.

University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Experiential Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0005. This activity is approved for 1.0 Social Work continuing education hour(s). Attendance at the entire program is required (no partial credit can be awarded).

University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0117. This course has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. Attendance at the entire program is required (no partial credit can be awarded).

University of Rochester Medical Center, Center for Experiential Learning is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0107.

Strong Memorial Hospital, Strong Recovery is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0250.

satcherEstablished in 2010, the Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards recognizes University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) faculty and staff for significant contributions to the health of our communities through research, teaching, practice, and/or service programs.

The awards reflect the mission of the Center for Community Health & Prevention and the URMC to develop and expand community-university partnerships that support community-engaged research and interventions that reduce health inequities and improve communities' health. Awards are made based on work done in the greater Rochester area and Finger Lakes region.

Efforts to improve the health of the Rochester community are deeply rooted in the history of the University of Rochester. It started in the 1920s, when the Medical Center’s original benefactor, George 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.” His vision has shaped an enduring legacy of commitment to improve the health of the Rochester community.

Learn about Dr. Satcher

The CCHP appreciates the support of our partners in the UR Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the Department of Public Health Sciences.

Past Events

Presented as a hybrid event, the 15th annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards took place on May 31. The event honored URMC faculty and staff for their contributions to advancing community health and health equity in our region.

The keynote address, titled "The Power of Community Engagement in the Fight for Environmental, Climate, and Energy Justice: Approaches, Solutions, and Impact" was presented by Sacoby Wilson, MS, PhD.

Wilson has more than 20 years of experience as an environmental health scientist in the areas of exposure science, environmental justice, environmental health disparities, community-based participatory research, water quality analysis, air pollution studies, built environment, industrial animal production, climate change, community resiliency, and sustainability.  He works primarily in partnership with community-based organizations to study and address environmental justice and health issues and translate research to action.

The 2024 award recipients were:

Senior Faculty Awardee

person standing in white coatTarun Bhalla, MD, PhD

Vice Chair, Regional Neurosurgery 

Chief, Division of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery 

Director, Mobile Stroke Unit Program

Associate professor, Neurosurgery, Neurology and Imaging Sciences

Director, CAST/CNS-Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship 

Junior Faculty Awardee

person standing with black blazer smiling at cameraMaria Quiñones-Cordero, PhD

Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing

Leader of the Hispanic and Latino Engagement sub-core, National Institute of Aging-funded Rochester Roybal Center for Social Ties and Aging Research

Staff Awardee

person with glasses and black blazer looking at cameraSusan Rietberg-Miller, MPH

Senior Public Health Project Specialist, OBGYN Research Department 

Coordinator, LGBTQ+ Health Initiative

Team Awardee

East High Logo in Purple and Yellow EAST-UR Collaborative

This collaborative is made up of a variety of EAST-UR programs that work together to support students at EAST High to achieve greater academic and career success. Programs include EAST EPO, Medical Lab & Health Sciences, UR NursEAST, NEUROEAST, Imaging Science & Radiology, HOSA - Lunch & Learns, and the Teen Health & Success Partnership, among others.

Watch the complete grand rounds and award ceremony!

Past Recipients

See a full list of former Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement awardees.

Questions: If you have any questions, please contact us at SatcherAward@urmc.rochester.edu or call the Center for Community Health & Prevention at (585) 602-0801.


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