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Cardiovascular Health on the Community Level |
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Discrepancy of CV Risk Factors Between Urban & Suburban Communities |
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Hypertension |
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Action for Heart Health in Latin American and the Caribbean |
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Creation of a document aimed at increasing education and awareness on heart health in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
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The Healthy Seasonal Eating Project |
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A 5-session intervention to educate Rochester residents about healthy eating, the incorporation of vegetables into their diets, and the creation of a relevant cookbook. Project done in conjunction with the Genesee Valley Organ Community Supported Agricultural Farm. |
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MyPyramid: Nutrition Workshop for Kids |
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A nutritional workshop for children grades 4-6 in the Saturday School Program, students with special educational needs and lower socioeconomic status. |
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Assessing Discrepancies in Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Implementation, and Education Among Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities in Monroe County |
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Goals of this project include increasing awareness of heart disease and other risk factors, identifying at-risk individuals through individual assessments, and comparing the disparities of cardiovascular risk between urban and rural communities in Monroe County. |
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Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Rochester Community with Focus on Women |
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Project designed to promote cardiovascular awareness in women in the Rochester community through the patients understanding of blood pressure and BMI numbers, risk for cardiovascular disease, and a heart healthy lifestyle. |
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Assessment of the Utilization of Preventive Services in Patients 50-64 |
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Records for patients at Jefferson Family Medicine were flagged to alert providers of needed preventive care in order to increase screening and decrease mortality in high risk patients. |
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Empowering Women through the Sojourner House Health Lifestyles Project |
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This project was based at the Sojourner House, an agency which provides transitional housing to high-risk women. An evaluation component was instituted to an existing program, to assess changes in participants’ knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and feelings of self-efficacy. Key partners included AIDS Rochester, AHA, ACS, and Planned Parenthood. |
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Health Education for Heavy Alcohol Users |
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Partnerships were formed with the American Heart Association and Alcoholics Anonymous, and conducted an informal focus group determining the educational needs of a local AA chapter. |
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Automated External Defibrillator Awareness and Distribution |
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Intervention with Automated External Defibrillators (AED) decrease mortality associated with this condition. The target community of this project is a local business. The key partners are the American Heart Association, Shock for Life, Eldre Corporation. |
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Automated External Defibrillator Awareness and Distribution |
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Intervention with Automated External Defibrillators (AED) decrease mortality associated with this condition. The target community of this project is a local church. The key partners are the American Heart Association, Team AED, church members, and a local cardiologist. |
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Nutrition and Wellness Group at Strong Ties |
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Strong Ties is a community-based program that provides a complete array of services designed to promote recovery among adults with severe mental illness. |
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Lifestyles Improvement For Everyone (L.I.F.E) |
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The purpose behind creating this program was to address both of the goals of Healthy People 2010, focusing primarily on but not limited to battling overweight and obesity with improvements in nutrition and physical activity. |
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The Hair Salon Project: Bringing a Lay Health Education Model to Tonja's Personal Touch Salon |
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This project aimed to introduce a lay health education model into a salon serving African American women in the Southwedge neighborhood of Rochester. This program was tested in a focus group and was well received by community members. |
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