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
3%
COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS up from 2021
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.
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