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Recovery City Film Showing & Panel Discussion
School of Nursing Auditorium
Recovery City is an intimate portrait of four bold women who refuse to let themselves or their community give in to the stigma and despair of addiction. Time/Date: 6:30 - 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 ...
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Gaining Perspective: Community Health Education Initiatives Strengthen Students’ Learning
Monday, May 19, 2025
The Community Health Education initiatives at the Center for Community Health & Prevention offer students, at all levels of training, opportunities to engage with their community and explore how social drivers of health shape individuals' lived experiences.
Big Win in Infant Health: RSV Hospitalizations Cut in Half
Friday, May 16, 2025
Rochester physicians and epidemiologists play a vital role in RSV research.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of infant hospitalizations in the United States. A recent report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights a substantial decline in hospitalizations during the 2024-2025 RSV season among children under the age of 5. This success follows the introduction of two preventive measures in 2023: the maternal RSV vaccine given to pregnant women and nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody given to infants.
The study compared RSV-associated hospitalizations from two surveillance networks, the CDC’s Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RESP-NET) and the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) between the 2024-2025 RSV season and the pre-intervention seasons of 2018-2020. The University of Rochester is an active contributor to both networks, reflecting the community’s long-standing role in advancing RSV research and public health innovation.
Read More: Big Win in Infant Health: RSV Hospitalizations Cut in HalfAnnual Satcher Awards Honor Faculty for Work in Health Equity
Friday, May 9, 2025
The 16th annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards and Special Public Health Grand Rounds celebrated health advocacy and innovative community health partnerships.
Transforming Cancer Prevention: Generous Gift Expands Potentially Life-Saving Services
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A $100,000 gift from the Frederick Pei Li and Elaine Shiang Family Fund, made in memory of Frederick Pei Li, '64M (MD), '66M (Res), will enhance cervical cancer outreach and prevention programs offered by UR Medicine’s Center for Community Health & Prevention, particularly among underserved populations.
New Study Explores Barriers and Facilitators to Quality Healthcare Among Incarcerated African Americans
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
With more than 1.9 million incarcerated individuals in the U.S., African Americans are 5.9 times more likely to be incarcerated. A new study titled "Barriers and Facilitators to Quality Healthcare for African Americans with Incarceration Histories," published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, examines the impact of the lack of quality health care among these individuals during and after incarceration and the need to address barriers to access.