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Prevention - Healthy Weight
Action for a Better Community - ABC 1+2+3, $307,841
A project to increase physical activity and improve nutrition for children in Head Start settings using program models I am Moving, I am Learning and Little Voices for Healthy choices. Parent, staff and community components are included in the project with the goal of a holistic approach and culture and environmental change.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Rochester - SMART Girls, $42,467
A newly implemented program designed for females ages 11-15, this nationally recognized program helps girls make sound, positive decision at a critical stage in their physical, cognitive, emotional and social development.
Center for Youth Services - Health Experiential Learning Project (HELP), $300.000
to improve the physical health status of middle school student in two programs, at School Without Walls Foundation Academy and East High School, HELP will provide students with state-of-the-art health and nutrition workshops and structured and monitored fitness and nutrition programs.
Children's Institute - Greater Rochester Healthy Child Care 2010, $1,262,535
A collaborative approach implementing evidence based programs to increase physical activity and improve nutrition in early child care settings in Monroe County, focusing on sustained culture change by working with children, staff and families.
City of Rochester Recreational and Youth Services - The Rochester Healthy Lifestyles Project for Teens and Youth (HELP), $129,218
to positively impact the fitness and nutrition of urban youth, this project included an after-school fitness and nutrition program offered at Marshall High School, Flint Street, North Street and Webster Community Centers. Each site works with a community partner to better understand locally grown foods, preparation and their importance to health. Fitness activities include active games, Dance Dance Revolution, Soul Fitness and Teen Hip Hop Aerobics.
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency - HEALTHi Kids Project, $467,035
A collaborative approach to grassroots advocacy to impact local and state policy change relating to childhood overweight and obesity.
Honeoye Falls/Lima Central School District. Manor Elementary School, EveryBODY Moves: Recharging Brains and
Bodies through Healthy Eating, $250,203
A project to create a state-of-the-art Virtual Fitness Lab at Manor Elementary School for before, during after school and summer use. Manor also plans to brand cafeteria food to entice more children to participate in the school lunch program and eat healthier.
Penfield Central School District Cobbles Elementary School - "M in M" Muscles in Motion, $293,307
A multi-component project at Cobbles Elementary to increase physical activity and improve nutrition, including expanding an outdoor fitness trail, increasing indoor and outdoor recess, hydrophonics, interactive technology equipment, and action based learning. They also are creating healthy meals for the lower grades and salad bar options for older children, and using redeemable Cobbles Coins as incentives for children to eat healthier and be more active.
Perinatal Network of Monroe County - Staying in the Range, $83,455
This program will use best practices to help pregnant women gain the appropriate weight and maintain good health during and after pregnancy to prevent a lifetime of illness for themselves and their babies. Healthy Start Center staff will help expectant mothers to overcome obstacles to healthy eating and monitor expectant moms through regular measurement of Body Mass Index (BMI).
Webster Central School District, State road and Schlegel Road Elementary Schools - Healthy Choice Challenge, $297,308
A multi-component project at State Road and Schlegel Road Elementary Schools to increase physical activity and improve nutrition for students. The project includes outdoor fitness trails, the Sports Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) after-school program, hydrophonics, interactive technology equipment including Dance Dance Revolution, and additional life-long fitness activities.
University of Rochester Medical Center - The Greater Rochester clinical Initiative for Childhood Obesity Prevention, $750,000
A clinical quality improvement program to develop learning collaboratives and tool kits for pediatricians to change the culture of how care is delivered around childhood overweight and obesity in Monroe County.
YMCA of Greater Rochester - Healthy Beginnings Child Care, $300,038
A project to improve the culture and behaviors in YMCA child care settings by increasing children's moderate to vigorous physical activity, serving more fruits and vegetables, and building capacity within the centers through staff interventions and environmental change.
Prevention - Mini-Grants
Action for a Better Community Head Start will install
Peaceful Playgrounds game stencils, and train staff and parents in over 100
games and activities that can be played on these painted activity outlines.
Adonai Community Services will expand Peck St. Park outdoor
play project to include a coalition of seven churches, and train volunteers to
oversee active games and provide healthy foods in neighborhood parks.
AfriKuumba Dance and Drum will conduct twice-weekly African
dance/drum classes at SWAN, Cameron Community Ministries, and Baden St. and
South Ave. Recreation Center summer programs.
Bay View Family YMCA will purchase equipment and train two
staff to introduce Zumatomic and Drums Alive in two after-school programs in
Irondequoit.
Brighton Central School District (French Road Elementary
School) will provide "booster" classes to maintain its elementary
school yoga break program.
Cameron Community Ministries will expand its after-school
program at School #30 to 1.5 hours, five days a week that includes karate,
yoga, Zumba, basketball, sports club and healthy snacks. Healthy food will be
sent home with children over breaks.
Caring and Sharing Child Care Center will hold a 12-week
cooking class and purchase outdoor play equipment for its school-age child care
program.
Christ the King School (Irondequoit) will hire a recess
coordinator to promote physical activity during lunch-hour recess. City of Rochester, Recreation and Youth Services (Gardiner
Street Recreation Center) will implement a 12-week Hip Hop dance class with a
nutrition/wellness component.
City of Rochester, Recreation and Youth Services will
implement a six-week summer tennis program through city recreation centers and
also offer a winter program.
Community Child Care Center will add dance instruction for
kids and teachers, implement gardening and cooking programs and take a trip to
the Rochester Public Market. Covenant United Methodist Church will provide healthier food
in its tutoring and Sunday breakfast programs attended by neighborhood
children.
East Irondequoit Central School District (Durand Eastman
Intermediate School) will implement a before-school intramural program for
3rd-5th graders and add daily recess.
East Irondequoit Central School District (East Irondequoit
Primary Schools) will purchase year-round recess equipment to increase
frequency of active play at recess.
East Irondequoit Central School District (Laurelton Pardee
Intermediate School) will add a before-school intramural program, purchase
recess equipment, and add fresh fruits and vegetables to school lunches.
Elim Christian Fellowship will conduct a two-week camp for
church and neighborhood children and integrate active play into church youth
activities throughout the year.
Federal Employee Parent Association will purchase scooters
and pedometers and purchase memberships to Splash Park to increase options for
indoor/outdoor active play.
First Genesis Corporation will conduct a three-day-a-week
program incorporating physical activity, healthy snacks and meals into church
activities for youth.
FoodLink will provide hands-on nutrition education and
coaching for staff and develop container gardens at 15 summer meal sites.
Friends of the Rochester Public Market will provide tours of
the Rochester Public Market incorporating nutrition education for children ages
5-10. Friendship Children's Center will introduce the Little Gym
age-appropriate fitness program, which includes sending activities home and
implementing a cooking and healthy snack program.
Gates-Chili Central School District (Florence Brasser
Elementary School) will implement a weekly after-school fitness program,
continue its before-school running club and purchase playground equipment.
Girl Scouts of Western New York will implement physical
activity programs in troops at RCSD schools #20, #33, #30 and #36.
Grace Community Village will start an informal soccer
program for neighborhood children in Tacoma Park.
Greece Central School District (Craig Hill Elementary) will
purchase cross-country skis for use in physical education classes and in an
intramural club.
Greece Central School District (English Village Elementary)
will add further physical activities to classrooms, an indoor walking trail and
an outdoor fitness trail and expand its "Healthy Highway" nutrition
program.
Greece Central School District (Pine Brook Elementary) will
implement a monthly program focusing on physical activity and nutrition to
include a health fair kickoff, exercise class for staff and students, an
"Eat a Rainbow" program, and a family 5K.
Greece Central School District (West Ridge Elementary
School) will purchase a Wii Fit for each classroom to enable teachers to lead
fun exercises for entire classes during activity breaks and recess.
Greece Kiwanis/Affinity Orchard Place Apartments will expand
its youth activities program in a low-income housing complex in Greece by
expanding program hours and adding a variety of new games and activities.
Hidden Valley Club will add a second day of free swim
classes at their private pool to increase the number of children who can
participate.
Hilton-Parma Recreation will initiate a 10-week
community-wide program to promote family use of local physical activity venues.
Hope Hall will start a food pantry to provide food for
children who can't afford the school meal program, and host a bowling event.
Horizons at Warner will add yoga to a five-week
academic/cultural program for RCSD #33 students and introduce healthy snack
preparation instruction.
Ibero-American Action League, Inc. will provide fitness and
dance activities during a six-week summer program, offer cooking classes, and
provide trips to farms and markets to educate children about fruits and
vegetables.
ICC Truth, Inc. will implement a five-month basketball
program with a nutrition and wellness component four days a week, and hold
one-week basketball camp in the summer.
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center will initiate
weekly healthy cooking classes for its child care center, after school program
and summer camp.
Kuumba Consultants will provide twice-daily physical
activities in Aberdeen Square Park for seven weeks. Lakeside Child & Family Center will start a vegetable
garden to promote healthy eating for children and families.Lois E. Bird/Morgan School will purchase roller skates for
use in the school, which serves children who have challenges participating in
group physical activities. Healthy snacks will be offered after roller skating. Mighty Liberators will expand its drum line program to Flint
St. Recreation Center and offer healthy cooking classes for children and
families.Native American Cultural Center, Inc. will implement a
10-week program of Iroquois social dancing and healthy snacks two hours weekly. Nazareth Hall Elementary School will add playground
equipment for younger children for use at recess and in its after-school and
summer programs.North East Area Development will conduct four hikes with
children and families to address "Nature Deficit Disorder," promote
use of the Rochester Public Market by families and improve nutrition. Partners in Community Development will conduct a summer
program emphasizing activity, culminating in one-week Summer Olympics programs
at four public housing sites.PathStone will add active games and expand the number of
children engaged in a neighborhood-based community gardening project in
Marketview Heights. Pinnacle Lutheran Church and School will purchase additional
equipment to increase the amount of physical activity for children and address
inadequate playground and indoor play space.PromiseLand Early Childhood Center will add active play
equipment to encourage more physical activity, introduce a healthy cooking and
snack program and continue its garden. R Community Bikes will outfit a new trailer to become a
mobile bike repair shop and distribution vehicle to expand the reach of the
program to more children.RACFI--Quad A for Kids will purchase equipment to implement
CATCH curriculum in its after-school program at schools #16, #4 and #34 and
train staff in the program. Rochester City School District (Abelard Reynolds School #42)
will purchase two Wii packages to complete a fitness room to be used on a
regular basis by classes in addition to time spent in physical education class.Rochester City School District (Clara Barton School #2) will
initiate fun, physical activities and introduce healthy snacks every Friday,
with two grade levels participating each Friday. Rochester City School District (Franklin Montessori School
#53) will purchase cooking equipment for a healthy cooking project, recess
equipment, and active learning materials for classroom use and implement weekly
after-school dance classes.Rochester City School District (Henry W. Longfellow School
#36) will take students on several hikes and provide healthy snacks to all
hikers. Rochester City School District (Lincoln School #22) will
purchase equipment for all classrooms and grade levels to add 2 hours of
physical activity weekly (in addition to physical education) and hold monthly
healthy-eating assemblies that include healthy snacks.Rochester City School District (Martin B. Anderson School
#1) will purchase additional equipment for physical education class to increase
students’ level of physical activity and will introduce students to healthy
snacks. Rochester City School District (Nathaniel Hawthorne School
#25) will purchase play equipment to increase recess time as well as increase
the length of active time during physical education classes.Rochester City School District (Pinnacle School #35) will
purchase a recess cart, initiate weekly fitness classes for students and
parents, purchase yoga mats and provide healthy snacks. Rochester City School District (World of Inquiry School #58)
will purchase indoor and outdoor recess carts, institute an indoor fitness
trail, start a healthy snack cart, and purchase materials for their
"Mini-Expedition" on nutrition.Rochester Hispanic Youth Baseball League Inc. will purchase
sufficient equipment to increase activity level at practices and provide
opportunities for participants to use batting cages. Rochester School for the Deaf will purchase a
fruit/vegetable preparation table with a built-in sink to facilitate food
preparation as part of a total kitchen and dining area renovation and
school-wide health and wellness campaign.Rush-Henrietta Central School District (Monica B. Leary
Elementary School) will purchase table tennis equipment and pedometers for its
physical education classes, school walking program and in its after-school
program. Rush-Henrietta School-Age Child Care Program will add dance,
drumming and healthy snack preparation to its summer and after-school programs.
Society for the Protection & Care of Children will add a
half-time activity coordinator and half-time nutrition coordinator to its
after-school programs at RCSD #2 and #12 to increase physical activity and
introduce healthy eating activities. SouthWest Area Neighborhood Association will add dance and
movement to its after-school programs to increase activity in winter months and
add fruits/veggies from the Rochester Public Market to promote healthy eating.St. Luke Tabernacle Community Church will add healthy meals
to its two-week summer program, add physical activity to its after-school
tutorial center and establish a sports collaborative with five other
congregations. St. Paul's Day Care Center, Inc. will replace the surface of
its playground to continue its program of daily outdoor physical activity.Stepping Stones Learning Center will purchase fruits and
veggies for healthy snack preparation in a child care center serving special
needs children. The Community Place of Greater Rochester, Inc. will provide
transportation to increase attendance in its eight-week summer program.The Salvation Army will purchase active play equipment and
hire a Double Dutch instructor to increase physical activity and launch a
Double Dutch program at its summer camp and after school programs. Town of Greece - Office of Community Education, Educare will
purchase additional equipment for its before/after school programs at six
Greece elementary schools to increase physical activity to one hour per day.
Volunteers of America of Western New York, Inc. will pilot
opening extensive indoor/outdoor recreation areas on nights and weekends for
family nights and family health fairs and assess the feasibility of opening on
a regular basis.Westfall Academy will purchase active play equipment for use
in its newly acquired gym space and for outdoor use. Wilson Commencement Park will implement the HEAT healthy
cooking curriculum for 21 weeks for school-age children and train its staff of
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Prevention - Childhood Lead Poisoning
Action for a Better Community - Lead Resource Center, $380,000
The Lead Resource Center will help families and property owners assess the lead risk in their homes and apply for funding to reduce lead hazards.
City of Rochester Bureau of Housing and Project Development - Lead Safe Homes Program, $1.5 million
the Lead Safe Homes Program provides grants to property owners in the 14621 zip code for repairs needed to reduce lead paint threats in their homes.
Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning - Neighborhood Lead Education Awareness Campaign, $150,000
This project focuses on awareness and prevention of lead poisoning, the need to protect families from this danger, and cost-effective ways of making a home lead safe.
Prevention - Other
Metro Council for Teen Potential - Girls United, $96,246
This project will address teen pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) among 400 City of Rochester girls living in the zip codes withthe highest rates of teen pregnancy.
The Children's Agenda - Prevention of Poor Health Outcomes for Rochester's Most Vulnerable Children, $41,216
A one-year grant supports leadership, advocacy and planning to prevent child abuse, mental illness, violence, substance abuse, and repeat teen pregnancy. The Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), an evidence-based program identified as one of the most effective programs for vulnerable children and families, will be expanded through the grant.
University of Rochester Medical Center - Rochester Primary Care Adolescent Immunization Program (PCAIR), $601,468
PCAIR places outreach workers at nine primary care practices that serve the majority Rochester's poor teens. the workers reach out to teens that are not fully immunized and/or without a preventive visit within the past year and encourage them to receive necessary care.
University of Rochester Medical Center - Community Education to Promote Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention, Expansion to Section V, $160,969
Expansion of this successful program will reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries - the knee injury most common to female athletes. The program includes training females in 20 warm-up, conditioning and strengthening exercises shown to be effective in reducing ACL injuries.
Health Care Delivery
Anthony L. Jordan Community Health Center - Anthony L. Jordan Dental Renovation, $582,943
Eight existing operatories will be renovated and four new operatories will be added to maximize the center's ability to accommodate the needs of patients.
Genesee Valley Nurses Association - Nursing Students Emergency Fund, $150,000
this fund will provide support for RN students in good academic standing who face unexpected financial hardships that could compromise their ability to stay in school.
Medical Motor Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Inc. - Access for Oler Adults, $278,816
this collaborative program of Medical Motor Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Inc., Catholic Family Centers, Lifespan, Eldersource and Monroe County Office for the Aging will increase capacity to provide a coordinated transportation service to non-emergency medical care for older adults with chronic conditions.
Melissa's Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation - Rochester Chapter of Teens Living With Cancer, $50,438
A community-based peer support network will be established in Rochester for young peoples between 13-22 years diagnosed with cancer. This demonstration project includes a peer-mentoring program to connect teen survivors with newly diagnosed teens and provides support to teens and young adults in current treatment for cancer, survivors, and children of adult cancer patients.
Rochester Business Alliance - Rochester Health Care Initiative Lean Six sigma Strategy, $86,050
this grant supports project leadership for the Lean Six Sigma strategy and hospital process improvement activities.
Rochester General Health System - Lean Six Sigma Initiative, $120,000
Current Lean Six Sigma projects are focused upon reducing overall patient length of stay, increasing capacity in surgical services, decreasing patient wait times within the medical group, and accelerating the process improvement capabilities of leaders.
Rochester Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) - Match to NYS HEAL 5 Grant, $500,000
A matching grant of up to $500,000 supports the acquisition and installation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems in community health centers and private physicians offices via a state grant (HEAL 5).
St. Ann's Foundation - St. Ann's Pharmacy conversion, $207,990
The automated system, accompanied by several phases of staff training, will reduce mediation errors, increase patient safety, avoid waste and duplication, realize financial savings and allow nurses to spend more time with their patients.
St. Ann's Foundation - Palliative Center for Caring, $210,000
In collaboration with Visiting Nurse Service, this project creates a five-bed unit to provide end-of-life care for medically complex patients who might otherwise ned hospitalization.
Unity Health System - Operational Process Improvement at Unity Health System - Unity Health System, $150,000
Lean Six Sigma principles will be employed to improve quality of care and patient safety; projects in 2009 are focused upon improvements to patient flow, throughput, and length of stay, patient and staff satisfaction and organizational development.
University of Rochester Eastman Dental Center - Downtown Oral Health Care Center, $253,990
This grant will increase accessibility to oral health care and improve health care outcomes for residents in poverty. Funds will be used for expansion of the center, an extension clinic of the Eastman Dental School.
University of Rochester Medical Center - Pediatric Surgical Database, $64,110
This grant will fund the creation of a patient tracking database in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Golisano Children's Hospital. Completion of the project will allow the Division of Pediatric Surgery to compare outcomes to national averages and standardize best care practices.
Visiting Nurse Foundation - TeleHealth Home Health Care, $110,395
this project will improve the health status of adults diagnosed with diabetes. Through a telemedicine appliance called Health Buddy, VNS can monitor the vital signs specific to a patients diagnosis and share the results with medial staff in order to identify critical changes and modify treatment as appropriate.
Westside Health Services - Westside Business planning and Implementation, $ 1,000,000
Neighborhood Health Status Improvement
Five grantees received one-year grants up to $65,000 each in 2008 to complete an asset-based assessment of their neighborhoods-- the first step in a three-phase approach to improve health by looking at the influences on good health. The strategy acknowledges that where a person lives- the social, economic and environmental conditions of a neighborhood--impacts health.
these grantees were awarded $85,000 each in 2009 to continue their work and develop a neighborhood plan to improve the health of their neighborhood and residents.
Anthony L. Jordan Health Center - Northeast Bridges to Wellness/Puentas a la Salud, $85,000.
Charles Settlement House - Coaching, Organizing and Accessing Community Health (COACH), $85,000.
Grace Community Village - Wellness in Our Neighborhoods (WIN) $85,000.
Ibero-American Development Corporation - Healthy Outcomes through Participation, Education, and Empowerment (HOPE), $85,000.
S2AY Rural Health Network - Dundee Neighborhood Health Improvement Project, $85,000.
Special Projects
Lake Plains Community Care Network - Rural Environmental Health GIS Project, $330,000 The Lake Plains Community Care Network will assist Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments in developing, implementing, and maintaining a GIS system to document and monitor 2,500 existing and 1,000 newly-installed wells and sewage systems to improve water safety.
Livingston County Department of Health - Healthy Livingston Project, $216,000 the goal of this project is to reduce obesity in children and youth ages 5-17 by increasing physical activity, increasing consumption of fruits, vegetables and low-fat milk, and decreasing computer and tv time. Funds also will support a hip-hop program, an after-school walking club and a sports/nutrition initiative.
S2AY Rural Health Network - The Healthy Living Partnership, $515,433
this project will work with employers in Ontario, Yates and Seneca Counties to make environmental changes to encourage their workforces to make healthy lifestyle choices and address heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and cerebral vascular disease.
Wayne County Rural Health Network - Wayne County Oral Health System Improvement Project, $300,585
In collaboration with the Wayne county Department of Health, this project will establish two free dental clinics to serve 1,950 of the approximately 18,500 Wayne County residents who are uninsured or underinsured. One of the clinics will be conducted in a mobile van beginning in the third year of the grant.
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