Health & Wellness

Our Mission:

This workgroup focuses on supporting to overall physical and mental wellness of students their families, and the community. Wellness begins with access to healthy, nutritious food and safe environments for physical activity. In addition, this workgroup helps to facilitate connections between students, their families, and community residents to vital health and mental health services such as: health exams; vision, eye and hearing screenings; immunization services; dental services; and mental health counseling. The group works to ensure that the school building serves as a point of access for students, families and residents for food resources, physical activity, and to the health services they need. This also includes connecting insurance facilitators/providers with families and residents to assist in health insurance enrollment. When services providers are co-located at the school site or located in the neighborhood, the group works to inform students, families and residents of available services, including communication about health drives, screenings, and other health related events. If services are not locally available in the neighborhood the group helps identify transportation and/or childcare solutions for families.

Our Members:

• Chair: Alicia Evans, Common Ground Health: alicia.evans@commongroundhealth.org

• CCSI Staff: Elizabeth Meeker: emeeker@ccsi.org

• Members:

  • Mary Moussa Rogers, CCSI: mmoussarogers@ccsi.org

  • Yoenia Krokova, CCSI: ykrokova@ccsi.org

  • Gabrielle Steinwachs, CCSI: gsteinwachs@ccsi.org

  • Jenniffer Santiago, RCSD: jenniffer.santiagovitalis@rcsdk12.org

  • Hector Detres, RCSD, School 17 Counselor: Hector.Detres@RCSDK12.ORG

  • Louise Moore, RCSD, School 17 Nurse: Louise.Moore@RCSDK12.ORG

  • Eileen Stieve, Eastman Dental: Eileen_Stieve@URMC.Rochester.edu

  • Illuminada Vilca, Cornell Cooperative Extension: iv55@cornell.edu

  • Pam McLeod, Rochester Regional: Pamela.McLeod@rochesterregional.org

  • Qawan Bollar, CCSI, School 17 Site Coordinator: qbollar@ccsi.org

  • Veronica Rush, Center for Youth: vrush@centerforyouth.net

  • Migdeisy Suros, RCSD, School 17 Social Worker: suros_migdeisy@roberts.edu

  • Aubree Guiffre: Aubree.Guiffre@rochesterregional.org

Overarching Goals:

• Reduce racial inequities in Community School 17 and improve community engagement with School 17

• Improve the health and wellbeing of students and their families

SMART Goals:

1. Link or confirm linkage of 70% of families with identified needs for ongoing food assistance with supports (i.e. SNAP, food pantry) ​

2. Link or confirm linkage of 70% of families with identified health care needs are connected to appropriate services (i.e. physical, mental, dental care)

3. Disseminate information on health and wellness opportunities and resources for families and community members

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