These initiatives are led by a team of medical, nursing, and public health faculty. The overall aim of the course is to increase knowledge and application of preventive and population medicine tools by prospective and practicing health professionals. Each initiative or project is based on a cycle of continuous improvement which includes assessing community health, selecting priority goals for improvement, and identifying, implementing and evaluating health improvement interventions. Students from multiple disciplines participate and apply interdisciplinary perspectives to the projects. Each of the projects is linked to a Health Action initiative in Monroe County.
Students have the opportunity to select a specific project.