Wednesday, June 12th 2024
(130 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208) & Virtual
Co-Presented By Our Hunger Prevention Champions:
Dr. Renee Rodriguez-Goodemote
Saratoga Hospital and Saratoga Community Health Center
Family Medicine Interests: Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote has spent her career serving and advocating for marginalized populations in a community medicine model. That service is centered on integrated care incorporating substance use care, behavioral health, dental and primary care both in the health center and out in the community. Advocacy work focuses on health equity through social innovation and systems change work using the nationally recognized Baldrige framework.
Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote was recognized for her work with Bosnian and Russian refugee populations by the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees. She was also awarded the Saratoga Hospital Medical Staff Community Service award and most recently the Albany Medical College PATH (Providers Aspire Toward Health Equity) award. She was named a Saratoga Today Woman of Influence for her community work and advocacy. Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote received the Albany Medical College Alice E. Fruehan Award for Excellence in Teaching and Clinical Precepting and this recognition was awarded again to the entire clinician staff at the Saratoga Community Health Center recognizing staff excellence in teaching integrated community medicine.
Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote currently leads the Saratoga County Communities of Excellence collaborative applying the nationally recognized Baldrige performance excellence framework to advance Health Equity for Saratoga County residents. This cross collaborative multi-sectorial group has developed innovative programs including Street Outreach Health Project, Food as Medicine Nutrition Rx and school based psycho-emotional health and wellness. She has participated on the NYS Food As Medicine steering committee advocating for Medicaid reform to support Food as Medicine healthcare services.
In her free time Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote enjoys gardening, running, spending time at the lake waterskiing and swimming. The northeast winters are enjoyed by baking, reading and snowshoeing.
Speaking In:
Nutritious Food and Sustainable Food Production
Dr. Renee Rodriguez-Goodemote of Saratoga Community Health Center and Daniel Williams of Pitney Meadows Community Farm describe how our multidimensional collaboration pairs food access with land access to promote a holistic and healthy relationship with food. We consider three key programs which have engaged CHC patients in the twin joys of nutritious food and sustainable food production.
First, the NutritionRx program provides patients with seasonal, farm-fresh produce, while simultaneously offering nutritional, culinary, and agricultural education. Second, CHC’s vegetable garden, supported by Pitney Meadows’ Sovereign Gardens Initiative, offers on-site engagement in food production and supplements the CHC’s pantry. Finally, both CHC employees and patients participate in the Farm’s harvest opportunities, building more meaningful relationships with food, land, and community.
By sharing our efforts to promote nutritional education, gardening opportunities, and participation in the rhythms of agriculture, we demonstrate that a long-term, direct collaboration between healthcare providers and food producers offers an effective way to promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
3:00 p.m.
Froman 301
Wednesday, June 12th 2024
(130 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208) & Virtual
Co-Presented By Our Hunger Prevention Champions:
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