Yates County Health Collaboratives

Choose Health Yates is a collaboration led by Yates County Public Health to oversee the implementation of community health improvement strategies aimed at addressing the two priorities identified in the most recent Community Health Assessment (CHA).  

The two Prevention Agenda priority areas for the 2016-2108 period in Yates County are:

  • Prevent Chronic Disease
    • Reduce Obesity in Children and Adults
    • Increase Access to High Quality Chronic Disease Preventive Care & Management in Both Clinical & Community Settings
  • Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse

Choose Health Yates Partners:  

  • Finger Lakes Health
  • Yates County Public Health
  • S2AY Rural Health Network
  • WIC
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • ProAction Office for the Aging
  • Common Ground Health
  • Our Town RoCKS
  • Yates Community Services
  • ARC of Yates
  • Penn Yan Central School District
  • Dundee Central School District
  • Yates Cultural and Recreational Resources
  • Finger Lakes Community Health
  • ProAction Headstart
  • Tobacco Action Coalition of the Finger Lakes
  • Veterans Services




Yates Substance Abuse Coalition works to engage, advocate, inform, and bring awareness of alcohol and other substance abuse issues through education, prevention, enforcement and treatment to build a healthy, safe and substance abuse free community. 

For more information visit the YSAC website