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Summit to advance active transportation
April 22, 2019
The Active Transportation Summit, Ideas in Motion, on May 23 is a convening of professionals and activists from multiple sectors to advance transportation and recreation opportunites across the Finger Lakes region.
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Gates Medical's high blood pressure success lies in ...
April 30, 2019
Common Ground's high blood pressure registry shows that Gates Medical Associates has achieved unusually good control rates for groups that are at high risk for poor hypertension outcomes. Find out what makes the University of Rochester practice so effective.
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Healthi Kids’ new agenda, brand and website embrace whole child health
April 30, 2019
In addition to healthy eating and physical activity, the initiative is now focusing on policy and advocacy that addresses the physical, social, emotional and cognitive health of children birth through age 8.
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Conference focuses on violence as a public health issue
March 19, 2019
The Speak Life! Health Equity conference, hosted by the African American Health Coalition with the Latino Health Coalition, will explore violence and health equity among people of color.
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Year in review: Working together to improve health
March 01, 2019
Check out our year in review. The report provides an engaging snapshot of our growing efforts to help the Finger Lakes region become as good at preventing illness as we are at treating it.
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New video features play campaign successes
February 26, 2019
Healthi Kids has created a new video showcasing PlayROCs’ play days, advocacy and neighborhood transformations. The Common Ground Health initiative hopes to galvanize supporters to spread the play movement throughout - and beyond - Rochester.
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A decade of high blood pressure improvement
February 26, 2019
For the past decade, the High Blood Pressure Collaborative has focused on reducing strokes, heart attacks and other catastrophic health outcomes linked to hypertension. To celebrate the region’s steady progress and to lay the ground work for the next chapter in addressing chronic illness, the Collaborative has published a 10-year retrospective.
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Teachers' College of Columbia University
May 26, 2019 -The Teachers' College of Columbia University features a write up on the WELL Campaign's work to strengthen and prioritize school wellness policies for all New York students. Alicia Evans’ photo is featured on page 8.
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Finger Lakes Times
May 15, 2019 -The hospital, Public Health and Common Ground Health are completing a 2020 Community Health Assessment and Community Service Plan with input from several other health and human service agencies throughout the county. The process includes reviewing “My Health Story” survey data along with feedback from several focus groups.
