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New digital library offers a wealth of health data
May 30, 2019
Common Ground’s new online gallery of data visualizations called Insights can help users search and download images about regional health outcomes.
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New report: few local adults are eating enough fruits and vegetables
June 21, 2019
Most adults in the Finger Lakes region do not eat enough fruits and vegetables, and that tendency is harming their health, according to a new study of the area’s food and health landscape.
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Making walking and biking the easy choice
June 13, 2019
Could crosswalks, protected bike lanes and other traffic safety features combat chronic illness, control weight and improve mood?
Research shows that telling people to exercise doesn't work, but creating environments that support walking and biking does.
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New procedures helped rural practice improve
May 30, 2019
By putting in place relatively simple new procedures, Tri-County Family Medicine Program, Inc., achieved a 5-percentage point decline in patients with uncontrolled diabetes, among other improvements.
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Kids walk for the right to play in a safe neighborhood
May 29, 2019
Studies from Healthi Kids and Common Ground Health demonstrate that crime and neighborhood perceptions of safety are key barriers to walking, biking and playing in several city neighborhoods.
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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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WXXI News
July 16, 2019- Colorful intersections create safer behavior. Common Ground's Mike Bulger, Program Coordinator is instrumental in intersection redesign planning.
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Spectrum News Rochester
July 13, 2019- Healthi Kids', PlayROCs your Neighborhood generates involvement from local churches, libraries, and block club volunteers in creating awareness of the importance of safe, accessible play areas.
