COMMON GROUND
It’s who we are and what we help build.
Many of the health challenges confronting Rochester and the Finger Lakes region are impossible for any single organization to solve alone.
That’s why Common Ground Health brings together leaders from across our nine-county region to collaborate on strategies for improving health. Hospitals. Insurers. Universities. Businesses. Nonprofits. Government. Faith communities. Residents. All have a seat at our tables.
Our Impact
Insights
At Common Ground Health, we believe the first step to solving a problem is measuring it. We maintain the region’s most comprehensive collection of health and health care data and provide the analytic expertise needed to make sense of that information. View and download regional health insights from our reports, county health profiles and data visualization library.
Headlines
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New 19th Ward playground aims to break barriers
WXXIOctober 14, 2026 - “Play is such a powerful resource for children because it creates spaces for healing, and I think it creates places for negotiation and for learning life,” said Wade Norwood, chief advancement and government relations officer for Common Ground Health–FLPPS–Rochester RHIO.
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City launches plan to combat food insecurity, warns about rise in hunger since the pandemic
News 10 NBCOctober 1, 2026 - Candice Williams, Common Ground Health-FLPPS-Rochester RHIO’s Food Policy Coordinator, said the food policy council’s priorities support a more equitable and accessible food system for Rochester.