Community partners to address long-term care staffing through task force
Task force is part of Monroe County's new efforts to improve long-term care staffing retention and career pipeline
COVID-19 Vaccine: A Community Conversation For Indigenous People in the Finger Lakes
Online event seeks to answer questions and hear concerns from Indigenous people.
Common Ground Health Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Speakers Bureau
A new COVID-19 Vaccine Speakers Bureau provides up-to-the-minute, vetted facts for groups and organizations throughout the Finger Lakes region—at no charge.
Local Safety Measures Kept Schools Open and Safe During COVID Crisis, Regional Task Force Reports
Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force issues interim report.
All hands on deck effort drives COVID-19 vaccine signups for Black and Latino residents
Goal is to overcome barriers that have created inequity in vaccination rates.
Task Force: Vaccine site in heart of city is a 'game changer'
The new mass vaccination site will open in early March at the former Kodak Hawkeye parking lot on St. Paul & Ave. E.
Finger Lakes COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force launches
Common Ground Health among group to oversee efficient and equitable roll out of COVID-19 vaccines.
County-wide flu vaccine coalition launched
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and a coalition of local government and community partners, including Common Ground Health, announced the launch of a county-wide flu vaccine awareness campaign.
Dr. Nancy Bennett and Wade Norwood tapped to lead vaccine roll out
Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health, will lead community engagement and education efforts for the newly formed COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force
Region pioneers the use of electronic medical record for public health
The Community Health Indicators report, released this month, provides a snapshot of county and regional rates for four key health measures: smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and adult obesity.
A statement of the Latino Health Coalition and the African American Health Coalition
The African American Health Coalition and the Latino Health Coalition, which seek to improve health equity in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region, are concerned that a rising tide of COVID-19 cases may reverse the success our community had this summer in controlling the disease.
Updated county health profiles available in digital format
Common Ground Health is launching its popular County Health Profiles in a new digital format that will make updates easier and more frequent.