In the Headlines

September 16, 2023 - Jackie Dozier, Director of Community Health and Well-being at Common Ground Health said, “So we want to make sure that we are all taking care of ourselves and trying to strive to be as healthy as we can be because when our women are healthy, our villages are healthier."

September 15, 2023 - The Common Ground Health event, A Call to Women of Color, focuses on empowering women and girls of color to engage in conversation and promote healthy living among women,

September 9, 2023 - A new report from Common Ground Health titled, Unheard / Ignorado, said that Latino communities in Rochester are three times more likely to experience adverse health outcomes.

September 6, 2023 - “From my perspective, technology has a huge value to provide health equity,” says Albert Blankley, COO of Common Ground Health.

August 28, 2023 - "Kids learn better, develop better and grow better socially, emotionally, intellectually, academically and physically when they’re well fed," said Mike Bulger, healthy communities coordinator with Healthi Kids, an initiative of Common Ground Health.

August 25, 2023 - "The biggest health care need is to eliminate racial and socioeconomic disparities", says Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.

August 21, 2023 - "Throughout [the COVID pandemic], we had a number of parent leaders in our coalition saying, 'It's really important to bring back play into our kids lives,'" explained Jenn Beideman, director of whole child health advocacy for Common Ground Health.

July 28, 2023 - “Our data shows that Latinos are three times more likely to live in poverty," said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.

July 26, 2023 - Common Ground Health released a new report detailing the health inequities that exist when Latino voices go unheard.

July 26, 2023 - Wade Norwood, CEO at Common Ground Health said "poverty and lack of insurance can lead to health inequities and a lack of access to health care."

July 26, 2023 - “This report and the data in this report is my lived experience," said Julio Jordan, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Ibero American Action League and Co-Chair of Common Ground Health's Latino Coalition.

June 16, 2023 - New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald met with Common Ground Health leaders to discuss regional health challenges.