In the Headlines

February 23, 2024 - Common Ground Health's new report, derived from the 2022 “My Health Story” survey across the Rochester-Finger Lakes region, underscores the widespread nature of social isolation affecting individuals across various income levels and educational backgrounds.

February 22, 2024 - Common Ground Health released a new report, “Social Isolation and the Benefits of Intergenerational Connection."

February 21, 2024 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health, said “This spotlight validates the experiences of those who have had a really difficult time and who have felt a lack of support from their communities over the past few years.”

February 21, 2024 - A report released by Common Ground Health underscores the problem of social isolation in the Finger Lakes region.

February 12, 2024 - Common Ground Health is one of 15 local organizations affiliated with Reframing Aging, a local alliance training community members on ways to view and communicate with and about older adults.

February 10, 2024 - Get it Done, a Common Ground Health initiative organized a health screening event as part of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The event was held at various Hair Salons and Barbershops throughout Rochester.

February 8, 2024 - Common Ground Health suggests lower socioeconomic status is the leading driver of health inequities in the Finger Lakes region.

February 7, 2024 - Common Ground Health's Healthi Kids initiative collaborated with the RCSD and City of Rochester, uniting schools, libraries, R-Centers, and childcare providers for participation in the Global School Play Day.

February 7, 2024 - “Play is how kids learn best and is fundamental to their wellbeing,” said Jenn Beideman, director of whole child health advocacy for Healthi Kids, a Common Ground Health initiative.

February 6, 2024 - Over 65,000 students participated in the first Global School Play Day. “We’re thrilled to be able to add thousands of Rochester children to that number this year,” said Jenn Beideman, director of whole child health advocacy for Healthi Kids.

January 31, 2024 - Melanie Funchess, the director of mental health and wellness at Common Ground Health urges adults to take time to build good, safe relationships with young people, so they have somewhere to go.

January 2, 2024 - Common Ground Health's report entitled The Color of Health, says the Black infant mortality rate in Monroe County is more than three times the rate for White infants.