Public input sought for developing health priorities
Finger Lakes Times
May 15, 2019 - May 15, 2019 -The Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, Wayne County Public Health and Common Ground Health are completing a 2020 Community Health Assessment and Community Service Plan with input from several other health and human service agencies throughout the county. The process includes reviewing Common Ground's “My Health Story” survey data along with feedback from several focus groups.
WELL Campaign draws NYS senators and assembly members
Other News Source
May 12, 2019 - Common Ground's Alicia Evans joined state legislators and policy advocates in Albany as part of the WELL Campaign to strenghten and prioritize school wellness policies for all New York students. (See page 8.)
Rochester has a bike lane problem
WXXI News
May 10, 2019 - May 10, 2019 -The City of Rochester has installed more than 60 miles of bike lanes since 2011. But there’s a problem: Those bike lanes are often filled with parked cars. And the city has no way to track where or when it’s happening.  “It’s frustrating,” said Joe Di Fiore, the youth and family engagement specialist at Common Ground Health.
7th Annual Peace Walk - Cameron Community Ministries and Healthi Kids
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May 9, 2019 - Partnering with the Healthi Kids Coalition, the children of Cameron Community Ministries’ After School Program will march on Thursday, May 30 at 4:30 p.m. for peace and their right to play in a safe neighborhood.
Leadership, Collaboration and Community Lead to Progress on Hypertension
Other News Source
May 1, 2019 - Common Ground's High Blood Pressure Collaborative provides clinical and community based interventions aimed at helping residents manage hypertension.
WELL campaign focuses attention on healthy school lunch
Other News Source
April 5, 2019 - The WELL Campaign, an advocacy effort to improve student health and well
Playing the Long Game: Connect & Collaborate to Tackle Social Determinants of Health
Other News Source
March 8, 2019 - Cardiovascular Business featured Common Ground's work with the High Blood Pressure Collaborative as part of an article on how health care organizations are guiding patients to non
Local colleges working to 'Ditch Vaping'
FOX Rochester
February 21, 2019 - Amy Knapp, Communications Specialist at Common Ground talks about the TikTok Ditch Vaping Dance Challenge.
Connections: Reshaping Rochester - "Creating Healthy and Vibrant Cities for All"
WXXI News
January 28, 2019 -  Mike Bulger, healthy communities project coordinator for Common Ground Health was one of the guest speakers on WXXI's Connections Program to discuss creating healthy and vibrant cities for everyone. Joining him were Gil Penalosa, the founder and chair of 8 80 Cities, a non
Study: Junk food ads target black, Hispanic kids
News10NBC
January 24, 2019 -  Mike Bulger, a program coordinator at Common Ground Health, was interviewed by WHEC TV on the topic of food companies targeting black and Hispanic children with ads for junk food, which a new report shows. Bulger stated "We're trying to help support small retailers that want to sell healthier products in neighborhoods that are affected by chronic disease at disproportionate rates, and we're helping store owners purchase display equipment and giving them advice to help them stock healthy produce."
Plans for "Play Walk" in the works as part of Roc the Riverway initiative
13 WHAM
January 16, 2019 -  Play Walk, which is an initiatiave of the Healthi Kids Coalition at Common Ground Health, is included in the plans for ROC the Riverway. Representatives for some projects included in the Roc the Riverway initiative met to discuss each project's center city cultural initiative and their progress. It was during this meeting that more information on the "Play Walk" idea was shared. The idea is for an interactive walk, starting at the Strong Museum and is similar to the Story Walk at the Phillis Wheatley Library.
ReThink Health posts project case study
Rethink Health
January 15, 2019 -  For the past two years, Common Ground Health was one of six areas that worked with ReThink Health Ventures, a national mentoring program funded by the Fannie E. Rippel and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations. ReThink provided a unique opportunity to Common Ground leadership to meet with and learn from others across the country who, like us, employ a collaborative approach to health improvement. Perhaps most important, ReThink helped our organization transition to a broader focus on the social determinate of health. For more about this and other aspects of our ReThink partnership, read ReThink’s recently posted case study.