In the Headlines

November 9, 2018 - Sister Christine Wagner, head of Common Ground Health's Partnership for Access to Healthcare Committee, and David Klein, adviser to the CEO of URMC, wrote an op

November 5, 2018 -  The closing of local Tops Friendly Markets stores has left residents worried about their access to affordable fresh food. The Lake Avenue store was often shoppers’ first stop for grocery staples. Lake Towers which is just blocks from that store is located in one of the most “food insecure” ZIP codes in the state, with 40.6% of residents having limited or uncertain access to adequate food, according to data from Feeding America, in partnership with local agencies Common Ground Health and Foodlink.

November 4, 2018 - Common Ground Health's Healthy Communities Coordinator Mike Bulger stopped by Warm 101.3 to talk to Kevin Gillan about the Drive2BBetter campaign and its aim to raise awareness among drivers of other road users. He also explained the difference between an accident and a crash, and how to slow, scan and space vehicles to reduce crashes.

November 1, 2018 - The In Good Health newspaper featured an article on page 18 highlighting the Drive 2B Better campaign, which educates drivers on slowing down, scanning for pedestrians and spacing their vehicle at least three feet from bicyclists. Nearly 4,000 injuries and deaths involving motor vehicles and bicyclists/pedistrians occured in Rochester from 2010

November 1, 2018 -  Nonprofit organizations in Monroe, Wayne and Yates counties interested in applying for grants from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Legacy Fund for youth sports can attend information sessions from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 13 at the Boys and Girls Club of Geneva, 160 Carter Road, and 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Common Ground Health. Registration is required for the free sessions and Groups can email youthsports@racf.org with their nonprofit’s name, agency and preferred session.

October 29, 2018 - Oct./Nov., 2018 - The article on page 11 of the Wedge Newspaper highlights the Drive 2B Better campaign. The effort features a new media campaign that asks drivers to remember the three S’s of safe driving: slowing down, scanning for pedestrians, and spacing vehicle at least three feet away from bicyclists. Causewave Community Partners and Common Ground Health have teamed up with several local organizations to address challenges. The campaign’s website – drive2Bbetter.com features important safety tips for drivers.

October 29, 2018 -   In this article written by Candice Lucas, co

October 18, 2018 - This article features Arline Marino and talks about her long career in public service. For several years, she represented Seneca County on the Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency (Common Ground Health) Board of Directors.  She is now retired but states “I’ve had very rewarding careers and feel the agencies I worked for helped a lot of people,” she said. “I’ve worked with some great people, and I have many great memories. I miss it.”

October 18, 2018 - This article written by Mike Bulger, Common Ground Health healthy communities project coordinator, cites that research conducted by Healthi Kids found that unsafe traffic is a major barrier to walking, biking and playing in Rochester neighborhoods. That's why a new initiative and media campaign, Drive 2B Better, focuses on education. The campaign’s website—https://www.drive2bbetter.com—features important safety tips for drivers.

October 16, 2018 -  Sixteen local groups ranging from health organizations to cyclist groups and government recently united to launch a community campaign aimed at reducing the number of crashes among motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists. Causewave Community Partners and Common Ground Health spent the last two years teaming up with local organizations to address the challenges. Visit drive2bbetter.com for more information.

September 20, 2018 -  This essay by Jack McIntyre, MD, chair of the Monroe County Medical Society's Quality Collaborative and Chris Booth, chief executive officer for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, notes Common Ground Health's role in analyzing physician data for a medical society effort to advance best practices.

September 19, 2018 -  Parsells Avenue is, at its heart, a neighborhood street. But the street – a former trolley car route – is wide and straight with no stop signs, so drivers feel comfortable going faster than they should. The speeding is an obvious problem. Two different churches along Parsells have been struck in recent years by cars that careened off the road, says Joe Di Fiore, a board member of the Beechwood Neighborhood Coalition.