In the Headlines

November 25, 2023 - Angelina Hilton of the Indigenous Health Coalition, a Common Ground Health Initiative, founded the Native Made Market more than a year ago as a small business owner.

November 13, 2023 - Dr. Linda Clark, Vice Chair of Common Ground Health's African American Health Coalition steps into new role as Jordan Health's President and CEO.

October 31, 2023 - Angelina Hilton, member of Common Ground Health's Indigenous Health Coalition has made it her mission to increase Indigenous visibility and reduce barriers for Native people to enter the Native owned business marketplace.

October 27, 2023 - Common Ground Health received Causewave Community Partner's W.B. Potter Founder’s Award for its collaborative Summer Meals Partnership of Rochester initiative.

October 25, 2023 - The awards represent more than $520,000 in financial support for community programs that address racial and ethnic health disparities across the Health Plan’s upstate New York service area.

October 19, 2023 - “The youth of our community are in crisis and they need us as the adults in their lives to stand with them, and to look for solutions to help them to be the best that they can be,” said Melanie Funchess, Common Ground Health director of mental health and wellness.

October 19, 2023 - "One of the first things is that we have to actually listen and see our young people,” said Melanie Funchess, Director of Mental Health and Wellness at Common Ground Health.

October 11, 2023 - The Sage II Commission Report, recently released by Common Ground Health, highlights health-related inequities and reduced life expectancies for the area’s fast-growing population of older adults.

October 9, 2023 - Common Ground Health will take part in the Academy of Health Science's, College and Career week in November to guide students in career choices.

October 8, 2023 - Julio Jordan, Vice Chair of Common Ground Health's Latino Health Coalition speaks of the biggest barriers of positive health outcomes in the local Hispanic community.

October 2, 2023 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health said, “As we see a dramatic increase in the number of older adults in our community, we will continue to need forward-thinking corporate and entrepreneurial leaders to help think of new ways to ensure that every elder’s needs are met.”

September 27, 2023 - Melanie Funchess, CEO/principal at Ubuntu Village Works, and Director of Mental Health and Wellness at Common Ground Health will be a featured panelist at the book launch of “In This Moment” chapbook series at the Dryden Theatre.