Profile: Fran Weisberg
Rochester Business Journal
September 22, 2017 -  Fran Weisberg, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Rochester Inc., is slated to leave the nonprofit organization on Dec. 31.  Prior to joining United Way, Weisberg served as CEO of Common Ground Health, then called Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency.  Under her leadership, the agency convened the 2020 Commission, a committee of local community, business and health care leaders that investigated expansion planned by several local hospitals.
Tackling Stage 2 Hypertension
WROC-TV
September 8, 2017 - In this story on the dangers of stage 2 hypertension, Dr. Matthew Devine, medical director of Accountable Health Partners and a Common Ground Health consultant, describes the agency's high blood pressure registry which shows that approximately 35 percent of adults in our Finger Lakes region have hypertension.
What your hair says about your health
Democrat and Chronicle
September 7, 2017 - Common Ground Health co
Healthi Kids, PLTI Release Results of Candidate Questionnaires in Advance of Primary Day
Minority Reporter
September 6, 2017 - Sept. 6, 2017 – The Healthi Kids Collaborative and Parent Leadership Training Institute conducted a survey before primary day asking city candidates their positions on children’s health and well-being.  Visit playrocs.org to view their responses. More here. 
A step forward for green spaces
Rochester Business Journal
September 1, 2017 - Ben Woelk, our Health and Community Infrastructure Analyst, was featured in an article about Rochester’s first parklet outside of Joe Bean Coffee.
Streets shut down to provide a safe place for kids to play
WROC-TV
August 29, 2017 - Aug. 28, 2017 – Streets in two Rochester neighborhoods were shut down Monday for pop-up play spaces. PlayROCs Play Streets is a resident-driven pilot program that turns neighborhood blocks into safe play areas.
IHMC to host spiritual conference
The Post
August 28, 2017 - The Interdenominational Health Ministry Coalition with support from Common Ground Health hosts the free Health is a Spiritual Matter Conference for men, women, parents and young adults on Oct. 7. 
Rochester neighborhoods shut down streets for play
WXXI News
August 28, 2017 - A pilot program is giving kids the chance to play in the streets safely this summer. PlayROCs Play Streets turns neighborhood blocks into safe play areas.
Bicycle fatalities increase; adults more likely to be victims
WXXI News
August 24, 2017 -  A recent report noted fatal bicycle crashes were up more than 12 percent in 2015, and adults were more likely to be the victims. Common Ground Health is part of a group working on a new traffic safety campaign.  
Street serves as Zumba studio, and much more, for kids
Time Warner Cable News
August 24, 2017 -  A neighbor on Treyer Street envisioned an empty lot as a safe and healthy place for kids to play. Evette Colon teamed up with Ibero’s Project Hope and Healthi Kids’ PlayROCs! initiative to make it a pop up play space.  
Nancy Bennett: A major force putting public health initiatives into action
55 Plus Magazine
August 16, 2017 - This cover story profiles Nana Bennett, the director of the Center for Community Health and a member of Common Ground Health's Regional Health Innovation Collaborative.  Wade Norwood, our chief strategy officer, commented that "the experience, knowledge and history of engagement that Nana has with public health is significant and most of the great work done in public health, Nana has been a part of."
Study: Greenway can improve health, reduce disparities
The Post
August 6, 2017 - A health impact assessment was released by Common Ground Health and Genesee Transportation Council. “Research shows that walking, biking and other physical activities offered by trails like the Greenway can help lower rates of obesity, high blood pressure, stroke and cancer” said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health. “With improvements, the Greenway can become one of our community’s best prescriptions for health. It’s just what the doctor ordered.”