In the Headlines

February 20, 2023 - The Latino Health Coalition, a Common Ground Health initiative is helping to spearhead a new community award in Edgar Santa Cruz’s honor.

February 20, 2023 - A new award given at the 2023 Speak Life! Health Equity Conference will honor a dedicated health coalition member killed by a driver in December.

February 18, 2023 - “Edgar Santa Cruz was a great person, community advocate and truly a warm, kindhearted person,” said Julio Jordan, co-chair of the Latino Health Coalition, an initiative of Common Ground Health.

February 10, 2023 - “We applaud the ongoing collaboration by our region’s health departments, health systems, health care providers, and community partners for capturing the key issues facing each of their counties,” said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.

February 10, 2023 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health, says “I really consider it to be the Bible. It allows us an at-a-glance look at what is going on with regard to the health of the folks who live in the Finger Lakes Region.

February 10, 2023 - RBJ announces Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health to their Power 100 List for his impact to our community.

January 24, 2023 - “While urban areas tend to heavily utilize shelters, rural and suburban areas see a higher prevalence of people seeking shelter in vehicles, tents, hotels or motels, or doubling or tripling up with relatives," said Zoë Mahlum, Health Planning Research Analyst at Common Ground Health.

January 18, 2023 - “Homelessness in our region affects people of every race, gender, age and ethnicity in cities and in rural towns,” said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.

January 10, 2023 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health has been named to a statewide stakeholder committee tasked with advising the Master Plan for Aging Council.

November 28, 2022 - “I’m following up with a final ask for your help during the last weeks of our My Health Story 2022 survey, to ensure we hear from as many unique voices as possible,” said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.

November 27, 2022 - People living in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes have a few more days to fill out Common Ground Health's My Health Story 2022 survey to determine health needs in local communities.

November 25, 2022 - “The survey is an important tool to inform policies and programs that will improve the health of the Finger Lakes region,” said Common Ground Health CEO Wade Norwood.