Counties unite efforts to address mounting mental health crisis and other issues in Finger Lakes region
Geneseesun.com
April 12, 2023 - The new Comprehensive Regional Community Health Assessment produced by Common Ground Health and partners identifies key drivers of health outcomes.
P-Tech program at Edison High School fast-tracks students to tech jobs
WXXI
March 27, 2023 - Luz Flores Lee, the Program Manager at Common Ground Health was guest speaker at the Edison Tech Empowering Girls in Tech event.
New report defines health priorities
Observer-review.com
March 22, 2023 - The Comprehensive Regional Community Health Assessment report produced by Common Ground Health and the Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates County public health departments, takes a detailed look at topics driving public health in each county in the region.
The City’s Department of Recreation and Human Services is hosting the ROC Youth Community Resource and Employment Fair
City of Rochester
March 8, 2023 - Common Ground Health will be on hand at the ROC Youth Community Resource and Employment Fair on Saturday, March 11th.
New award honors the memory of Latino Health Coalition member Edgar Santa Cruz
13 WHAM
February 21, 2023 - Common Ground Health's African American and Latino Health Coalitions will posthumously honor Edgar Santa Cruz as the award's first recipient.
Award will commemorate victim in Park Ave hit-and-run
News 10 NBC
February 21, 2023 - The Edgar Santa Cruz Outstanding Coalition Member Award is one of three Community Equity Champions awards to be presented at the annual conference planned by the African American and Latino Health coalitions, which are convened by Common Ground Health.
Nominations due Feb. 28 for healthy equity champion awards
Livingston County News
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.
New award to honor legacy of community servant killed in hit-and-run
RochesterFirst.com
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.
New FLX award will honor health coalition member killed on Park Avenue in Rochester
FingerLakes1.com
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.
RBJ’s Power 100 2023
Rochester Business Journal
February 10, 2023 - RBJ announces Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health to their Power 100 List for his impact to our community.
Top health issues for people in the region include mental health and opioid use, new report says
FingerLakes1.com
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.
Counties unite to address mental health crisis, other issues
Finger Lakes Times
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.