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Award winners have dedicated decades to promoting health equity
Three long-time community activists were honored for their work at the 11th Speak Life! Health Equity Conference.
Speak Life! speakers to focus on the intersections of racism, health and the environment
The conference’s theme is “The Environmental Impact on Health: How Racism and Discrimination Shape Our Region’s Environment to Create Health Inequity.”
Regional life expectancy fell by three years since 2013
Spikes in the number of deaths from drug overdoses, homicide, heart disease and COVID-19 led to a three-year drop in life expectancy in the Finger Lakes region from 2013 to 2021.
Health survey data is available to community
Common Ground Health’s My Health Story 2022 Survey data was designed to be widely shared.
Groundbreaking report exposes COVID-19 pandemic’s long-lasting effects on Rochester youth’s mental health
As society adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic’s “new normal,” a hidden crisis unfolded – the toll on youth mental health.
Adults are struggling with social isolation and loneliness
A new data spotlight recommends intergenerational programs and policies to promote better social connection.
In The Headlines
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Examining youth mental health in the pandemic era
WXXI NewsMay 1, 2024 - In “Unseen,” Common Ground Health uses case studies and data to examine youth mental health during the pandemic era.
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Latino Rotary Club events to get families walking and reading
El Mensajero CatólicoApril 19, 2024 - Healthi Kids, a Common Ground Health Initiative is a community partner of StoryWalk at El Camino Trail which encourages families to spend time together walking and reading on the trail.
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Listening to and acting on employee concerns helps bolster job retention
Rochester Business JournalApril 22, 2024 - Krista Berry, human resources manager of Common Ground Health, says “We prioritize the health and the well being of our employees."
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Senior Resource Fair will take place at Mall at Greece Ridge on Tuesday
WHEC News 10April 30, 2024 - Common Ground Health participated in the Senior Fair Resource Fair which offered a range of free services to older adults.