June 2020 Common Ground Newsletter
June 2020Common Ground and coalitions affirm racism is a public health crisis Common Ground Health, the African American and Latino health coalitions and the Healthi Kids Coalition stand with Black residents and other partners in acknowledging that racism is a public health crisis. We are heartbroken by recent examples of police brutality and high COVID-19 deaths among Black residents in our community and nationally. As staff and coalition members, we know that these tragic events are not unrelated nor accidental. Over the past two decades, Common Ground research has shown that social inequity has been killing local Black residents at a rate that is unconscionable. New website makes it easy to find local data Locating local health data just got easier with Common Ground Health’s new streamlined website. CommonGroundHealth.org preserves many of the resources from the previous website, but simplifies getting to the information. It also features a section for collaborative groups that Common Ground convenes with membership lists, related news and data insights. “As the Finger Lakes region’s health research and planning organization, Common Ground wants our website to be as robust as our many data sets are,” said Wade Norwood, Common Ground’s CEO. “The new site ensures that partners and the public can easily access research and analysis on the region’s health.” Postcards inviting people to sign up for the ROC COVID health screener were mailed this week to more than 100,000 households in Rochester. The online tool helps identify COVID-19 symptom hot spots and direct public health resources like testing to neighborhoods at risk. Regional communications are also being developed. ROC COVID covers Allegany, Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates counties. Sign up at RocCOVID.org. New PPE posters available for download Three new posters are available for download on the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when caring for COVID-19 positive patients. The PPE procedures were reviewed and approved by the Monroe County Long Term Care COVID-19 Collaborative Response Team, which brings together leaders from skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. The designs were adapted with permission from Emory University by Common Ground Health and are made available here for community use. Partner spotlight:
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