Nominations open for health equity awards
Finger Lakes Times
March 16, 2024 - The 2024 Speak Life! Health Equity Conference is accepting nominations for their health equity awards.
Rural Homelessness on the Rise: Unveiling the Hidden Crisis in Finger Lakes Communities
Sun Wellsville
March 9, 2024 - Common Ground Health's CEO Wade Norwood says “Homelessness in our region knows no boundaries – it affects people of every race, gender, age, and ethnicity, both in bustling cities and sleepy rural towns alike.”
Youth mental health a 'hidden crisis' after COVID: Monroe County report
Democrat & Chronicle
March 5, 2024 - Children in Monroe County "need agape love,” says Common Ground Health's Director of Mental Health and Wellness Melanie Funchess.
Rochester Report Reveals COVID-19's Lasting Mental Health Impact on Youth
BNN
February 29, 2024 - Common Ground Health's report, 'Unseen: Youth Mental Health and Wellness in the Pandemic Era' marks a critical step towards acknowledging and addressing the deep-seated issues exacerbated by the pandemic.
Recent report highlights Rochester youth’s mental health following pandemic
Rochester First
February 29, 2024 - Unseen: Youth Mental Health and Wellness in the Pandemic Era, a report released by Common Ground Health focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-lasting effects on Rochester Youth’s mental health.
New report highlights social isolation challenges post-pandemic in Finger Lakes
FingerLakes1.com
February 23, 2024 - Common Ground Health's new report, derived from the 2022 “My Health Story” survey across the Rochester-Finger Lakes region, underscores the widespread nature of social isolation affecting individuals across various income levels and educational backgrounds.
Report: Adults struggling with social isolation
Finger Lakes Times
February 22, 2024 - Common Ground Health released a new report, “Social Isolation and the Benefits of Intergenerational Connection."
Study: Adults in Region Are Struggling With Social Isolation, Loneliness
Finger Lakes Daily News
February 21, 2024 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health, said “This spotlight validates the experiences of those who have had a really difficult time and who have felt a lack of support from their communities over the past few years.”
Report shines a light on isolation, loneliness
Rochester Beacon
February 21, 2024 - A report released by Common Ground Health underscores the problem of social isolation in the Finger Lakes region.
Reframing Aging: A local alliance wants to change people's view of older adults
WXXI News
February 12, 2024 - Common Ground Health is one of 15 local organizations affiliated with Reframing Aging, a local alliance training community members on ways to view and communicate with and about older adults.
Rochester's 'Get It Done' health event offers free HIV testing and health education
13 WHAM
February 10, 2024 - Get it Done, a Common Ground Health initiative organized a health screening event as part of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The event was held at various Hair Salons and Barbershops throughout Rochester.
The 'next evolution' in health care: URMC, Five Star Bank team to put telehealth stations in branch locations
Finger Lakes Times
February 8, 2024 - Common Ground Health suggests lower socioeconomic status is the leading driver of health inequities in the Finger Lakes region.