Seven numbers to know about Medicaid in our region
As Congress considers national health care legislation, we’ve pulled together seven local numbers to know about Medicaid, the government insurance program that covers people who cannot afford health care, are disabled or require nursing home care.
Business leaders help kick smoking off campuses
A collaborative campaign in Rochester, New York, shows how one community was able to recruit not one, but seven colleges and universities to commit publicly to restricting smoking on their campuses.
Practices needed to pilot a pediatric risk prediction tool
Common Ground Health is working with a California group to develop a risk stratification tool for children in primary care. We are looking for pediatric and family practices to help test the new evaluation approach.
Neighborhood unveils "Story Walk" at library
Children, families and neighbors gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Phillis Wheatley Community Library's vibrant "Story Walk," which is part of the Healthi Kids Coalition's "Play ROCs" campaign. The Story Walk is an interactive play space that celebrates play, literacy, and local history.
Grants to give region’s health collaborations a lift
Making new connections is the goal of a new state grant that has been awarded to our region.
Event to spotlight best practices to reduce readmissions and retain employees
Kathryn H. Bowles, Ph.D., a top nursing professor from Pennsylvania, is among the speakers at an event that will discuss reducing readmissions using discharge planning and technology. The June 2 event will also explore how to attract and retain a skilled healthcare workforce.
Conference explores the intersection of faith and mental, emotional and behavioral health
The stigma surrounding mental illness and substance abuse prevents many people from receiving treatment, said leaders at the Faith and Medicine Conference April 29.
Succeed in the new world of value-based payments
From MACRA and MIPS to SIM and SHIP, federal and state programs have made the primary care landscape more complex than ever before. That’s where our expert consultants can help. Common Ground Health can provide no-cost assistance to practices looking to participate in the state’s Advanced Primary Care model or prepare for new quality reporting requirements.
Kids walk for the right to play in a safe neighborhood
Cameron Community Ministries' after school program hosted its fifth annual Peace Walk through the Lyell/Otis Neighborhood to call for a safer neighborhood.
New video sheds light on food access challenges
Learn more about farming, health and their linkage through food access in this video, which was created for the Food, Farms and Health Symposium on April 11, 2017.
Symposium explores food scarcity amidst agricultural abundance
The Finger Lakes region is rich in fruit and vegetable farms. Yet in an area of agricultural abundance, 22 percent of the population goes without eating healthy, fresh food. That malnourishment has a profound impact on health outcomes.
Food, Farms and Health Symposium has been rescheduled
The Food, Farms and Health Symposium, which explores food scarcity amid agricultural abundance, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 11, at the New York Wine & Culinary Center.