Two health providers earned FQHC designation
Two health providers in the area are expanding primary care services to underserved patients, regardless of ability to pay, thanks to a new federal designation.
Summit showcases ideas to educate residents about health in Rochester
The 2016 Urban Wellness Summit brought together more than 100 people Sept. 29 at the Maplewood YMCA to offer inspiration to neighborhood wellness activists and promote healthier communities by sharing information about available programs.
Healthi Kids project named a winner in KaBOOM! Play Everywhere Challenge
Healthi Kids Coalition of Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency today announced it with partner with the Rochester Public Library and City of Rochester to create an interactive Story Walk and playful sidewalks at Phillis Wheatley Community Library.
Community celebrates 10th anniversary of Rochester lead law
Representatives from the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning, the City of Rochester, the Monroe County Department of Public Health, community groups, staff members of the Environmental Protection Agency, and elected officials gathered Sept. 19 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Rochester lead law.
Community members star in health posters
More than 30 health champions are sharing their medication reminders in full-color posters made exclusively for their congregations or workplaces. The customized posters are part of a public health campaign to encourage community members to develop strategies for taking medication.
Urban Wellness Summit promotes healthy neighborhoods
Rochester’s Urban Wellness Summit brings together a national wellness speaker and presenters from two neighborhood health programs for two hours of inspiration and networking.
Blood Pressure Collaborative and chamber healthcare initiative win innovation award
The High Blood Pressure Collaborative is the winner of the 2016 innovation award from the national Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives for boosting economic competitiveness by investing in health and wellness.
Rural Poverty Simulation encourages empathy and scrutiny of services
More than 60 people participated in the Rural Partners Poverty Simulation July 20, a role-playing experience that helps decision makers and service providers understand the challenges faced by rural residents with limited resources.
Rochester chamber initiative is finalist in innovation award
The High Blood Pressure Collaborative, a partnership of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and FLHSA, is one of four finalists for a national innovation award.
Workforce consortium recommends priorities for skills development
Three tensions are emerging in local workforce needs: labor shortages and maldistribution; financial pressures related to wages and payment reform; and increasing pressure to train staff in existing and emerging roles and skills.
Community collaboration helps people transition successfully into and out of hospitals
A partnership among senior and home-health service providers and area hospitals to help people successfully transition into and out of care settings recently marked five years of working together.
The Finger Lakes region embraces primary care 2.0
For the past four years, sixty five primary care practices—about a third of the region’s primary care providers—have partnered with Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency on an uncharted journey to make our medical system as good at preventing medical emergencies as it is at treating them. The $26.6 million experiment in primary care innovation is showing how teamwork and smart data can improve patient care and reduce costs.