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Fighting through stigmas: Some say racial disparities have long affected sickle cell funding
WXXI News
September 15, 2021 - In the report “The Color of Health,” Common Ground Health highlights the stark health disparities the Black community faces as a result of racism.
Report: Half of Rochester residents have been vaccinated against COVID
13 WHAM
September 15, 2021 - Wade Norwood, Common Ground Health CEO says there is still a long way to go to reach the number of people we need to end this pandemic.
Half of eligible Rochester residents have received COVID vaccine
Genesee Sun
September 15, 2021 - “What we have achieved in the city of Rochester is good news, and it shows that our grassroots community-outreach efforts are working,” said Wade Norwood, Common Ground Health CEO.
NY leaders call for passage of ‘Momnibus’ bill
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
September 14, 2021 - Black infants face a greater risk of death during birth cites the Color of Heath report from Common Ground Health.
NY leaders call for passage of 'Momnibus' bill
NCPR
September 13, 2021 - Senator Schumer's office cited Common Ground Health's report, "The Color of Health" to draw attention to maternal mortality in communities of color.
State leaders call for passage of 'Momnibus'
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
September 12, 2021 - Common Ground Health's, the Color of Health report findings fuel the advocacy of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021.
State leaders call for passage of 'Momnibus' bill REPORT: NY exceeded the national average for maternal morbidity and mortality, terms
Niagara Gazette
September 12, 2021 - Common Ground Health's, Color of Health report shows that the Rochester-Finger Lakes region exceeds the national average for maternal morbidity and mortality.
NY leaders call for passage of 'Momnibus' bill which offers support for Black expectant mothers
Democrat & Chronicle
September 10, 2021 - Common Ground Health's, "The Color of Health", report found that in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region, Black women are 51 percent more likely to face life-threatening delivery complications.
Sen. Schumer, AG James: Rochester’s Black Moms Deserve Top Treatment
The Seattle Medium
September 10, 2021 - The Color of Health, a recent report by Common Ground Health reveals life-threatening delivery complications among Black women.
Rochester lawmakers want to offer more incentives to the unvaccinated to get a shot
WXXI
September 3, 2021 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health has no doubts that the $50 vaccine incentive gift cards have worked.
'I am, because we are': Wade Norwood on growing up in, and returning to Bull's Head
Democrat and Chronicle
August 31, 2021 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health reflects on the ways in which his upbringing in Bull’s Head helped shape his work today.
New campaign hopes to increase vaccine confidence
WXXI News
August 23, 2021 - Common Ground Health's "You Deserve Answers" campaign is designed to help people make informed decisions about the COVID vaccine.