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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.
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.
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.
Local health officials persist in getting more people vaccinated
13 WHAM
August 21, 2021 - Common Ground Health reports zip codes with lower vaccination rates than the county's average.
Rochester NBA players coming home to promote vaccination at ‘Shot for a Shot!’ event
Rochester First
August 19, 2021 - “Shot for a Shot!” vaccination event was put together in partnership between Common Ground Health, the City of Rochester, Monroe County, and United Way.
Local health officials weigh in on COVID-19 booster shots
WHEC News 10
August 18, 2021 - Dr. Linda Clark , CMO of Common Ground Health has seen a gradual process in winning vaccine-hesitant patients over.
Local Organizations Launch Campaign To Encourage Vaccination Throughout This Area
Genesee Sun
August 17, 2021 - Common Ground Health's, “You Deserve Answers” campaign was provides answers to common questions and concerns about the vaccine.
Can the unvaccinated be persuaded?
Rochester Beacon
August 16, 2021 - "I too had questions about vaccine safety and testing,” says Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health, “Getting those concerns answered by experts gave me the confidence I needed to get my shot.”