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July 10, 2021 - "If you are Black, whether you live on the financial edge or enjoy a six-figure salary, the fact that you are more likely to die earlier than your white counterparts tells us that what’s going on with regard to health cuts across class lines, says Wade Norwood CEO of Common Ground Health.

July 10, 2021 - Common Ground Health's report "The Color of Heath" focuses on the toll of racism on Black lives in the greater Rochester area.

July 9, 2021 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health says, “To improve health for Black residents, we need to address what happens in classrooms, on the way to school, on the job and in the home."

July 9, 2021 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health says that the level of treatment for health care should not come down to the color of one's skin.

July 9, 2021 - "Structural racism is literally stealing the breath from the Black community,” said Wade Norwood, Common Ground Health CEO.

July 9, 2021 - “Health equity must focus beyond the four walls of the medical clinic, and The Color of Health is a report that does just that," said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.

July 9, 2021 - “Health shouldn’t be Black or brown or white,” said Rev. Sebrone Johnson of the African American Health Coalition, an initiative of Common Ground Health.

July 9, 2021 - "At every social economically level, black people are dying younger than their similar situated white counterparts,” said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.

July 9, 2021 - "Health equity strategy must focus beyond the four walls of the medical clinic,” Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health said.

July 8, 2021 - Common Ground Health in conjunction with other partners will be entering anyone attending a sponsored vaccine clinic a chance to win ROC Summer Soul Fest tickets.

July 1, 2021 - “Overall, it’s really an issue of access, so we’ve to do work to bring vaccines to those communities,” Albert Blankley COO of Common Ground Health says.

June 29, 2021 - Transportation and distance are barriers to healthcare access in rural areas says Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.