In the Headlines

May 6, 2021 - Common Ground CEO Wade Norwood announced that the organization has hired seven ambassadors to help with vaccine outreach efforts.

May 6, 2021 - CEO of Common Ground Health and co-leader of the Finger Lakes Vaccination Task Force, Wade Norwood joined Monroe County Executive Adam Bello in announcing a vaccine clinic at the Lilac Festival.

May 5, 2021 - Healthi Kids, an initiative of Common Ground Health worked to create a new Play Walk trail in Rochester.

May 5, 2021 - Common Ground Health's, Healthi Kids Coalition was joined by teens and community members to unveil the newest addition to the city's Play Walk sidewalk trail.

May 5, 2021 - Common Ground Health and partners are collaborating to ensure that through the end of the school year, all children have access to nutritious food in and out of the school setting.

May 5, 2021 - "The Ripple" is an interactive attraction that is part of the downtown play walk made possible by Common Ground's Healthi Kids initiative.

May 3, 2021 - Phyllis Jackson, Community Wellness Project Manager of Common Ground Health says, "We need to teach people to be managers of their own health."

April 26, 2021 - “Our job is to make sure that we continue to do the hard work of reaching our neighbors, finding out what our their concerns, fears, what are their information needs, and then making sure we respond,” Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health said.

April 26, 2021 - “While our community’s older-adult population continues to grow significantly, the long-term care system has not kept pace,” Common Ground CEO Wade Norwood said.

April 26, 2021 - Monroe County has enlisted Common Ground Health to create a long-term care task force to examine major issues that facilities are facing, including recruitment, training and staff diversity.

April 26, 2021 - Monroe County Executive Adam Bello along with Common Ground Health, and other partners announced new efforts to improve staffing retention at Monroe Community Hospital.

April 26, 2021 - Common Ground Health to convene a long-term care task force to address the nursing home staffing crisis.