In the Headlines

April 1, 2021 - “A family’s ability to support healthy weight for children is inextricably linked to social determinants of health," says Dina Faticone, Director of Community Health and Engagement at Common Ground Health.

March 31, 2021 - Common Ground Health and regional leaders advise the Finger Lakes COVID-19 Vaccine Hub to help ensure equity, transparency, and efficiency in COVID-19 immunizations efforts.

March 31, 2021 - Common Ground Health and other health organizations announced a new tool with a specific focus on tracking childhood obesity trends, and helping identify communities across the Finger Lakes Region that are struggling with the issue.

March 31, 2021 - The Community Health Indicators Report, developed by Common Ground Health provides childhood obesity data for 13 counties.

March 26, 2021 - “We want to share accurate information, so people can make intelligent decisions, said Dr. Linda Clark, senior health advisor at Common Ground Health.

March 26, 2021 - “There’s a tremendous amount of misinformation and myths being spread about both COVID-19 and the vaccine,” says Dr. Linda Clark, Senior Health Advisor at Common Ground Health.

March 26, 2021 - The Common Ground Health speakers bureau consists of professionals from various backgrounds who volunteer to help educate residents or organizations about COVID-19 and the vaccine.

March 25, 2021 - Mike Bulger, Healthy Communities Project Coordinator of Common Ground Health is working with a project team to engage city residents as leaders to impact the overall health of the community.

March 16, 2021 - The Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force an initiative of Common Ground Health is providing recommendations on returning students to school.

March 4, 2021 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health said, it will take more than one round of targeted efforts to get vaccines to people in underserved areas if equitable distribution is going to be achieved.

March 4, 2021 - Common Ground Health's report, Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force data shows little to no COVID-19 transmission in any local school districts.

March 3, 2021 - The Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force, an initiative of Common Ground Health released an interim report sharing data collected through this past school year illustrating the little to no COVID-19 transmission in the local school districts.