In the Headlines

December 10, 2020 - Wade Norwood, Common Ground Health CEO urges equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to communities hit hardest by the pandemic.

December 9, 2020 - "We've seen disproportionately the impact of this virus on top of racism impacting our health," says Dr. Linda Clark, Sr. Health Advisor of Common Ground Health.

December 8, 2020 - Common Ground Health's Wade Norwood, CEO and Dr. Linda Clark, Sr Health Advisor address concerns about lack of access to health care for all.

December 4, 2020 - “We’re really seeing a disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Black and brown communities,” said Common Ground Health’s Dr. Linda Clark.

December 3, 2020 - "It will take the sum of a lot of efforts to make real progress," says Mike Bulger, Healthy Communities Project Coordinator of Common Ground Health.

December 3, 2020 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health says our Overloaded report shares the important nexus between health and transportation.

December 2, 2020 - Linda Clark, Sr Health Advisor of Common Ground Health says of the pandemic, "Now that everybody is out and about, we’re seeing more geographic spread."

December 1, 2020 - Common Ground Health's Sr. Health Advisor, Linda Clark says, "We need to have the Black and Brown providers out there doing the test, providing that information because of that trust element and cultural awareness."

November 30, 2020 - Common Ground Health's African American Health and Latino Health Coalitions said, "the conditions that led the disease's disproportionate spread to Latinos and African Americans in the spring persist today."

November 30, 2020 - Beginning November 30th, the Food Collaborative including Common Ground Health will begin grab-and-go meals at meal distribution sites due to the City of Rochester's upgrade to a COVID-19 Orange Zone.

November 24, 2020 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health was moderator of a focus panel at the Finger Lakes Health Data Conference

November 24, 2020 - R-Center Learning Labs will close due to the state's orange-zone designation, and nine centers will convert to meal distribution sites. Meals are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and provided by Common Ground Health.