In the Headlines

September 10, 2020 - CEO of the Greater Rochester Black Agenda Group and Common Ground Health board member, Jerome Underwood, is leading the charge declaring racism a public health crisis.

September 4, 2020 - Community partners including Common Ground Health will continue to distribute healthy meals for children across Rochester this school year. SInce March, more than 1.3 million healthy meals have been distributed.

September 3, 2020 - Through Common Ground Health, leaders of local faith communities were able to talk about ways the community could avoid contracting or transmitting COVID.

August 31, 2020 - Common Ground Health is part of a focus group that has allowed the city to explore ways to advance health equity and food policy through a grant from the Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge.

August 27, 2020 - Dr. Linda Clark, Senior Health Advisor of Common Ground Health says that researchers need to overcome a history of mistrust between minority communities and the medical establishment.

August 26, 2020 - Common Ground Health partners with the Summer Meals program to ensure every child in the City of Rochester has access to free, healthy meals all summer.

August 26, 2020 - "Whether they're teenagers or middle schoolers, we think that youth and are kids can be a vital part of this process, give us an important perspective that we often miss," said Mike Bulger, Healthy Communities Project Coordinator at Common Ground Health.

August 25, 2020 - The High Blood Pressure Collaborative, led by Common Ground Health was one of the submissions highlighted in earning Rochester the 2020 All-America City award.

August 23, 2020 - Common Ground Health supports the Greater Rochester Black Agenda group's initiative to declare racism a public health issue.

August 21, 2020 - Rochester has been named an All-America City by the National Civic League with thanks in part to Common Ground Health's High Blood Pressure Collaborative.

August 19, 2020 - Phyllis Jackson, Community Wellness Project Manager for Common Ground Health discusses racial disparities in medical research.

August 5, 2020 - Foodlink, Common Ground Health and the City of Rochester say it's time to create a citizen-led food policy council.