In the Headlines

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.

August 4, 2020 - Common Ground Health, Foodlink, and the City of Rochester's primary goal of the food policy council will be to identify gaps and opportunities to expand equitable access to quality food.

August 3, 2020 - Daily screenings is one of the issues the Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force has grappled with.

August 1, 2020 - Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health said “By pooling the resources and collective wisdom of our entire region, we are committing ourselves to an extraordinary effort on behalf of our students."

July 31, 2020 - The Finger Lakes School Reopening Safely Task Force convened by Common Ground Health will provide a hub for updated COVID-19 data and best practices.

July 31, 2020 - The task force, convened by Common Ground Health, is to help ensure the health and safety of students, staff and the larger community by sharing approaches, experiences, and when possible, resources.

July 31, 2020 - “Advancing in this national competition is a recognition of how we’ve knocked down the walls that separated the doctor’s office from the community," says Common Ground Health CEO Wade Norwood.

July 31, 2020 - "Task force members have worked and will continue working together to make sure that students and their families and our educational professionals are protected in body and in mind as we reopen schools during these very unprecedented times,” says Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health

July 30, 2020 - Common Ground Health's CEO, Wade Norwood announced a new initiative called Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force.

July 30, 2020 - Convened by Common Ground Health, the Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force's goal is to help individual districts work with and learn from one another as their students return to the classroom.