In the Headlines

May 1, 2019 - Common Ground's High Blood Pressure Collaborative provides clinical and community based interventions aimed at helping residents manage hypertension.

April 5, 2019 - The WELL Campaign, an advocacy effort to improve student health and well

March 8, 2019 - Cardiovascular Business featured Common Ground's work with the High Blood Pressure Collaborative as part of an article on how health care organizations are guiding patients to non

February 21, 2019 - Amy Knapp, Communications Specialist at Common Ground talks about the TikTok Ditch Vaping Dance Challenge.

January 28, 2019 -  Mike Bulger, healthy communities project coordinator for Common Ground Health was one of the guest speakers on WXXI's Connections Program to discuss creating healthy and vibrant cities for everyone. Joining him were Gil Penalosa, the founder and chair of 8 80 Cities, a non

January 24, 2019 -  Mike Bulger, a program coordinator at Common Ground Health, was interviewed by WHEC TV on the topic of food companies targeting black and Hispanic children with ads for junk food, which a new report shows. Bulger stated "We're trying to help support small retailers that want to sell healthier products in neighborhoods that are affected by chronic disease at disproportionate rates, and we're helping store owners purchase display equipment and giving them advice to help them stock healthy produce."

January 16, 2019 -  Play Walk, which is an initiatiave of the Healthi Kids Coalition at Common Ground Health, is included in the plans for ROC the Riverway. Representatives for some projects included in the Roc the Riverway initiative met to discuss each project's center city cultural initiative and their progress. It was during this meeting that more information on the "Play Walk" idea was shared. The idea is for an interactive walk, starting at the Strong Museum and is similar to the Story Walk at the Phillis Wheatley Library.

January 15, 2019 -  For the past two years, Common Ground Health was one of six areas that worked with ReThink Health Ventures, a national mentoring program funded by the Fannie E. Rippel and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations. ReThink provided a unique opportunity to Common Ground leadership to meet with and learn from others across the country who, like us, employ a collaborative approach to health improvement. Perhaps most important, ReThink helped our organization transition to a broader focus on the social determinate of health. For more about this and other aspects of our ReThink partnership, read ReThink’s recently posted case study. 

December 14, 2018 -  Erick Stephens, parent engagement specialist for the Healthi Kids initiative at Common Ground Health and father of four, was a guest speaker during the first hour of WXXI Connections with Evan Dawson, to discuss the free

December 12, 2018 - In May, Reconnect Rochester launched their Complete Streets Makeover project by asking the public to identify the intersections and trouble

December 5, 2018 -  The transformation of the intersection at Parsells Ave. and Greeley St., which was selected from over 90 publicly submitted nominations as the winner of our Complete Streets Makeover, exceeded all expectations thanks to a team of dedicated project partners, but most of all thanks to the passion and work of the Beechwood neighbors determined to make the most of the opportunity. The temporary on

December 3, 2018 -  When it comes to substance abuse, Catholic Charities of Steuben believes firmly in stopping a problem before it starts. One such effort is the Steuben Council on Addictions, which raises awareness on substance abuse through public events, advertising and publicity. According to information released in January 2018 by Common Ground Health, there were 14 deaths in Steuben County in 2016 due to opioid overdose — almost triple the five deaths from 2015.