In the Headlines

September 1, 2017 - Ben Woelk, our Health and Community Infrastructure Analyst, was featured in an article about Rochester’s first parklet outside of Joe Bean Coffee.

August 29, 2017 - Aug. 28, 2017 – Streets in two Rochester neighborhoods were shut down Monday for pop-up play spaces. PlayROCs Play Streets is a resident-driven pilot program that turns neighborhood blocks into safe play areas.

August 28, 2017 - The Interdenominational Health Ministry Coalition with support from Common Ground Health hosts the free Health is a Spiritual Matter Conference for men, women, parents and young adults on Oct. 7. 

August 28, 2017 - A pilot program is giving kids the chance to play in the streets safely this summer. PlayROCs Play Streets turns neighborhood blocks into safe play areas.

August 24, 2017 -  A neighbor on Treyer Street envisioned an empty lot as a safe and healthy place for kids to play. Evette Colon teamed up with Ibero’s Project Hope and Healthi Kids’ PlayROCs! initiative to make it a pop up play space.  

August 24, 2017 -  A recent report noted fatal bicycle crashes were up more than 12 percent in 2015, and adults were more likely to be the victims. Common Ground Health is part of a group working on a new traffic safety campaign.  

August 16, 2017 - This cover story profiles Nana Bennett, the director of the Center for Community Health and a member of Common Ground Health's Regional Health Innovation Collaborative.  Wade Norwood, our chief strategy officer, commented that "the experience, knowledge and history of engagement that Nana has with public health is significant and most of the great work done in public health, Nana has been a part of."

August 6, 2017 - A health impact assessment was released by Common Ground Health and Genesee Transportation Council. “Research shows that walking, biking and other physical activities offered by trails like the Greenway can help lower rates of obesity, high blood pressure, stroke and cancer” said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health. “With improvements, the Greenway can become one of our community’s best prescriptions for health. It’s just what the doctor ordered.”

August 4, 2017 -  Dina Faticone, director of community health and engagement, discusses our Get It Done health initiative in barbershops and salons.

August 2, 2017 -  The Summer Meals Partnership of Rochester is delivering meals to nine extra neighborhoods that lack nearby Summer Meals sites this summer.

August 2, 2017 - Healthi Kids is highlighted for its work around playability in this story about healthy weight efforts over summer break.

August 1, 2017 -  The Summer Meals Partnership, which includes Common Ground Health, is taking more meals on the road.