In the Headlines

February 13, 2018 -  Common Ground Health, which is the health planning organization for Rochester and the Finger Lakes, has a new leader. Wade Norwood, who currently serves as chief strategy officer and has been in management at Common Ground Health since 2006. He is also a member of the New York State Board of Regents. He will succeed Trilby de Jung who is leaving that post after four years to join her family in Oregon. Norwood takes on the new position on July 13th.

February 1, 2018 -  A new report shows Steuben County had one of the highest rates in the region for opioid abuse in 2016. The report, by Common Ground Health out of Rochester, says 141 visits to emergency departments were for opioid abuse or overdoses in the county. Steuben is one of nine counties analyzed in the Finger Lakes region.

January 29, 2018 -  According to a new report from Rochester

January 26, 2018 - Jan. 26, 2018  - Our Common Ground Health Board Member James Norman, was featured on an episode of WXXI’s Norm and Company show to talk about his 25 year career at Action for a Better Community, reflect on his life and work, and share his unique approach to community leadership and his thoughts on how to address the fundamental issues of poverty.

January 25, 2018 -  According to a new report of hospital admission and emergency department data from Common Ground Health, Yates County experienced the second highest rate of opioid abuse in the Finger Lakes region in 2016. “As opioid deaths and overdoses continue to devastate many in our region, it is critical that we better understand how individuals are becoming dependent,” says Albert Blankley, director of research and analytics for Common Ground Health.

January 25, 2018 -  According to a new report of hospital admission and emergency department data from Common Ground Health, Yates County experienced the second highest rate of opioid abuse in the Finger Lakes region in 2016. Albert Blankley, director of research and analytics for Common Ground Health said “these data show that for some individuals, prescription medications may contribute to or trigger the problem".

January 22, 2018 -  Corning City police said they expect another busy year of drug enforcement in the city. A study from Common Ground Health found Steuben County had one of the highest rates of opioid abuse in 2016 among the nine Finger Lakes counties. The study states that in 2016, there were 121 admissions to hospital emergency rooms in the county due to opioid abuse and overdoses.

January 22, 2018 -  Common Ground Health, a Rochester

January 21, 2018 -  Common Ground Health, a nonprofit advocacy group, reports that from 2014 to 2016, more than half of people who overdosed on opioids in the Finger Lakes region had a previous prescription for painkillers. While Monroe County has made progress in addressing the issue, there is still much work to be done.  

January 20, 2018 -  The drug epidemic stretches across the state and nation, and this fresh look at what is happening locally shows it continues to worsen in the Finger Lakes region. Common Ground Health, a Rochester

January 19, 2018 -  A report released this week by the Finger Lakes health agency "Common Ground Health" indicates Steuben County experienced one of the highest rates of opioid abuse in the region in 2016. The Common Ground study further showed, for non

January 18, 2018 - This article states that every county in New York has been touched by the opioid epidemic and Steuben is no exception. Albert Blankley, director of research and analytics for Common Ground Health was quoted saying "as opioid deaths and overdoses continue to devastate many in our region, it is critical that we better understand how individuals are becoming dependent, and also these data show that for some individuals, prescription medications may contribute to or trigger the problem."