August 2024 Common Ground Newsletter

August 2024 Newsletter

Community leaders took time for a picture at A Call to Women of Color 2023. 

Generations of women of color to be highlighted

Women and girls of color are invited to the annual A Call to Women of Color, which focuses on empowering women and girls of color to engage in conversation and promote healthy living among women. This event is planned for women of color by women of color.

Admission is free to the event, which takes place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Roundhouse Pavilion, Genesee Valley Park, Rochester. This year’s event will present the stories of women and girls of color in “A Tapestry of Generations: Incredible Women, Incredible Vision, Incredible Sisterhood.” Sign up now.

Partner spotlight: Finger Lakes Performing Provider System

Congratulations to the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) Workforce Investment Organization, which will manage the Career Pathways Training (CPT) Program in the Finger Lakes, Western NY, and Southern Tier regions for the New York Health Equity Reform 1115 Waiver. The CPT Program will fund training and education that focuses on career advancement and unemployed individuals to create a workforce pipeline addressing healthcare workforce shortages.

“FLPPS has the experience to expand training opportunities and support those entering the health care field, helping our region keep up with evolving needs,” said Wade Norwood, CEO of Common Ground Health.

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Playful Learning Summit taps the power of play to transform education

Healthi Kids presented its second Playful Learning Summit Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Memorial Art Gallery. This sold-out, day-long conference emphasized the power of play and creativity inside and outside the classroom to spur physical activity, social-emotional growth, mental wellness, academic achievement and more.

“Play is the best way for kids to learn because it fully engages them,” said Dina Faticone, chief program officer of Common Ground Health. “Play is also key to social-emotional development. We know that kids need supportive opportunities to build relationships, including peer relationships and relationships with trusted adults. Play provides them with those opportunities.”

Read about the event.

In the headlines

Rochester Business Journal RBJ Presents the 2024 Power List for Health Care

Rochester Business Journal Health care system needs strategy for when family is unable to care for aging love one

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