
COMMON GROUND
It’s who we are and what we help build.
Many of the health challenges confronting Rochester and the Finger Lakes region are impossible for any single organization to solve alone.
That’s why Common Ground Health brings together leaders from across our nine-county region to collaborate on strategies for improving health. Hospitals. Insurers. Universities. Businesses. Nonprofits. Government. Faith communities. Residents. All have a seat at our tables.
Our Impact

Insights
At Common Ground Health, we believe the first step to solving a problem is measuring it. We maintain the region’s most comprehensive collection of health and health care data and provide the analytic expertise needed to make sense of that information. View and download regional health insights from our reports, county health profiles and data visualization library.
Headlines
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The right to recess
WXXI News ConnectionsMay 23, 2025 - Mike Bulger, director of Whole Child Health Advocacy with Common Ground Health supports a state bill that would study and expand access to daily recess.
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As New York sees historic decrease in drug-related deaths, concerns rise on possible federal cuts
Rochester FirstMay 21, 2025 - "We must keep doing the work until we’re told we can’t do it anymore,” said Jackie Dozier, director of community health and well-being for Common Ground Health.

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