Recent Updates
Health Foundation Invests in Rural Maternal Health Care Through New Approach to OB/GYN Staffing at Universal Primary Care
(BUFFALO, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a grant of $100,000 to Universal Primary Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Cattaraugus County,…
Making Connections for Better Human Service Delivery
Sometimes all it takes is unlimited imagination and a focused investment of energy to bring a transformative idea to life. In 2020 the Health Foundation awarded a Health Leadership Fellows…
Health Foundation Awards Over $1.7 Million in Funding for the Last Half of 2023
Funding decisions during the final half of this year included support for age-friendly health systems, a Buffalo nonprofit that works to address race-based health disparities, and a systematic process to…
Eight Nonprofits Selected for StoryGrowing WNY 2024
Sponsored by the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York and The John R. Oishei Foundation to bolster nonprofit communications skills with a storytelling focus Eight local nonprofit organizations…
Combating an Oral Health Crisis #TransformRuralHealth
Key takeaways The challenges: Not enough dentists Long waiting lists Lack of preventive care Possible solutions: Including dental care coverage in health plans Approving the practice of dental therapists in…
Apply Now for Health Leadership Fellows Cohort 11
Leaders from health and social care organizations serving young children and older adults, especially those in under-resourced communities, are encouraged to apply to the next cohort of Health Leadership Fellows….
WNYICC Receives National Recognition for Social and Health Care Collaborations
By President Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD Congratulations to our grantee partner, the Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative, for receiving The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award from the Aging…
Health Foundation Announces New Initiative and $500,000 in Funding to Advance Rural Health
Funding, advocacy, forthcoming report made possible by gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott in 2022 BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York announced a…
Don’t Defund Community Health Care; Stop the 340B Carveout
Read this post on our blog here. By Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD President A regulatory change that has been in the works for several years in New York State has gone…
Community Birth Doulas Can Save Lives and Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
An edited version of this piece was originally published in The Buffalo News on April 12, 2023 By Darcy Dreyer, Director, Maternal Infant Health, March of Dimes NY/NJ and Nora…