Category: Community Health Capacity

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Impact Snapshot: “We Gain Strength by Joining Together”

As we celebrate the Health Foundation’s 20th year on the path toward health equity, we are sharing the stories of our grantees, fellows, trustees, and other partners and the impact…

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Strengthening Leaders and Building Partnerships Through Health Leadership Fellows

As we celebrate the Health Foundation’s 20th year on the path toward health equity, we are sharing the stories of our grantees, fellows, and partners and the impact they have…

Building Bridges To Community Care For Older Adults In Genesee County

At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here is a spotlight from our 2021 annual report: Connections. In rural…

Supporting Healthy Aging Across New York State

At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here are a few spotlights from our 2021 annual report: Connections. In…

Connecting The Dots And Closing Loops: Data That Drives Health

(Pictured above: Ashley Randolph, Healthy Community Alliance Navigator) At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here is a spotlight…

Building a Stronger Health Care Workforce

At the Health Foundation, we truly enjoy highlighting our grantee partners and the amazing work that they do. Here is a spotlight from our 2021 annual report: Connections. One of…