Recent Updates
Help Me Grow awarded $1.8 million grant from Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation has awarded Help Me Grow Western New York, a program first launched by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, a $1.8…
Scholarships available for rural health professionals interested in geriatric and palliative medicine
The Health Foundation is funding scholarships for rural health professionals interested in attending the Intensive Update with Board Review Course in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine in New York, New York…
Grant advances policy efforts to support trauma informed care
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York awarded a $10,000 grant to a team from a cohort of the Health Leadership Fellows program to continue and expand efforts…
Health Foundation names Nora OBrien-Suric as new president
Following a comprehensive national search, the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York today named Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D., senior program officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, as its…
Application deadline for Health Leadership Fellows program EXTENDED to January 13
The deadline to apply for the eighth class of our Health Leadership Fellows program has been extended to Friday, January 13, 2017. The program will begin in September 2017. To download the application form, click…
Behavioral Health Value Based Payment conference presentations, video available
The Health Foundation, along with the New York State Office of Mental Health and Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center, co-sponsored a conference…
Health Foundation unveils new logo for ‘Step Up to Stop Falls’ program
National Falls Prevention Day is September 22, 2016, and we’ve marked the occasion by giving our Step Up to Stop Falls program a brand new look. The new visual identity incorporates…
WNY DSRIP Performing Provider presentations now available to download
If you missed the latest update from the two Western New York DSRIP Performing Provider Systems at “WNY Performing Provider Systems: Care for the Future” on August 31, 2016, or if you…
Ann F. Monroe announces plans to retire as president of Health Foundation in December 2016
Dear Colleague: When I arrived in Western and Central New York in June of 2003, I came with anticipation and eagerness to develop a new foundation and to engage with…