Recent Updates
Better Maternal and Birth Outcomes: Why the Health Foundation Is Investing in Doulas
Key Takeaways The U.S. ranks no. 1 in the developed world for maternal mortality rates. It also has high infant mortality rates. Factors related to race, culture, and geography can…
Health Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to Bolster Health in Rural Counties Through New York State Association for Rural Health
Award is part of initiative made possible by gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott (NEW YORK) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York today announced a grant of $150,000…
Response to Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address
On Tuesday, January 9, Governor Kathy Hochul presented her annual State of the State address to fellow New Yorkers. Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, President of the Health Foundation for Western &…
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…
Now Accepting Proposals for Age-Friendly: Go Local
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is inviting proposals from grassroots and community-based organizations who are working to build age-friendly neighborhoods that promote health equity. Age-friendly is a…
Health Foundation Welcomes Two New Staff Members to Advance Vision of Health Equity
For Immediate Release October 13, 2023 Contact: Kerry Jones Waring | kjwaring@hfwcny.org BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is pleased to announce…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Invited to Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion on the High Costs of Hospital Care
For Immediate Release Contact: Kerry Jones Waring at kjwaring@hfwcny.org WHAT: New York StateWide Senior Action Council and the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York will host a screening…
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….