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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…

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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

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…

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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….

Now Hiring: Program Officer

 Who We Are Founded in 2002, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York awarded its first grants in April 2004. Since that time, more than 400 grants totaling…

Transform Rural Health

Transform Rural Health Campaign Raises Awareness of Disparities, Calls for Systemic Change Through Firsthand Stories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Buffalo and Syracuse, NY) The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York launched the Transform Rural Health campaign today to give voice to the people who…

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Health Foundation funds new programs and projects in first half of 2023

Funded projects include trauma-informed care efforts, community doula access, and advocacy to ensure more New Yorkers have health care coverage. In the first two quarters of 2023, the Health Foundation…

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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ASA Blog: New York is Committed to a Master Plan for Aging

Please note this blog post first appeared on the website for the American Association on Aging. We thank them for the opportunity. In 2022, New York became the latest state…