Recent Updates
Our View: Celebrating, Supporting Older Adults During Older Americans Month
By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President As we join with communities across New York State and the nation in celebrating Older Americans Month, a recent report from the Center for an…
Our View: What New York Can Learn from Maryland Law to Start Closing the Gap
By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President Despite great progress made in recent years to reduce the number of New Yorkers who lack health insurance, there are still more than 1 million…
Our View: Bringing affordable health care to every New Yorker
By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President Health care is a human right. Governor Cuomo reasserted this during his re-election campaign in 2018, stating that health care should never be a luxury…
Tapping into the Power of Storytelling in Western New York
By Meredith Carswell-Sheline Communications and Public Relations Officer The Learning Disability Association of Western New York (LDA of WNY) shares something in common with Wonder Woman, Batman and Black…
Our View: Building A New Conversation About Caregiving
In October 2018, the Health Foundation held an event—“Connecting to Caregivers”—to introduce our exciting new respite care initiatives. We all know that the demand for family caregivers is increasing. With…
Our View “Co-Creating New Approaches to Trauma-Informed Care”
By Monica Brown Program Officer Research shows that nearly half of the population in the United States will experience a traumatic event such as: the loss of a loved one,…
Our View: “No Need to Wait: Investing Early for Lifelong Success”
By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President Most of us like to fix problems as soon as they’re discovered—before they become bigger, more difficult, and more expensive to deal with. It’s common…
Our View: Better Health by the Numbers
By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President Creating better community health is complex work. But here in Western New York, we’re hoping that focusing on a simple set of numbers—3-4-50—will make a…
Our View: Building Better Communities for Better Health
By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President When we talk about improving health, communities matter. Expanding access to high quality, affordable medical care and health services is certainly important, but where we…
Our View: Protect programs that provide access to care
By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President While spring is officially here, it’s looking like sunny skies may not be in the forecast for New York state’s budget. As lawmakers grapple with projected…