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Cavity Free Kids teaching preschoolers healthy dental habits
As morning snack is wrapping up, preschoolers in Head Start classrooms across western New York are gathering in groups to swish and swallow, and to brush their teeth. “It’s now…
News from the Health Foundation: Spring 2016
What's New at the Health Foundation? Happy Spring! While we wait for the weather to catch up to the calendar, we're excited to share what's been happening lately at the...
Policy brief introduces Triggers of Decline model
As a funder in the aging sector, we are focused on improving the health of older adults and ensuring that they can lead a dignified, independent, high quality life in…
The Health Foundation graduates fifth class of Health Leadership Fellows
Thirty-six leaders from health-related and safety net organizations across western and central New York graduated from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Health Leadership Fellows program at…
Health Foundation expands Cavity Free Kids initiative
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has awarded grants of $110,000 each to Holy Cross Head Start, Inc. and Cattaraugus Wyoming Counties Project Head Start to expand…
Grantmakers in Aging selects Ann F. Monroe as Board chair
Ann F. Monroe, president of the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, has been named chair of the board at Grantmakers in Aging, a national philanthropic organization that…
Health Foundation hires Rosenthal as new policy fellow
Michael Rosenthal has joined the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York as a policy fellow intern in the Syracuse office, Health Foundation President Ann F. Monroe announced Tuesday,…
Hospitalization rates for falls decrease significantly for counties in Step Up to to Stop Falls program
An independent evaluation has shown that counties that participated in the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York’s Step Up to Stop Falls initiative experienced significant decreases in the…
Health Foundation welcomes Kosmerl as new administrative assistant
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has welcomed Katie Kosmerl as administrative assistant, Health Foundation Vice President Amber L. Slichta announced Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Kosmerl holds…
Health Foundation selects sixth class of Health Leadership Fellows
Forty western and central New York skilled professionals from health-related and safety-net organizations have been awarded Health Leadership Fellowships for 2015. Now in its sixth cohort, the goal of the…