Recent Updates
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Felton and Frank appointed to Board of Trustees
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York appointed two new members to its Board of Trustees at its annual meeting. Also at the meeting, L. Thomas Wolff, M.D.,…
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Copps joins Health Foundation staff
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has welcomed Steve Copps as administrative assistant, Health Foundation President Ann F. Monroe announced Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Copps graduated cum…
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Health Foundation graduates fourth class of Health Leadership Fellows
Thirty-eight leading health professionals from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York’s Health Leadership Fellows program have graduated, Foundation President Ann F. Monroe said Tuesday, May 19, 2015….
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McLaughlin named Communications Director for Health Foundation
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York announced that Kate McLaughlin has been promoted to communications director. McLaughlin, who has been with the Health Foundation since 2011, previously…